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Chronicles the efforts of renewable energy pioneer Michael Skelly to build America's second-largest wind power company, revealing how his career has reflected groundbreaking changes in national energy.
"In the ever more urgent quest for sources of renewable energy, meet the man boldly harnessing the natural forces that could power America's future. The United States is in the midst of an energy transition. We want to embrace renewable energy sources...
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"When times are tough, you pull yourself up and push yourself to the top ... of a beanstalk ... where you might get schooled in forces and motion by a STEM-loving giant named Dennis. At least that's what happens to Jack in this delicious twist on a classic fairy tale, supported by critical thinking questions and a glossary of key physics terms"--
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En Colombia, la gestión energética se ha desarrollado gracias a la sinergia Estado-Universidad-Empresa, que inicia con el marco legal apoyado en políticas gubernamentales, así como a iniciativas de las universidades y otras instituciones en actividades de investigación en eficiencia energética, aportando en el desarrollo de modelos y programas de gestión energética para el sector productivo.
Metodología para la planificación energética...
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Physicists, chemists, engineers, geologists-though the scientists featured within the pages of this book are different from each other in many ways, there is something they all share. They are energy scientists who made breakthrough discoveries in atomic energy, thermal engineering, semiconductors, and renewable and non-conventional energy. With a shared passion for scientific exploration, dedication to the process of research, and the desire to change...
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This new series takes young readers through the exciting and often controversial world of energy. Covering different sources of energy, the eight volumes feature fictional student narrators interviewing experts who discuss the pros and cons of each, and the science behind them. Combining facts and balance, Examining Energy provides students with a clear picture of a topic on which the daily headlines and news stories too often flash more heat than...
75) Atomic Accidents
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From the moment, radiation was, discovered in the late nineteenth-century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters. Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, often discovering where scientists went wrong when analyzing past meltdowns.
Every...
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En nuestras vidas a cada rato utilizamos energía sin estar conscientes de ello; por ejemplo, al presionar un interruptor para encender la luz o los aparatos electrónicos, cuando abrimos la llave del agua caliente para bañarnos, cada que preparamos nuestros alimentos e incluso al encender el motor de un auto en el que nos trasladaremos a la escuela, al trabajo o al lugar donde disfrutaremos de las vacaciones. La energía nos permite mejorar nuestras...
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This new series takes young readers through the exciting and often controversial world of energy. Covering different sources of energy, the eight volumes feature fictional student narrators interviewing experts who discuss the pros and cons of each, and the science behind them. Combining facts and balance, Examining Energy provides students with a clear picture of a topic on which the daily headlines and news stories too often flash more heat than...
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Our society faces a choice. We could be enjoying a sustainable lifestyle but we have chosen not to. In three generations we have consumed half the oil produced by photosynthesis over eight million generations. In two generations we have used half our uranium resources. With threats from global warming, oil depletion and nuclear disaster, we are running out of options. Solar power, as Keith Barnham says, is our necessary solution.
Barnham explains...
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Desde hace mucho tiempo, la humanidad se ha cuestionado cómo lograr el equilibrio entre medio ambiente, modernidad e infraestructura. Energía para el edificio sustentable te lleva a conocer, de forma concreta y sencilla, prácticas y materiales respetuosos con el medio ambiente.
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This new series takes young readers through the exciting and often controversial world of energy. Covering different sources of energy, the eight volumes feature fictional student narrators interviewing experts who discuss the pros and cons of each, and the science behind them. Combining facts and balance, Examining Energy provides students with a clear picture of a topic on which the daily headlines and news stories too often flash more heat than...
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