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Gibilisco, Stan. Alternative Energy Demystified. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006.

Alternative Energy Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  October 2006

eISBN: 9780071592635 0071592636 | ISBN: 9780071475549
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Heating with Wood, Corn, and Coal
  • Energy, Power, and Heat
  • The Wood Stove
  • Pellet Stoves and Furnaces
  • Corn Stoves and Furnaces
  • Coal Stoves
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Heating with Oil and Gas
  • Forced-Air Heating
  • Boilers, Radiators, and Subflooring
  • Oilheat Technology
  • Methane (Natural Gas) Heating
  • Propane Heating
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Heating and Cooling with Electricity
  • Temperature
  • Electric Resistance Heating
  • Principles of Cooling
  • Electric Heat Pumps
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Passive Solar Heating
  • Sunnyside Glass
  • Thermal Mass
  • Solar Water Heating
  • Sidehill Construction
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Exotic Indoor Climate-Control Methods
  • Direct Wind-Powered Climate Control
  • Direct Hydroelectric Climate Control
  • Direct Photovoltaic Climate Control
  • Thermal-Mass Cooling
  • Evaporative Cooling
  • Subterranean Living
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 Conventional Propulsion
  • Gasoline Motor Vehicles
  • Petroleum Diesel Motor Vehicles
  • Conventional Jet Propulsion
  • Conventional Rocket Propulsion
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels
  • Methane for Propulsion
  • Propane for Propulsion
  • Ethanol for Propulsion
  • Biodiesel for Propulsion
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles
  • Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
  • Fuel-Cell Vehicles
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Exotic Propulsion Methods
  • Magnetic Levitation
  • The Maglev Train
  • The Nuclear-Powered Ship
  • The Ion Rocket
  • Fusion Spacecraft Engines
  • The Solar Sail
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Electricity from Fossil Fuels
  • Coal-Fired Power Plants
  • Oil-Fired Power Plants
  • Methane-Fired Power Plants
  • Onsite Combustion Generators
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Electricity from Water and Wind
  • Large- and Medium-Scale Hydropower
  • Small-Scale Hydropower
  • Tidal-Electric Power
  • Wave-Electric Power
  • Large-Scale Wind Power
  • Small-Scale Wind Power
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Electricity from Atoms and the Sun
  • Atoms
  • Power from Uranium Fission
  • Power from Hydrogen Fusion
  • Photovoltaics
  • Large-Scale PV Systems
  • Small-Scale PV Systems
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Exotic Electrification Methods
  • Geothermal Power
  • Biomass Power
  • Small-Scale Fuel-Cell Power
  • Aeroelectric Power
  • Quiz
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions
  • Appendix: Suggested Additional Reading
  • Index