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Good book on sustainable energy?

July 2011

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dlofnep

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Hi guys,

I was wondering if you could point me in the direction on a good book on sustainable energy sources. Something high level, without too much technical info and jargon. Something that covers solar, wind and perhaps tidal power..

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#2 July 2011

BryanF

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dlofnep wrote: »

Hi guys,

I was wondering if you could point me in the direction on a good book on sustainable energy sources. Something high level, without too much technical info and jargon. Something that covers solar, wind and perhaps tidal power..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Renewable-Energy-Godfrey-Boyle/dp/0199261784

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#3 July 2011

dlofnep

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Looks perfect thanks.

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#4 January 2012

parlare

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Some good books from the free scientific library

http://reslib.com/book/Promoting_Sustainable_Electricity_in_Europe__Challenging_the_Path_Dependence_of_Dominant_Energy_Systems

http://reslib.com/book/Economics_of_sustainable_energy_in_agriculture

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