SuitabookAlternative energy sources
Sally Morgan
- Reading
- Read it as an introduction to competing possibilities rather than a final verdict. After each technology, note its proposed benefit, the problem it aims to address and the concern or uncertainty attached to it.
- Themes
- Energy choices and trade-offs: The book examines different options for replacing fossil fuels and raises concerns about environmental effects. Its stated approach is comparative and question-led, presenting options alongside concerns rather than establishing one preferred solution.
- Emerging science and uncertainty: The book covers proposed or developing approaches such as solar satellites, solar paint, hydrogen fuel cells and kelp-based biogas. These subjects are presented as developments and theories for consideration, with questions about whether some approaches could work widely.
- Safety and public debate: The book asks whether nuclear power is safe and is described as addressing science that may give rise to controversy and concern. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Expect specialist concepts, including photovoltaic cells, nanocrystals, genetically modified biofuel crops and biogas from kelp forests. Pause to check which claims are established findings, proposed technologies or unresolved questions.