9780295752181 - Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books) von Turner, James Morton (9 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJames Morton Turner. Foreword by Paul S. SutterKlappentextWinner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book PrizeFinalist for the 2023 Cundill History PrizeGold Medal Recipi.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book PrizeFinalist for the 2023 Cundill History PrizeGold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, SustainabilityThe dirty work essential to a clean energy transitionTo achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and wind turbines, and revitalizing the electric grid, batteries are essential to scaling up the renewable energy resources that help address global warming. But given the unique environmental impact of batteriesincluding mining, disposal, and moredoes a clean energy transition risk trading one set of problems for another In Charged, James Morton Turner unpacks the history of batteries to explore why solving 'the battery problem' is critical to a clean energy transition. As climate activists focus on what a clean energy future will createsustainability, resiliency, and climate justicethe history of batteries offers a sharp reminder of what building that future will consume: lithium, graphite, nickel, and other specialized materials. With new insight on the consequences for people and communities on the front lines, Turner draws on the past for crucial lessons that will help us build a just and clean energy future, from the ground up.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Charged | A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future | James Morton Turner | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2023 | University of Washington Press | EAN 9780295752181 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book PrizeFinalist for the 2023 Cundill History PrizeGold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, SustainabilityThe dirty work essential to a clean energy transitionTo achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and wind turbines, and revitalizing the electric grid, batteries are essential to scaling up the renewable energy resources that help address global warming. But given the unique environmental impact of batteriesincluding mining, disposal, and moredoes a clean energy transition risk trading one set of problems for another In Charged, James Morton Turner unpacks the history of batteries to explore why solving 'the battery problem' is critical to a clean energy transition. As climate activists focus on what a clean energy future will createsustainability, resiliency, and climate justicethe history of batteries offers a sharp reminder of what building that future will consume: lithium, graphite, nickel, and other specialized materials. With new insight on the consequences for people and communities on the front lines, Turner draws on the past for crucial lessons that will help us build a just and clean energy future, from the ground up. 258 pp. Englisch.