The U.S. Government and Renewable Energy
A Winding Road
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd
Published:23rd Aug '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This is a book on how the U.S. and other governments have changed their thinking about energy issues over the past four decades, a change triggered by increasing concern about the role of fossil fuels in global warming and climate change, greater awareness of the risks of nuclear power, and the emergence of viable renewable energy sources. It will help understanding of how this change came about in the United States from the unique perspective of a well-placed participant and observer. It will enhance understanding of the global energy transition that is finally getting underway in the second decade of the 21st century at an accelerating, even dizzying, pace.
The book’s main purpose is to illustrate how the U.S. government moved along its winding path to where it is today in getting ready for a renewable energy future. Target audiences are the young people who will inherit the transition and shape its future, those in government who currently shape our public policies, and those colleagues, friends, and family members who lived through many of the times and events discussed in the book.
"Hoffmanplayedasubstantialroleinthedevelopmentofawidevarietyofrenewableenergytechnologiesoverthepast40years,whileemployedattheU.S.Senate,theNationalAcademyofSciences,andtheDOE.Much can be learned by examining the failures as well as the successes. Hoffmantellsuswhatneedstobedoneforagentlelandingonsustainabletechnologieswithasmartgrid. This is an important and necessary path for the nation and the planet."
—Emeritus Professor David Hafemeister, California Polytechnic State University, USA, and Author of Physics of Societal Issues
"Ialwayshadgreatadmirationforthoseingovernmentwhowereabletoestablishprogramsfortheadvancementofrenewableenergy(RE).ThisisespeciallytrueforpeopleintheU.S.government(USG),whichwashighlyinfluencedbythefossilfuelandnuclearenergyindustries.AllanR.HoffmanwasoneoftheseUSGofficialswholedthiseffortformanyyears.HenowpresentsuswiththisinterestingandinformativebookthatdescribeshowREprogramswerefirstformulatedandthentraveledthroughawindingroadintheUSG."
—Dr. Peter F. Varadi, Co-founder of Solarex Corporation
"Dr.AllanHoffmanpresentsauniquepersonalrecordoftheU.S.energypolicydevelopmentduringfourdecades.He is one of the top driving forces in this progress and conveys a fascinating description of the successes and disappointments from the inside of the federal government. Earlier than most people, he recognizedthepotentialofrenewableenergy. He hasalso beenapioneerincomprehendingthewater–energylinkage.Foranybodywhowishestounderstandhowtechnologyrelatestopolitics,thisbookisamust-read."
—Prof. Gustaf Olsson, Lund University, Sweden
ISBN: 9789814745840
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 290g
156 pages