Renewable energy myths and obstacles : sustainable energy development and hydropower rehabilitation

Renewable energy myths and obstacles : sustainable energy development and hydropower rehabilitation / Jean-François Lefebvre, Nicole Moreau, [and] Jonathan Théorêt.

Oil production has peaked. The climate is askew. We are in a race to make the inevitable transition to renewable energies and energy conservation. But numerous obstacles stand in the way of important and necessary energy developments. Opposition to hydropower projects is now spilling over onto wind...

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Main Authors: Lefebvre, Jean-François, 1965-, Moreau, Nicole, 1959- (Author), Théorêt, Jonathan, 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Québec : Grame : Éditions MultiMondes, ©2013.
Subjects:
Renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy sources
Instructional and educational works
Instructional and educational works.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface : renewable energies the way of the future / Pierre Dansereau
  • Foreword / Jean-Yvan Fradet
  • Introduction
  • Obstacles to renewable energy
  • Hydropower : myth and reality
  • Wind and solar power : myth and reality
  • Life cycle assessment of energy choices
  • "Clean coal" : myth and reality
  • The real costs of hydropower
  • For a declaration of interdependence
  • Public policy and renewable energy
  • Conclusion : from hydropower rehabilitation to sustainable energy development
  • Postface : hydropower stands out / Anthony Frayne
  • Appendix. The vital role of hydropower in the energy mix of the 21st century.

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