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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR Tabak, John. TITLE Solar and geothermal energy [electronic resource] / John Tabak. IMPRINT New York : Facts on File, 2009. DESCRIPTION 1 online resource (206 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps. SERIES Energy and the environment (Facts on File). SERIES Gale eBook. NOTE Includes bibliographical references and index. CONTENT NOTE pt. 1. Solar energy: A brief history of solar power ; Sunlight and geometry ; Photovoltaics ; Heat engines and solar power ; Two other important solar technologies ; Economic and environmental consequences of solar power ; Government policies and solar energy -- pt. 2. Geothermal energy: A brief history of geothermal energy ; Geology and heat ; The generating station ; Two other geothermal technologies ; The economics and environmental impacts of electricity from geothermal sources ; Government policies and geothermal energy. SUMMARY Describes two of the least environmentally disruptive sources of power by which electricity is generated today and details how they are used in practice to supply electricity to the power markets. SUBJECT Geothermal resources. SUBJECT Renewable energy sources. SUBJECT Solar energy. DISCIPLINE CARE. DISCIPLINE Geography. DISCIPLINE Internet Resources. DISCIPLINE Liberal Studies -- Energy Technology & the Environment. LINK Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) ISBN 9781438116860 (ebk.). Location Call Number Status World Wide Web 621.47 TAB ebook Internet 網上資源