Part 3: Energy: past, present, and future
Compiled by Caroline Davidson, 14 February 2007 (updated December 2009).
General
- International Energy Agency (IEA), World Energy Outlook 2007: China and India insights, OECD/IEA, 2007, 9789264027305
- United Nations Development Programme and Jose Goldemburg (ed.). World Energy Assessment: Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability, United Nations Publications, 2001, 9789211261264
- David MacKay. Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air, UIT Cambridge, 2009, 9780954452933 (The link takes you to a free online copy)
- Hermann-Josef Wagner. Energy: The World’s Race for Resources in the 21st Century (The Sustainability Project series), Haus, 2009, 9781906598082
Fossil fuels
- Mark Jaccard. Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 0521679796
- Paul Roberts. The End of Oil: The Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New Energy Order, Bloomsbury, 2004, 0747570817
- David Strahan. The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man, John Murray, 2007, 9780719564239
Nuclear energy
- Brice Smith. Insurmountable Risks: The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global Climate Change, RDR Books, US, March 2007, 1571431624
- Scott Ingram. The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Facts on File Inc, 2005, 0816057559
The hydrogen economy
- H. Jones. Materials for the Hydrogen Economy, CRC Press, September 2007, 0849350247
- Joseph J. Romm. The Hype About Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate, Island Press, US, new edition, 2005, 1559637048
- Laurence O. Williams. An End to Global Warming, Pergamon (Elsevier), US, 2002, 0080440452
Renewables (solar, wind, wave, tidal, geothermal, hydro, biomass etc)
- Mary H. Dickson and Mario Fanelli. Geothermal Energy: Utilisation and Technology, Earthscan, 2005, 1844071847
- N. El Bassam (ed). Energy Plant Species: Their Use and Impact on Environment and Technology, Earthscan, 1998, 1873936753
- David Elliot. A Solar World (Schumacher Briefing no.10), Green Books, 2003, 190399831X, £6
- Paul Gipe. Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems, Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 1999, 1890132071
- Michael Grubb. Renewable energy strategies for Europe, Volume 1: foundations and context, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1995, 1853832839
- Michael Grubb with Roberto Vigotti. Renewable energy strategies for Europe, Volume 2: Electricity systems and primary electricity sources, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1997, 1853832847
- Kosuke Kurokawa (ed). Energy from the Desert: Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems, Earthscan, 2007, 1844073637
- Billy Langley and Dan Curtis. Going with the Flow: Small Scale Water Power, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2004, 1898049181
- Jeremy Leggett. The solar century: the past, present and world-changing future of solar energy, GreenProfile, 2009, 9781846688737
- National Academy of Sciences. Methane Generation from Human, Animal and Agricultural Wastes, Books for Business, 2001, 0894990209
- Bob Ramlow and Benjamin Nusz. Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems, New Society, 2006, 0865715610
- Dan Ramsey. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, Alpha Books, 2002, 0028643933
- Hermann Scheer. Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy, Earthscan, 2006, 1844073556
- Hermann Scheer. The Solar Economy, Earthscan Publications, 2004, 1844070751
- Solar Energy International. Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual, New Society publishers, 2004, 0865715203
- Sinisa Stankovic, Neil Campbell and Alan Harries. Urban wind energy, Earthscan, 2009, 9781844072828
- Stephen J. Strong. The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive, Energy-Independent House, Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 3rd revised edition, 1993, 0963738321
- Rinie Van Est. Winds of Change: A Comparative Study on the Politics of Wind Energy Innovation in California and Denmark, International Books, Netherlands, 2000, 9057270277
- Tore Wizelius. Developing Wind Power Projects: Theory and Practice, Earthscan Publications, 2007, 1844072622
- Godfrey Boyle. Renewable Energy, Oxford University Press US, 2004 (2nd edition), 9780199261789
- Travis Bradford. Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry, MIT Press, 2006, 9780262026048 (hbk)
- D. Chandrasekharam. Geothermal Energy Resources for Developing Countries, Taylor & Francis, 2002, 9789058095220 (hbk)
- Ben Cipiti. The Energy Construct: Achieving a Clean, Domestic and Economical Energy Future, Booksurge Publishing, 2007, 9781419669781
- Mary Dickson and Mario Fanelli (eds). Geothermal Energy: Utilization and Technology, Earthscan Publications, 2005, 9781844071845 (hbk)
- Caye Drapcho, John Nghiem and Terry Walker. Biofuels Engineering Process Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional, USA, February 2008, 9780071487498
- S. David Freeman. Winning Our Energy Independence, Gibbs Smith, 2007, 9781423601562
- Harsh K. Gupta and Sukanta Roy. Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century, Elsevier Science, 2006, 9780444528759
- Howard Hayden. The Solar Fraud: Why Solar Energy Won’t Run the World, Vales Lake Publishing, 2005 (2nd edition), 9780971484542
- Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks. Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy. Island Press, 2007, 9781597261753 (hbk)
- William H. Kemp. The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-grid And Sustainable Living, Aztext Press, 2006, 9780973323320
- Paul Kruger. Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy, Wiley, 2006, 9780471772088 (hbk)
- Myer Kutz (ed). Environmentally Conscious Alternative Energy Production, Wiley, 2007, 9780471739111 (hbk)
- Paul McClory and Kuno Tichatschek. How to Use Natural Energy, The Natural Energy Centre, 1978, 0950610712
- James Manwell. Wind Energy Explained, John Wiley, 2002, 9780471499725 (hbk)
- Sathyajith Mathew. Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Resource Analysis and Economics, Springer, 2006, 9783540309055
- John Perlin. From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity, Harvard University Press, 2002, 9780674010130
- Frank Rosillo-Calle. The Biomass Assessment Handbook: Bioenergy for a Sustainable Environment, Earthscan Publications, 2006, 9781844075263
- Neville Williams. Chasing the Sun: Solar Adventures around the World, New Society Publishers, 2005, 9780865715370
- Worldwatch Institute. Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Energy and Agriculture, Earthscan Publications, 2007, 9781844074228
Energy storage and distribution
- Godfrey Boyle (ed). Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability, Earthscan, Apr 2007, 1844074188
Energy security
- Douglas R. Bohi, Margaret A. Walls, Michael A. Toman. The Economics of Energy Security, Springer, 2003, 0792396855
Hypothetical possibilities
- John Knechtel. Fuel, MIT Press, 2008, 9780262113250
