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Electricity for the future / by Eileen Byrne.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Electrified!Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 143398394X (hbk. : library binding)
  • 1433983958 (pbk.)
  • 9781433983948 (hbk. : library binding)
  • 9781433983955 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Our electric world -- Batteries and generators -- Fossil fuels -- Water energy -- Wind energy -- Solar energy -- Geothermal energy -- Biomass energy -- Hydrogen and the future.
Summary: Looks at the ways that electricity can be generated, going into the economic and environmental benefits and drawbacks for each of these methods.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 333.7932 B995 Available 33111007542919
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Green energy is often in the news. Scientists are constantly looking for new sources of power. Readers learn why it's becoming increasingly important to stop using fossil fuels to create electricity as well as learning about many kinds of renewable resources. They will also explore the pros and cons of integrating the usage of renewable resources, as sources of energy, into our lives.

Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.

Our electric world -- Batteries and generators -- Fossil fuels -- Water energy -- Wind energy -- Solar energy -- Geothermal energy -- Biomass energy -- Hydrogen and the future.

Looks at the ways that electricity can be generated, going into the economic and environmental benefits and drawbacks for each of these methods.

"Levels: GR: O; DRA: 34"--P. [4] of cover.

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