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020			_a9780262037686 (hbk.)
020			_a9780262537070 (pbk.)
040			_aDLC _beng _cJKRC _erda
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100	1		_aSivaram, Varun. _eAuthor. _919531
245	1	0	_aTaming the sun : _binnovations to harness solar energy and power the planet / _cby Varun Sivaram.
250			_a1st
260			_aCambridge, MA : _bThe MIT Press, _c2018.
300			_axvii, 371 p. ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
365			_b46.40 _cUS Dollar
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless--every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming the Sun, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solar's current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim. Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace today's solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the world's power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the sun's unreliable energy. Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar can't power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution."--Publisher description.
650		0	_aSolar energy. _919532
653			_aSolar energy.
653			_a Renewable energy sources
653			_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Energy Policy.
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