energy resources

Offers an overview of energy use around the world, discussing the different sources of energy, government regulations, energy concerns, conservation and efficiency, alternative energy sources, and other related topics.

Explores renewable energy sources--particularly wind, water, and solar power--on a global scale, covering the cost, output, and environmental impact of non-renewable sources and the future role of renewables.

This book explains the principles of inventing and provides photo-illustrated instructions for making a variety of projects that harness energy.

This book explores how to use energy wisely and describes clean and renewable forms of energy such as sunlight, wind, and waves.

This book is an introduction to nuclear energy, the breaking of uranium atoms apart to generate electricity, and explains that there are advantages and disadvantages to using nuclear power.

Explains what energy is and how it is used, looks at different types of fuels, and discusses the problems of wasting energy, and pollution caused by fossil and nuclear fuels. Includes energy projects and facts.

Explains electric power and other forms of power, answering such questions as "How does electric power make a light turn on?" Includes experiments and tricks.

Outlines the world's energy needs and how to organize resources, examines finite fuels and sustainable fuels, and discusses issues of energy conservation, using renewable energy, and energy management.

This book traces the progress of technology used to create energy to run machines from ancient watermills and windmills to today's biofuels, solar cells, and other renewable resources.

Discusses various issues related to renewable energy, covering limited supply, costs, reliability, renewable transportation fuels, and unsustainable renewable energy, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.