Real prospects for energy efficiency in the United States

Responsibility: America's Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies ; National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Language: English.
Imprint: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
Physical description: xvii, 329 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Series: America's energy future series.

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Contributor: America's Energy Future (Project). Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies.; National Academy of Sciences (U.S.); National Academy of Engineering.; National Research Council (U.S.); National Academies Press (U.S.)

Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
Publisher's Summary: For multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service. America's economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leaving consumers and the industrial and service sectors looking for ways to reduce energy use. To achieve greater energy efficiency, we need technology, more informed consumers and producers, and investments in more energy-efficient industrial processes, businesses, residences, and transportation. As part of the America's Energy Future project, Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. The book evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment, and provides an analysis of costs, barriers, and research needs. This quantitative characterization of technologies will guide policy makers toward planning the future of energy use in America. This book will also have much to offer to industry leaders, investors, environmentalists, and others looking for a practical diagnosis of energy efficiency possibilities.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780309137164 20160605

Subject: Energy policy > United States.; Energy consumption > United States.; Energy conservation > Technological innovations > United States.

Publication date: 2009
Series: America's energy future series
Note: Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
ISBN: 9780309137164; 0309137160

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