Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air
by David J C MacKay
MacKay does very simple sums, back-of-the-envelope sums, as to how much energy could we get from bio-fuels, how much energy could we get from wind power, how much land would it take? And his conclusion is that they can make a very significant contribution but it is basically not going to solve the problem.
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