TY  - BOOK
AU  - Usher, Bruce
TI  - Renewable energy: a primer for the twenty-first century 
SN  - 9780231187855
AV  - TJ 808 .U84 2019 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - [Place of publication not identifed]
PB  - [publisher not identified]
KW  - RENEWABLE -- ENERGY
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Renewable energy in the twenty-first century --  Energy transitions : fire to electricity --  The rise of renewables --  Renewable wind energy --  Renewable solar energy -- Financing renewable energy --  Energy transitions : oats to oil --  The rise of electric vehicles --  Parity -- Convergence --  Consequences --  No time to lose
N2  - This book is a primer for readers of all levels on the coming energy transition and its global consequences. Bruce Usher provides a concise yet comprehensive explanation for the extraordinary growth in wind and solar energy; the trajectory of the transition from fossil fuels to renewables; and the implications for industries, countries, and the climate. Written in a straightforward style with easy-to-understand visual aids, the book illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of renewable energy based on business fundamentals and analysis of the economic forces that have given renewables a tailwind
ER  -