Energy

Robert U. Ayres · Edward H. Ayres

Jan 2010 · Pearson Education

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About this ebook

This Element is an excerpt from Crossing the Energy Divide (ISBN: 9780137015443) by Robert U. Ayres and Edward H. Ayres. Available in print and digital formats.

How to reuse the enormous amounts of energy we throw away--and save a fortune along the way!

The Cokenergy plant captures waste heat and uses it to generate electricity as a byproduct. This “recycled” energy is produced without any incremental CO2 emissions or other pollution. The byproduct electricity it produces is as clean as if it were made by solar collectors....

About the author

Robert U. Ayres is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Political Science and Technology Management at INSEAD, where he became the first Novartis Chair of Management and the Environment, and founder of the Centre for the Management of Environmental Resources (CMER). His research interests include industrial ecology, environmental policy and technology evaluation, economic growth and environmental regulation, environmental economics, and eco-restructuring.

Edward H. Ayres, founder of Running Times and former editor of World Watch, is author of God's Last Offer: Negotiating for a Sustainable Future.

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