Careers in Renewable Energy, updated 2nd edition: Your World, Your Future

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PixyJack Press, Apr 15, 2014 - Business & Economics - 192 pages

Numerous job opportunities can be found in the fast-growing field of renewable energy. Grab this handy book and discover how clean energy can be a part of your future, whether you are new to the workforce or retooling your career.  

Career Sectors include: Solar & Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Hydropower, Bioenergy, Green Building & Energy Management, Hydrogen Energy & Fuel Cells, Green Transportation, and Energy Education & Economics.

Job Areas include: Technical / Engineering, Project Management / Consulting, Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, and the Trades.

Helpful resources include: Training & Workshops, Universities & Trade Schools, Professional Associations / Technical Societies, Reference Web Sites, and Government Energy Programs.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Introduction
7
Solar Energy
17
Wind Energy
39
Geothermal Energy
61
Hydropower
77
Bioenergy
94
Green Building Energy Management
111
Hydrogen Energy Fuel Cells
133
Green Transportation
144
Energy Education Economics
150
Appendix
161
Copyright

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About the author (2014)

Gregory McNamee is a writer, editor, photographer, and consultant in publishing, film, and other media. He is the author or title-page editor of thirty-six books, including several on ecology and natural history, and of more than four thousand periodical pieces. He writes on science, culture, the environment, and other topics for many publications in the United States and abroad, and he is a contributing editor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. McNamee divides his time between his home in Tucson, Arizona, and migratory habitats in Virginia, New York, Italy, and other places.

Bibliographic information

TitleCareers in Renewable Energy, updated 2nd edition: Your World, Your Future
AuthorGregory McNamee
Editionillustrated
PublisherPixyJack Press, 2014
ISBN1936555522, 9781936555529
Length192 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Business & Economics / Careers / General
Business & Economics / Green Business
Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
  
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