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4095041Taming the Sunhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/taming-the-sun-9780262345613/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2578189/3ba3914c-80d4-4ec5-8b22-50bc00ae94ff.jpg?v=638384165454570000278386MXNMIT PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovationcreative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems.</strong></p><p>Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. Whats more, its potential is nearly limitlessevery hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in <em>Taming the Sun</em>, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solars current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim.</p><p>Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace todays solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the worlds power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the suns unreliable energy.</p><p>Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar cant power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution.</p><p>A Council on Foreign Relations Book</p>...4030800Taming the Sun278386https://www.gandhi.com.mx/taming-the-sun-9780262345613/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2578189/3ba3914c-80d4-4ec5-8b22-50bc00ae94ff.jpg?v=638384165454570000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189780262345613_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9780262345613_<p><strong>How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovationcreative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems.</strong></p><p>Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. Whats more, its potential is nearly limitlessevery hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in <em>Taming the Sun</em>, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solars current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim.</p><p>Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace todays solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the worlds power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the suns unreliable energy.</p><p>Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar cant power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution.</p><p>A Council on Foreign Relations Book</p>(*_*)9780262345613_<p><strong>How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovationcreative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems.</strong></p><p>Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. Whats more, its potential is nearly limitlessevery hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in <em>Taming the Sun</em>, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solars current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim.</p><p>Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace todays solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the worlds power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the suns unreliable energy.</p><p>Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar cant power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution.</p><p>A Council on Foreign Relations Book</p>...9780262345613_MIT Presslibro_electonico_a676a306-28c4-324a-9f7a-265a24498789_9780262345613;9780262345613_9780262345613Varun SivaramInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-585555d6-c5d7-4e90-a39a-36e68b8ca529.epub2018-03-02T00:00:00+00:00MIT Press