In books for children of this age, alternative energy is often treated as one topic, either in a single book or relegated to the last chapter in a volume on energy. After the oil crisis of the early 1970's the subject underwent considerable research, and alternative energy projects are now in operation around the world. As well as examining these economically viable schemes, the series discusses possibilities for the future. These are likely to be increasingly relevant as environmental concerns assume more importance. Colour photographs and, for more difficult subjects, colour diagrams are used throughout the series. This book describes how solar energy is used today, the consequent possibilities and its environmental implications. The author begins by establishing why solar energy need concern us at all. He goes on to examine different methods of collecting the sun's energy and putting it to use, and looks at the solar one power station in California and the Odeilo solar furnace in France, examples of how solar power is already in use around the world.
Colour photographs and diagrams are used to illustrate the book, and a glossary explains difficult and technical words, which are highlighted in the text. The book also contains an index and an international list of addresses from which further information is available. Other work by the author includes "The Chernobyl Catastrophe", which was nominated as a Book Trust Book of the Year for Children in 1989.
- ISBN10 0750209321
- ISBN13 9780750209328
- Publish Date 23 July 1993 (first published 30 September 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English