Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air — David J. C. MacKay
Context I chose this book to develop a quantitative understanding of energy systems, rather than relying on qualitative or oversimplified arguments about sustainability. It is recommended on the Cambridge Engineering reading list and is well known for emphasising numbers, scales, and physical limits. Key ideas so far To be explored. Connections This book is relevant to any field of engineering that interacts with large-scale energy systems, including transport, power generation, and long-term infrastructure planning. ...