Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE Setting the Record Straight vii
4. 1. Renewable Energy in the Twenty-First Century 1
5. 2. Energy Transitions: Fire to Electricity 7
6. 3. The Rise of Renewables 21
7. 4. Renewable Wind Energy 29
8. 5. Renewable Solar Energy 43
9. 6. Financing Renewable Energy 55
10. 7. Energy Transitions: Oats to Oil 75
11. 8. The Rise of Electric Vehicles 81
12. 9. Parity 97
13. 10. Convergence 117
14. 11. Consequences 133
15. 12. No Time to Lose 151
16. Appendix A. Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) 161
17. Appendix B. The Transition to Renewable Energy 163
18. GLOSSARY 165
19. NOTES 169
20. INDEX 199