Advance Praise for SOLAR REVOLUTION
“Solar Revolution is an essential read because it analyzes the transformation of the global energy economy… a positive vision of a sensible, practical, sustainable energy future.”
—Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former US Secretary of Energy
“[Solar Revolution] is a timely and much-needed book. With a business perspective and a wealth of knowledge about the solar industry and the wider energy economy, Travis Bradford provides an excellent account of solar energy today.”
—Dan Kammen, Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
“Where others despair in the face of ‘peak oil’ and out-of-control climate change, Travis Bradford sees a unique opportunity to create a clean new energy economy.”
—Christopher Flavin, President, WorldWatch Institute
“This book is a rigorous but intensely practical analysis of how the world’s energy future should evolve. It will be valuable not only for scholars dealing with the technological and policy aspects of energy, but also for the concerned citizen who may have no specialized knowledge of the issues. Solar Revolution should receive worldwide attention for exploring the pathways that can guide the world towards a renewable energy future.”
—R.K. Pachauri, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, and Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
“Everyone who wants to understand the permanent energy answer that can reverse climate change, eliminate oil shocks, and avoid future Chernobyls should read this book. Bradford builds a compelling business case that solar energy is the most disruptive technology in history.”
—Denis Hayes, Former Director, U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
“This book challenges the energy debate: it shows in a convincing way that atomic and fossil energies are dispensable and could be replaced totally by renewables within some decades.”
—Hermann Scheer, General Chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy, and member of the German Parliament My websites: What is a solar flare?