The Hawaii State Public Library System has been able to purchase books on energy resources through a generous donation from the HEI Charitable Foundation.  This generous donation is through a grant to the Hawaii State Library from the Hawaii Library Foundation. 

If a specific item is not available at your local public library, please ask a staff member to place a  request for the item to be sent to your local library.

Berinstein, Paula
Alternative energy:  facts, statistics, and issues
333.794 Be
Oryx Press, 2001
Provides an overview of each major alternative energy resource as well as statistics, equipment needs, incentives, environmental considerations and developments.

Morgan, Sally
Alternative energy sources
J333.794 Mo
Heinemann Library, 2002
Examines the different options for replacing fossil fuels.  Discusses the pros and cons of biopower and wind, wave, solar, geothermal, and nuclear energy.

Economides, Michael
Color of oil:  the history, the money and the politics of the world's biggest business
338.27282 Ec
Round Oak Pub. Co., 2000
Discusses the influence of petroleum and civilization today and those involved in the oil industry.

Campbell, C. J.
Coming oil crisis
333.82321 Ca
Multi-Science Pub. Co. & Petroconsultants, 1988
Deals with the question “Is there enough crude oil left in the world to see us to 2010 ?”

Ramsey, Dan
Complete idiot's guide to solar power for your home
621.31244 Ra
Alpha Books, 2002
Shows how to generate your own electricity with solar panels.  Covers everything short of how to physically installing solar panels that should be left to the experts.

Sklar, Scott
Consumer guide to solar energy:  new ways to lower utility costs, cut taxes and take control of your energy needs
On Order
Updated ed.  Bonus Books, 2002
Shows you how to reduce the cost of energy while actually making your home more comfortable.

Brown, Michael
Convert It!:  a step by step manual for converting an internal combustion vehicle to electric power
629.2293 Br
3rd ed.  Future Books, 1993
Gives step-by-step instructions on how to convert a chassis into an electric car.  Answers frequently asked questions about electric cars.
 
Halacy, Beth
Cooking with the sun
641.58 Ha
2d ed.  Morning Sun Press, 1992
Shows how to harness the sun’s energy to prepare food.  Includes easy-to-follow instructions on constructing your own solar oven as well as recipes.

Guzowski , Mary
Daylighting for sustainable design
720.47 Gu
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Discusses exciting new daylighting techniques for architectural design.

Hyne, Norman J.
Dictionary of petroleum exploration, drilling & production
R 622.3382 Hy
Pennwell Pub. Co., 1991
Definitions of words, phrases and abbreviations used in exploration, drilling and production.

Chambers, Ann
Distributed generation:  a nontechnical guide
621.31 Ch
Pennwell, 2001
Covers the technologies associated with distributed generation including diesel engines, gas-fired internal combustion generator sets, fuel cell systems, micro-turbines, and photovoltaic systems in easy-to-understand language.

Devereux, Steve
Drilling for oil & gas:  a nontechnical guide
622.3381 De
Pennwell Pub, 1999
An introduction to both onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology.  Covers the entire drilling process from basic geology to managing drilling operations.

Pieper, Adi
Easy guide to solar electric
690.83704 Pi
2d ed.  ADI Solar, c2001
Simple and entertaining introduction to solar electricity. 

Hardy, Robin
Electric and hybrid vehicles
On Order
CRC Press, 2003
Emphasizes the technical details, mathematical relationships and basic design guidelines of electric and hybrid vehicles.

Warkentin, Denise
Electric power industry:  in nontechnical language
333.7932 Wa
Pennwell, 1998
Explains how the electric power industry works by tracing the history of the industry and the ongoing issues being faced.

Larminie, James
Electric vehicle technology explained
On Order
John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Covers the basic technology relating to a full range of electric vehicles, including bicycles, mobility aids, delivery vehicles and buses.  Consider the environmental benefits and the disadvantages.

Mom, Gijs
Electric vehicle:  technology and expectations in the automobile age
On Order
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
Electric vehicles have been around as long as the gasoline-powered automobile.  Mom challenges the view that the battery-powered vehicle was an inferior technology compared to the internal combustion engine.

Selley, Richard C.
Elements of petroleum geology
553.282 Se
2nd edition.  Academic Press, 1998
Introduction to petroleum geology, with additional material on geophysics and petroleum reservoir engineering.

Snedden, Robert
Energy alternatives
YA333.79 Sn/J333.79 Sn
Heinemann Library, 2001
Discusses the different forms of energy and how it is turned into electricity.

Smil, Vaclav
Energy at the crossroads:  global perspectives and uncertainties
On Order
MIT Press, 2003
Considers how to preserve the environment in the face of society’s insatiable demand for energy.

Energy-efficient building:  the best of Fine homebuilding
644 En
Tauton Press, 1999
Discusses materials and techniques for making a home more energy efficient.

Energy efficient buildings:  architecture, engineering, and environment
On Order
W. W. Norton & Company, 2002
An examination of how energy efficiency can be enhanced by integrating advances in architecture and engineering.

Adams, Richard C.
Energy projects for young scientists
YA621.04207 Ad
Rev. ed.  Franklin Watts, 2002
Instructions for projects and experiments that demonstrate the basic concepts of energy, work, and power.

McLeish, Ewan|
Energy resources:  our impact on the planet
33.79 Mc
Steck-Vaughn, 2002
Looks at the issues surrounding the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and how to insure energy for the future.

Salomon, Thierry
Energy saving house
On Order
Centre for Alternative Technology, 2003
Shows you how to save energy, money and the planet.  Covers every aspect of home energy use from designing and building through choosing household appliances.

Information Plus
Environment:  a revolution in attitudes
YA363.7 E
2001 ed.  Information Plus, 2001
Discusses global warming, acid rain, the depletion and conservation of natural resources, renewable energy and waste disposal  through essays, charts, and tables.

Morris, Robert C.
Environmental case for nuclear power:  economic, medical, and political considerations
333.7924 Mo
Paragon House, 2000
Weighs the risk between the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.

Motavalli, Jim
Forward drive:  the race to build “clean” cars of the future
629.2293 Mo
Sierra Club Books, 2000
Deals broadly with alternative power and takes the automotive press to task for its continued fascination with the internal-combustion engine.

Perlin, John
From space to earth:  the story of solar electricity
621.31244 Pe
Harvard University Press, 2002
Tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaic, the use of solar cells to convert the sun’s energy into electricity.

Larminie, James
Fuel cell systems explained
On Order
2nd ed.  Wiley, 2003
Provides a guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.  Updates the first edition.

Larminie, James
Fuel cell systems explained
621.31242 La
Wiley, 2000
Provides a guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems

Hogarth, Martin G.
Fuel cell technology handbook
On Order
CRC Press, 2002
Introduces fuel cell technology and its applications.

Gaiam Real Goods solar living sourcebook
621.47 Ga 2001
11th ed.  Gaiam Real Goods, 2001.
An introduction to products and articles on independent living and renewable energy.

Alejo, Albert E.
Generating energies in Mount Apo:  cultural politics in a contested environment
959.9 Al
Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000
Describes the desperate circumstances of a people confronting a geothermal power plant in their midst and highlights their resilience in the face of sudden change and adversity

Richards, Julie
Geothermal energy and bio-energy
J333.88 Ri
Smart Apple Media, 2004
Describes how heat beneath the Earth’s surface, plants and animals can be used a sources of power.

Dipippo, Ronald
Geothermal energy as a source of electricity:  a worldwide survey of the design and operation of geothermal power plants
621.31213 Di
Books for Business, 2002
Surveys geothermal power in a number of countries.  Shows that it is a viable source of energy.

Sherman, Josepha
Geothermal power
On Order
Fact Finders, 2004
Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages and future of geothermal energy as a power source.

Edwards, Brian
Green buildings pay
On Order
Spon Press, 2004
Case studies of commercial and educational buildings are used to show how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development.

Handbook of petroleum refining processes
R665.53 Ha
2nd ed.  McGraw-Hill, 1997
Provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of petroleum refining processing.

Mendler, Sandra F.
HOK guidebook to sustaninable design |
720.47 Me
Wiley, 2000
World's largest architectural/engineering design firm shows professionals how to integrate sustainable design strategies into their work through case studies.

Hubbert's peak: the impending world oil shortage
333.82321 De
Princeton Univ Pr, 2001
Discusses the oil industry but also delivers the message that the petroleum era is nearly over.

Hayhurst, Chris
Hydrogen power of the future:  new ways of turning fuel cells into energy
YA333.793 Ha/J333.793 Ha
Rosen Publishing Group, 2003
Describes how hydrogen fuel cells works, how various industries uses them, and research being done to improve their technology.

Stoneley, R.
Introduction to petroleum exploration for non-geologists
622.1828 St
Oxford University Press, 1995
Provides an introduction to the world of petroleum exploration for those with little or no technical background.

Tamai, Goro
Leading edge:  aerodynamic design of ultra-streamlined land vehicles
629.2295 Ta
Robert Bentley Publishers, 1999
Summarizes the aerodynamic design and construction issues of solar cars and ultralight land vehicles.

Ewing, Rex A.
Logs, wind and sun:  handcraft your own log home...then power it with nature
On Order
Pixyjack Press, 2002
Shows you how a couple built a log house and then powered it using the sun and wind.

Chambers, Ann
Natural gas and electric power in nontechnical language
621.31 Ch
Pennwell, 1999
Provides a history of these two industries and factors that are forcing them together - political, regulatory, technical, and economic.
 
Natural gas in nontechnical language
665.7 Na
Pennwell, 1999
An overview of the natural gas process from wellhead to burnertip, from exploration to futures trading, and the latest issues of co-generation and other product use is covered.

Pahl, Greg
Natural home heating:  the complete guide to renewable energy options
On Order
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2003
Guide to heating your home with traditional as well as renewable energy sources.  Includes advantages and disadvantages of each option.

Vale, Brenda
New autonomous house:  design and planning for sustainability
On Order
Thames & Hudson, 2000
Records the building of a house in the British Midlands  based the principles of sustainable resources. 

Pearson, David
New organic architecture: the breaking wave
On Order
University of California Press, 2001
Provides a history and assessment of building in a way the is both aesthetically pleasing and kinder to the environment.

Murray, Raymond L.
Nuclear energy: an introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear processes
621.48 Mu
5th ed.  Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001
Provides an overview of the many aspects of nuclear science and technology.

Henderson, Harry
Nuclear power:  a reference handbook
R 333.7924 He
ABC-CLIO, 2000
Explores the science, technology, politics and culture that surround nuclear power.

Kachadorian , James
Passive solar house
690.83704 Ka
Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 1997
Explains in detail the whys and wherefores of a particular form of passive solar design.

Conaway, Charles F.
Petroleum industry: a nontechnical guide
|665.5 Co
Pennwell Pub. Co., 1999
Follows the process from geology and the origins of oil and gas formation through to the techniques used to find, drill, and produce oil.

Leffler, William l.
Petroleum refining in nontechnical language\
665.53 Le
3rd ed.  Pennwell, 2000
Provides an overview of key refining topics.

Messenger, Roger
Photovoltaic systems engineering
On Order
CRC Press, 2003
Presents the engineering basis for photovoltaic system and designed and examines the how the design process is implemented and why certain designs are done in certain ways.

Nelson, Jenny
Physics of solar cells:  photons in, electrons out
On Order
World Scientific Pub. Co., 2003
Provides an introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell.

Chambers, Ann
Power primer:  a nontechnical guide from generation to end use
621.31 Ch
Pennwell, 1999
Provides information on how electricity is generated, transmitted, and distributed.

Koppel, Tom
Powering the future: the Ballard fuel cell and the race to change the world
338.76213 Ko
Wiley, 1999
Details one company's contribution to development of the fuel cell for use in automobiles.

Baker, Ron
Primer of oilwell drilling:  a basic text of oil and gas drilling
622.3382 Ba
6th ed. Petroleum Extension Service, Continuing  & Extended Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Provides an introduction the oilwell drilling through descriptions of the equipment and activities on and around a land rig floor.

Asmus, Peter
Reaping the wind: how mechanical wizards, visionaries, & profiteers helped shape our energy future
333.92 As
Island Press, 2001
Introduces a colorful cast of maverick scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs and visionary capitalists, who were involved with the development of America’s wind power industry.

Chambers, Ann
Renewable energy in nontechnical language
On Order
Pennwell Books, 2003
Covers all renewable energy sources - wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass.

Renewable energy resources
J333.794 Re
Smart Apple Media, 2004
Explores renewable energy resources – wind, water, and solar power – on a global scale.  Covers the cost, output, and environmental impact of non-renewable sources and the future role of renewables.

Bonnet, Robert L.
Science fair projects: energy
J531.6078 Bo
Sterling Publications, 1997
55 simple activities, discussions and science fair project ideas related to energy.

Solar electricity
621.31244 So
2nd ed.  Wiley, 2000.
Explains the history, the present status, and the future of solar energy.

Hayden, Howard C.
Solar fraud: why solar energy won't run the world
333.7923 Ha
Vales Lake Publishing, LLC, 2001
Explains the realities of solar energy, especially how much one can expect from solar sources.

Chiras, Daniel D.
Solar house: passive solar heating and cooling
697.78 Ch
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2002
Provides an overview of green building techniques, materials, products, and technologies available.

Parker, Steve
Solar power
On Order
Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2004
Looks at what solar power is, how it is harnessed, how it is used, and its future.

Petersen, Christine
Solar power
On Order
Children's Press, 2004
Describes how the sun’s energy supports all living things on Earth and how it is used as a power resource to create electricity.

Richards, Julie
Solar power
J333.7923 Ri
Smart Apple Media, 2003
Describes the history, early and modern technology and advantages and disadvantages of using solar power.

Sherman, Josepha
Solar power
On Order
Fact Finders, 2004
Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages and future of solar energy as a power resource.

Brown, G. Z.
Sun, wind & light:  architectural design strategies
On Order
John Wiley & Sons, 2000
How to design buildings that will heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky and move into the future using on-side renewable resources.

Edinger, Raphael
Sustainable mobility:  renewable energies for powering fuel cell vehicles
On Order
Praeger Publishers, 2003
Examines why fuels from renewable resources are becoming a more attractive source of power, at a time when the environment is suffering from pollution by fossil fuels.

Green, Martin A.
Third generation photovoltaics:  advanced solar conversions
On Order
Springer-Verlag, 2003
Explores the energy conversion potential of advanced approaches for improving photovoltaic performance and outlines possible implementation paths.

Hall, Loretta
Underground buildings:  more than meets the eye
On Order
Quill Driver Books, 2003
Underground buildings are surprisingly common and are safe, attractive, useful and comfortable places to frequent and live.  Presents a vast spectrum of structures from examples of hidden opulence to humble cubbyholes.

Ritchie, Ralph W.
Using sunlight for your own solar electricity:  build your own system, become independent of the grid, domestic photo voltaics
621.31244 Ri
Ritchie Unlimited Publications, 1999
Shows you how to build a solar electric system that will satisfy your needs and financial resources.
 
Wohletz, Kenneth
Volcanology and geothermal energy
R551.21 Wo
University of California Press, 1992
A practical and thorough guide to planning and operating a successful exploration project of a volcanic region.  Describes geothermal reservoirs and recent advances in volcanology.

Miller, Kimberly M.
What if we run out of fossil fuels?
On Order
Children's Press, 2002
Examines man’s dependence on fossil fuels.  Discusses alternative energy sources.

Patel, Mukund R.
Wind and solar power systems
621.31213 Pa
CRC Press, 1999
Provides the fundamentals of wind and solar power generation, energy conversion and storage.

Wind energy:  handbook
621.31213 Wi
J. Wiley & Sons, 2001
Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of wind energy research and provide a comprehensive treatment of wind energy.

Parker, Steve
Wind power
On Order
Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2003
Looks at the types of energy wind provides, how it is harnessed, how it is used, and its future.

Richards, Julie
Wind power
On Order
Smart Apple Media, 2004
Describes how wind can be used as a source of power, how it affects the environment, and what the significance of wind power may be in the future.

Sherman, Josepha
Wind power
On Order
Fact Finders, 2004
Describes the benefits and drawbacks of wind power, along with the technology that can harness energy whenever the wind blows.

Piggott, Hugh
Windpower workshop:  building your own wind turbine
621.31213 Pi\
Center for Alternative Technology Publications, 1997
Provides all the essential information for the individual who wants to build and maintain a windpower system for his or her own energy needs.