Top Renewable Energy Books

This is specifically for renewable energy books - not necessarily things that tend to be associated with it for instance:
Please no books on Environmentalism
Please no books on oil if they do not also cover Renewables
Please no books on healing (not that kind of energy!)
Please no books on conservation unless they highlight renewables
Please no books on sustainability unless it profiles renewable energy types.

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1	Clean Break: The Story of Germany's Energy Transformation and What Americans Can Learn from It by Osha Gray Davidson 3.85 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin 4.13 avg rating — 4,388 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World by Peter M. Senge 3.85 avg rating — 480 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era by Amory B. Lovins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate by Vaclav Smil 3.89 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy by Russell Gold (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 530 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Save the Arctic (Save the Earth, #2) by Bethany Stahl (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future by Robert Bryce (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 332,670 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Winning of the Carbon War: Power and Politics on the Front Line of Climate and Clean Energy by Jeremy Leggett 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Solar Energy On A Shoestring Budget by Jay Hamilton 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Freeing Energy: How Innovators Are Using Local-scale Solar and Batteries to Disrupt the Global Energy Industry from the Outside In by Bill Nussey (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology by Alexis Madrigal 3.80 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Nuclear Power: Both Sides: The Best Arguments For and Against the Most Controversial Technology by Michio Kaku (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Green Illusions by Ozzie Zehner (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 721 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin 4.43 avg rating — 9,733 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises by Richard Heinberg (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay 4.42 avg rating — 1,586 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy by Gwyneth Cravens 4.01 avg rating — 376 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Critical Path by R. Buckminster Fuller 4.25 avg rating — 1,019 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World by Bjørn Lomborg 3.88 avg rating — 979 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester R. Brown 3.99 avg rating — 468 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars