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This book provides a clear roadmap for adopting renewable energy solutions. It is not a mere technical guide, but a wealth of thoughtful reflection on the mindsets needed to support transition to green energy. This is because a green revolution requires more than technological advances; it demands a cultural shift toward responsibility and environmental stewardship. It calls for ordinary people, businesses, and policymakers to rethink how energy is produced, distributed and consumed.
The book highlights the current urgency, illustrating how global events--such as intensifying wildfires, droughts, and extreme weather patterns--are no longer distant warnings but part of daily realities. Solar power emerges as a prominent solution in the book, not only for its technical feasibility but also because it represents a fresh approach to energy: decentralized, sustainable, and can be focused on empowering remote communities. In regions struggling with limited access to traditional energy systems, renewables provide a lifeline, reducing dependency on fossil fuels and offering long-term economic and environmental benefits.
One of the core strengths of this book lies in its balance between practical advice and inspiring examples. The author highlights efforts already underway worldwide, but innovatively introduces a modeling of green energy systems in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, showcasing the power of local solutions with global relevance, and illustrating that environmental responsibility is not restricted to wealthier nations; meaningful change can originate from anywhere, driven by communities committed to sustainable practices. The closed-loop simulation for a green energy revolution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo illustrates what any nation on Earth can do to transition to 100% renewable energy while converting existing fossil fuel infrastructures into clean energy drivers.
Throughout the book, the author emphasizes the importance of resilience. In fact, the road to a sustainable energy future is not without challenges, but solutions become achievable when communities, businesses, and governments align their efforts. Resilience, in this context, is the ability to anticipate difficulties, adapt swiftly, and implement innovative solutions to ensure long-term sustainability.
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這本書提供了一個清晰的路線圖，以採用可再生能源解決方案。它不僅僅是一本技術指南，而是對支持向綠色能源轉型所需心態的深思熟慮的反思。這是因為綠色革命不僅需要技術進步；它還要求文化上的轉變，朝向責任感和環境管理。它呼籲普通人、企業和政策制定者重新思考能源的生產、分配和消耗方式。
本書突顯了當前的緊迫性，說明全球事件——如日益嚴重的野火、乾旱和極端天氣模式——不再是遙遠的警告，而是日常現實的一部分。書中將太陽能視為一個突出的解決方案，不僅因為其技術可行性，還因為它代表了一種新的能源觀念：去中心化、可持續，並且可以專注於賦能偏遠社區。在那些面臨傳統能源系統有限接入的地區，可再生能源提供了一條生命線，減少對化石燃料的依賴，並提供長期的經濟和環境利益。
這本書的一個核心優勢在於它在實用建議和啟發性範例之間的平衡。作者強調了全球範圍內已經展開的努力，但創新性地介紹了在像剛果民主共和國這樣的國家中綠色能源系統的建模，展示了當地解決方案的力量與全球相關性，並說明環境責任並不僅限於富裕國家；有意義的變革可以來自任何地方，由致力於可持續實踐的社區推動。針對剛果民主共和國的綠色能源革命的閉環模擬展示了地球上任何國家如何轉型為100%可再生能源，同時將現有的化石燃料基礎設施轉變為清潔能源的驅動力。
在整本書中，作者強調了韌性的重要性。事實上，通往可持續能源未來的道路並非沒有挑戰，但當社區、企業和政府協調努力時，解決方案變得可實現。在這個背景下，韌性是預見困難、迅速適應並實施創新解決方案以確保長期可持續性的能力。
作者簡介
Dr. Tongele N. Tongele wears many hats--engineer, thinker, educator, and advocate for technology that matters. He is dedicated to exploring how technology can benefit both society and the environment. He challenges himself and his readers to creatively examine how science and technology shape cultures, to actively play a role, however small it may be, in swinging the pendulum of technological innovations toward improving living conditions and promoting understanding and peaceful conflict resolutions for the dignity of humanity on Earth.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
托恩格爾·N·托恩格爾博士身兼多職——工程師、思想家、教育者，以及重要技術的倡導者。他致力於探索技術如何能夠惠及社會和環境。他挑戰自己和讀者，創造性地檢視科學和技術如何塑造文化，並積極參與，無論這角色多麼微小，推動技術創新朝向改善生活條件，促進理解與和平解決衝突，以維護人類在地球上的尊嚴。
