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Energy-- beyond oil /

Both the forthcoming depletion of oil reserves and the urgent need to arrest global warming caused by the combustion of fossil fuels necessitates new thinking from individuals and governments alike. This book will consider a global, long-term matrix of solutions to the energy problem as a necessary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Armstrong, F. A. (Fraser A.) (Editor ), Blundell, Katherine M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Energy ... beyond oil: a global perspective / Fraser Armstrong, Katherine Blundell, Ian Fells
  • Arresting carbon dioxide emissions: why and how? / David Vincent
  • Geothermal energy / Tony Batchelor, Robin Curtis
  • Wave and tidal power / Dean L. Millar
  • Wind energy / Bill Leithead
  • Nuclear fission / Sue Ion
  • Fusion energy / Chris Llewellyn Smith, David Ward
  • Photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy / Michael Grätzel
  • Biological solar energy / James Barber
  • Sustainable hydrogen energy / Peter P. Edwards, Vladimir L. Kuznetsov, William I.F. David
  • Fuel cells / David Jollie
  • Energy efficiency in the design of buildings / Gerhard Dell, Christiane Egger
  • Governing the transition to a new energy economy / James Meadowcroft
  • Summary / Robert May.