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Sustainable power technologies and infrastructure : energy sustainability and prosperity in a time of climate change /
This book presents an overview of current renewable energy sources, challenges and future trends. Drawing from their longtime expertise and deep knowledge of the field, the authors present a critic and well-structured perspective on sustainable power sources and technologies, including solar, wind,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Sustainable Power Technologies and Infrastructure; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Nuclear Power in History; Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; 1 Energy and Civilization; Energy in Today's World; Gasoline from Coal Technology; Sustainable Nuclear Energy; The Critical Path; Sources of Energy; Nature's Methods of Storing Energy; Man's Interaction with Nature's Stockpiles and Renewable Energies; Industrial Revolution and Establishment of Energy Empires; Standard Oil Monopoly; Innovation in a World of Corporate Giants; The Oil Economy Through 2009.
- Energy SourcesOil Fracking and Horizontal Drilling; Coordinated Strategic Approaches; Nuclear Power; Tesla; References; 2 Sources of Energy; Cosmic History of Energy; The Source of Atoms; Nuclear Energy; The First Use of Nuclear Power; Reserves; Reprocessing Technology; Geothermal; Recent Solar Energy; Use of Sunlight; Hydroelectric Energy; Wind Energy; Solar Hydrogen; Biomass; Ethanol and Biodiesel; Algal Biodiesel; Fossil Fuels; Petroleum Oil; Heavy Oil and Oil Shale; Oil Fracking Technology; Natural Gas from Fracking; Methane Hydrates; Liquids from Coal and Natural Gas.
- Lessons to Be Learned from HistoryReferences; 3 Energy and Sustainability; Politics of Change in the Energy Industry; Technology Emerging to What End?; Cost of Feedstock Resources; Wastes and By-Products as Feedstocks; Liquid Fuels Market; Fischer-Tropsch Technology; Impact of Commodity Crude Bidding; Case Study on Investment Decisions and Policy Impacts; True Barriers to Commercialization; Petroleum Reserves and Protecting the Status Quo; Intangible Risks (Costs) and International Antitrust Policies; Corporate Profitability and High Investment Thresholds; Taxes and Social Cost.
- The Cost of Driving a VehicleCorporate Lobbying Retrospect; Diversity as a Means to Produce Market Stability; Environmental Retrospect; Sustainability; Environmentalism History; Climate Change; New Coal Regulations; Carbon Dioxide Sequestration; Efficiency and Breakthrough Technology; Anticipated Breakthrough Technologies; References; 4 Energy Conversion and Storage; Use of Thermal Energy; The Concept of Work; Early Engine Designs; The Steam Engine Operating Cycle; Turbine-Based Engines; The Steam Turbine; Nuclear Power; Thermal Efficiency; Gas Turbines; Fuel Cells.
- Work and Efficiency in Fuel CellsFuel Efficiency; Flow Battery Technology; Convection Battery Technology; References; 5 The New Electric Vehicle Society; Petroleum Fuels: Their Evolution, Specification, and Processing; Spark-Ignition Fuels; Compression-Ignition Fuels; Turbine Fuels; Alternative Fuels; Liquid Fuels from Coal; Natural Gas; Solid Biomass Utilization; Biomass Liquids; Adsorbed Natural Gas and Shipping; Vehicular Fuel Conservation and Efficiency; Defining Efficiency; Diesel Engines; Hybrid Vehicles; Plug-In Hybrid; Electric Vehicle Potential; Grid Power Basis.