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Power plays : energy options in the age of peak oil /

Many people wonder: Are we really running out of oil, or is it all a ruse to drive prices up? Is nuclear power safe and economical? Is solar energy really the key to providing plenty of carbon-free energy? Do we have enough natural gas or coal to make any loss of oil production irrelevant? In Power...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rapier, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Apress : Distributed by Springer-Verlag, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • All about energy : dependence and disconnect
  • Fossil fuels and nuclear power : powering modern civilization
  • Renewable energy : energy of the past and the future
  • Energy production : from the source to the consumer
  • Global warming : how do you stop a hurricane?
  • Peak oil : myth or threat to civilization?
  • Nuclear power : practical solution or environmental disaster?
  • Risk and uncertainty : energy security challenges
  • Reducing the risks : policies to enhance energy security
  • Investing in cleantech : a guide to technical due dilligence
  • The race to replace oil : alternative transportation fuels
  • Oil-free transportation : alternatives to the internal combustion engine
  • Corn ethanol : past, present, and future
  • U.S. energy politics : the elusive goal of energy independence
  • The road ahead : planning and preparation.