Thank You Fossil Fuels and Good Night : The 21st Century's Energy Transition /

"This book presents an overview of where we stand on the planet and where we might go in pursuit of energy as fossil fuels are abandoned. Presenting data derived from many government; industry; and academic sources, the book illuminates limitations and problems with various energy sources, most...

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Autor principal: Meehan, Gregory, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Renewable energy sources.
Fossil fuels.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
fossil fuel.
Énergies renouvelables.
Combustibles fossiles.
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuels
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a The seven signals heralding an energy transition -- Fossil fuels : stored solar energy -- Nuclear energy and the mass defect -- The power behind renewables -- The potential and toll of alternative energy sources -- Technology introduction -- The power sector -- Solar -- Wind -- Nuclear -- Advanced energy storage solutions -- Smart grids -- Transportation -- Heat generation -- Technological readiness -- Fossil fuel wealth and energy consumption framework -- The United States -- Canada -- Brazil -- Germany, Norway, Spain, and Italy -- Russia -- Saudi Arabia -- Japan -- China -- India -- South Korea -- Country roundup -- Our response to limited resources -- Global energy price and cost points -- Energy policy tool kit -- Four repressive forces on the use of fossil fuels -- The only path forward departs from the use of fossil fuels -- Appendix A. Primary energy consumption factor and fossil fuel wealth factor -- Appendix B. Energy platforms of presidential candidates 1992-2016. 
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