Energy for a sustainable world : from the oil age to a sun-powered future /: from the oil age to a sun-powered future. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani.
• Other Names: Armaroli, Nicola, 1966-; Balzani, Vincenzo, 1936-
• Contents: Preface; ; PART I: Living on Spaceship Earth; ; THE ENERGY CHALLENGE; Our Spaceship Earth; An Unsustainable Growth in an Unequal World; Energy and Climate Crisis; Dealing with Change; Unavoidable Questions; ; CONCEPTS AND MISCONCEPTS; The Elusive Definition of Energy; A Taste of Basic Principles; Converting Primary Energy into Useful Energy; It Takes Energy to Make Energy: The EROI; Embodied Energy; Energy Units and Conversions; The Immense Energy and Power Scales; Some Energy Key Parameters; Energy Pervasiveness Versus Energy Illiteracy; Key Numbers: An Abacus for Energy Literacy; ; ENERGY IN HISTORY; Historia Magistra Vitae; Animal Power; Human Slaves and Energy Slaves; Waterwheels and Windwheels; From Wood to Coal; Steam-Powered Machines; Road Vehicles; Aircraft; Conventional Engines; Jet Engines; Electricity; Early Development; From Wayfarers to ICT; ; PART II: Fossil Fuels; ; OIL; What is Oil; Oil History, Exploration, Drilling, Production; Oil Transportation; Oil Refining; Oil Storage; Unconventional Oil; Petrochemicals; Oil as a Fuel; America's Addiction to Oil; Oil Price; Oil Peak and Reserves; ; NATURAL GAS; What is Natural Gas and Where It Comes From; Gas Properties and Definitions; Brief Historical Notes on Gas Exploitation; Gas Production, Consumption, and Reserves; Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); Natural Gas Processing; Transport, Storage, and Distribution; Gas Uses: Energy and Feedstock; Unconventional Gas; ; COAL; What is Coal; Coal Extraction; Coal Transportation and Industrial Uses; Coal Gasification; Coal Production, Consumption, and Reserves; Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS); Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC); ; FOSSIL LEGACY; The Energy Dark Sides; Alteration of the Carbon Cycle by Fossil Fuel Combustion; Anthropogenic Climate Change; Air Pollution and Global Warming; Counterbalancing our Climate Influence; Putting a Limit to CO2; Air Pollution and Human Health; Land and Water Degradation; So, What?; ; PART III: Nuclear Energy; ; NUCLEAR ENERGY; Principles of Nuclear Fission and Fusion; Power from Nuclear Fission; Civilian Use of Nuclear Fusion?; ; PART IV: Renewable Energies; ; SOLAR ENERGY BASICS; The Origin of Sunshine; Solar Radiation and Attenuation; Abundant, Fairly Distributed, Vital; Sun's Limits: Dilution and Intermittency; The Conversion of Solar Energy: Heat, Fuels, Electricity; ; SOLAR HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; Passive Solar Harnessing in Buildings; Thermal Conversion: Unconcentrated Solar Flux; Thermal Conversion: Concentrated Solar Flux; The Birth and Rise of Photovoltaics; Inorganic Photovoltaics: Key Principles; Silicon Solar Cells; Thin Film Solar Cells; Organic Solar Cells; Concentrated Photovoltaics and Other Innovative Concepts; Photovoltaics: Global Installation and Market Trends; Solar Energy: Sustainable and Affordable; ; SOLAR FUELS; Introduction; Natural Photosynthesis; Biomass and Biofuels; Future Options for Transportation Fuels; Artificial Photosynthesis; Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; The Solar Fuel Challenge; ; OTHER RENEWABLES; Hydroelectric Energy; Wind Energy; Ocean Energies; Geothermal Energy; ; PART V: Energy Carriers; ; ELECTRICITY; Basic Concepts; Illumination; Traditional Power Generation; Traditional Electricity Grid; Power Generation from New Renewables; Energy Storage for Electricity Supply Networks; Plugging-In Transportation; Smart Grid; Towards an Electricity Powered World; ; HYDROGEN; Introduction; Properties and Industrial Uses; Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier: The Scale of the Task; Methods for Producing Hydrogen; Hydrogen Storage; Hydrogen Transportation and Distribution; End Uses of Hydrogen Fuel; Hydrogen Powered Vehicles; Towards a Hydrogen Economy?; ; PART VI: Scenarios for a Sustainable Future; ; THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Reflection on the State of Our Planet: Now We Know; Energy Demand and Supply; Energy and the Quality of Life; Saving the Climate; Phasing Out Fossil Fuels; Avoiding Nuclear Energy; Ecological Sustainability; Why We Need to Develop Renewable Energies; Conclusion; ; APPENDIX; Did You Know That...?;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (390 pages)
• Subjects: 333.79; Power resources; Energy development; Energy policy; Sustainable development; Energy conservation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527633616
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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