How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Whether you are a student taking an energy course or a newcomer to the field, in using this textbook you will understand the critical relationships between the environment, energy and sustainability.
How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Whether you are a student taking an energy course or a newcomer to the field, in using this textbook you will understand the critical relationships between the environment, energy and sustainability.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
List of contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Energy and the Environment: The Global Landscape: 1. A primer on climate change 2. The global energy landscape and energy security 3. Sustainability and energy conversions 4. Energy cost of materials: materials for thin-film photovoltaics as an example 5. Economics of materials 6. Global energy flows 7. Global materials flows 8. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration Part II. Nonrenewable Energy Sources: 9. Petroleum and natural gas 10. Advancing coal conversion technologies: materials challenges 11. Oil shale and tar sands 12. Unconventional energy sources: gas hydrates 13. Nuclear energy: current and future schemes 14. Nuclear non-proliferation 15. Nuclear-waste management and disposal 16. Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion Part III. Renewable Energy Sources: 17. Solar energy overview 18. Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices 19. Future concepts for photovoltaic energy conversion 20. Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics 21. Concentrating solar thermal power 22. Solar-thermoelectrics: direct solar thermal energy conversion 23. Off-grid solar in the developing world 24. Principles of photosynthesis 25. Biofuels and biomaterials from microbes 26. Biofuels from cellulosic biomass via aqueous processing 27. Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion 28. Engineering natural photosynthesis 29. Geothermal and ocean energy 30. Wind energy Part IV. Transportation: 31. Transportation: motor vehicles 32. Transportation: aviation 33. Transportation: shipping 34. Transportation: fully autonomous vehicles Part V. Energy Efficiency: 35. Lighting 36. Energy efficient buildings 37. Insulation science 38. Industrial energy efficiency: a case study 39. Green processing: catalysis 40. Materials availability and recycling 41. Life-cycle assessment Part VI. Energy Storage, High-Penetration Renewables and Grid Stabilization: 42. Toward the smart grid: the US as a case study 43. Consequences of high-penetration renewables 44. Electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors 45. Mechanical energy storage: pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels 46. Fuel cells 47. Solar fuels 48. Solar thermal routes to fuel 49. Photoelectrochemistry and hybrid solar conversion Summary Appendix A. Thermodynamics Appendix B. Electrochemistry Appendix C. Units Index.
List of contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Energy and the Environment: The Global Landscape: 1. A primer on climate change 2. The global energy landscape and energy security 3. Sustainability and energy conversions 4. Energy cost of materials: materials for thin-film photovoltaics as an example 5. Economics of materials 6. Global energy flows 7. Global materials flows 8. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration Part II. Nonrenewable Energy Sources: 9. Petroleum and natural gas 10. Advancing coal conversion technologies: materials challenges 11. Oil shale and tar sands 12. Unconventional energy sources: gas hydrates 13. Nuclear energy: current and future schemes 14. Nuclear non-proliferation 15. Nuclear-waste management and disposal 16. Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion Part III. Renewable Energy Sources: 17. Solar energy overview 18. Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices 19. Future concepts for photovoltaic energy conversion 20. Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics 21. Concentrating solar thermal power 22. Solar-thermoelectrics: direct solar thermal energy conversion 23. Off-grid solar in the developing world 24. Principles of photosynthesis 25. Biofuels and biomaterials from microbes 26. Biofuels from cellulosic biomass via aqueous processing 27. Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion 28. Engineering natural photosynthesis 29. Geothermal and ocean energy 30. Wind energy Part IV. Transportation: 31. Transportation: motor vehicles 32. Transportation: aviation 33. Transportation: shipping 34. Transportation: fully autonomous vehicles Part V. Energy Efficiency: 35. Lighting 36. Energy efficient buildings 37. Insulation science 38. Industrial energy efficiency: a case study 39. Green processing: catalysis 40. Materials availability and recycling 41. Life-cycle assessment Part VI. Energy Storage, High-Penetration Renewables and Grid Stabilization: 42. Toward the smart grid: the US as a case study 43. Consequences of high-penetration renewables 44. Electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors 45. Mechanical energy storage: pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels 46. Fuel cells 47. Solar fuels 48. Solar thermal routes to fuel 49. Photoelectrochemistry and hybrid solar conversion Summary Appendix A. Thermodynamics Appendix B. Electrochemistry Appendix C. Units Index.
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