John M. Deutch, Richard K. Lester

Making Technology Work

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents fifteen interdisciplinary case studies of the application of technology in the energy and environment sectors. The case studies include applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and other coal combustion and emission control technologies. Both successes and failures are analyzed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780521523172
• ISBN-10: 0521523176
• Artikelnr.: 21373613

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Gasohol
3. Solar thermal, windpower and photovoltaic technologies
4. Electricity from coal
5. Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants
6. Greenhouse gases and global warming
7. Nuclear power and its fuel cycle
8. Managing nuclear waste
9. Nuclear power and weapons proliferation
10. Natural gas
11. Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries
12. Synthetic fuels
13. Fuel cells for automobiles
14. Energy models and statistics
15. The government's role in innovation
16. Conclusions.