R M Dell, D A J Rand

Clean Energy (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Clean Energy presents a broad survey of the energy problems facing society over the coming decades and the prospects for their solution. The book emphasizes the importance of developing a strategy for the world's future energy supply. The strategy must take into account: the finite supplies of natural gas and petroleum; the increased consumption of fuel by developing economies; the concern over greenhouse gas emissions; the pollution caused by burning coal (especially coal with a high sulphur content); the difficulties and costs of extracting unconventional fossil fuels; and the technical, sociological and cost barriers that restrict the use of renewable forms of energy. Clean Energy sets the various renewable energies (wind, waves, solar etc) in the context of present and projected world production of energy and its use in the time-frame until 2020 and looks speculatively beyond that. It looks at the possibilities for reducing pollution from fossil fuels and tackles the serious problem of how to store energy, in order to smooth out fluctuations in supply and demand. Clean Energy is well illustrated with diagrams and photographs. It is accessible to anyone who has studied science to A-level and will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in environmental matters, and the interaction between energy usage and the environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847550552
• Artikelnr.: 44762241

Autorenporträt

James H Clark is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, The University of York, UK. He has led the green chemistry movement in Europe for the last 15 years and was the first scientific editor of the journal Green Chemistry and is Editor-in-chief of the RSC Green Chemistry book series.

Inhaltsangabe

Society and Energy in Transition
Energy Production and Use
Clean Fuels
Electricity Generation
Renewable Energy - Thermal
Renewable Energy - Electrical
Why Store Electricity?
Physical Techniques for Storing Energy
Hydrogen Energy
Battery Storage
Electric Propulsion
Towards 2020
Conversion Factors
Abbreviations, Symbols and Units Used in Text
Glossary of Terms
Subject Index