Future energy : improved, sustainable and clean options for our planet /
edited by Trevor M. Letcher.
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2008.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (415 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; List of Contributors; Part I: Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy; Chapter 1 The Future of Oil and Gas Fossil Fuels; 1. Introduction; 2. Hydrocarbon Reservoirs; 3. Hydrocarbon Recovery, Reserves, Production and Consumption; 4. Global Warming, Alternative Energy and CO[sub(2)] Sequestration; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 The Future of Clean Coal; 1. Introduction; 2. Coal and Environmental Problems; 3. Clean Coal Technologies. - 3. Hydropower and Sustainability. - 4. Costs and Plant Characteristics for Coal-fired Power Plants with Capture of CO[sub(2)]5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Nuclear Power (Fission); 1. Introduction; 2. Cost-Benefit Analysis for 2007 Energy White Paper; 3. Other Recent Studies on Nuclear Generation Costs; 4. Global Prospects for Nuclear Power; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 The Alberta Oil Sands: Reserves and Supply Outlook; 1. Introduction; 2. Bitumen Reserves in Alberta; 3. Reserves Under Active Development; 4. Bitumen Recovery Techniques; 5. Short-term Bitumen Supply in Alberta. - 6. Long-term Bitumen Supply in Alberta7. Supply Costs of Bitumen Production in Alberta; 8. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 The Future of Methane and Coal to Petrol and Diesel Technologies; 1. Brief Description of the Methane and Coal to Petrol and Diesel Technologies; 2. Factors that will Influence the Future Demand for CTL and GTL Technologies; 3. Environmental Factors that will Influence the Application of CTL and GTL Technologies; 4. Future Developments to Reduce the Capital and Operating Costs of CTL and GTL Plants; 5. Conclusions; References; Part II: Renewable Energy. - 7. Device Rating8. Modern Devices; 9. Economics of Wave Energy; 10. Alternative Output; 11. The Future; References; Chapter 9 Biomass; 1. Introduction; 2. Biomass Resources; 3. Bioenergy and Biofuels; 4. Biomass to Energy Conversion Processes; 5. Bioeconomics; 6. Limitations and Knowledge Gaps; References; Chapter 10 Concentrating Solar Power; 1. Introduction - Concept and Basic Characteristics; 2. State of the Art; 3. Cost Reduction Potential; 4. Potential Impact of CSP Until 2050; 5. Further Options; References; Chapter 11 Hydroelectric Power; 1. History and Development; 2. Technology. - Chapter 6 Wind Energy1. History and Present Status; 2. Technical Issues; 3. Commercial Issues; 4. Environmental Issues; 5. Conclusions; References; Recommended Websites; Chapter 7 Tidal Current Energy: Origins and Challenges; 1. Introduction; 2. Tidal Current Drivers; 3. Devices; 4. Anchors and Fixings; 5. Biofouling; 6. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8 Wave Energy; 1. Background, Context and Drivers of Wave Energy; 2. What is Ocean Wave Energy?; 3. The Energy Resource and How it is Measured; 4. Forecasting and Prediction; 5. Challenges and Benefits; 6. Converter Types. - Future Energy will allow us to make reasonable, logical and correct decisions on our future energy as a result of two of the most serious problems that the civilized world has to face; the looming shortage of oil (which supplies most of our transport fuel) and the alarming rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 years (resulting from the burning of oil, gas and coal and the loss of forests) that threatens to change the world's climate through global warming. Future Energy focuses on all the types of energy available to us, taking into account a future involvin
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| ISBN | 0080548083. - 9780080548081
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