Book description
Using the principle that extracting energy from the environment always involves some type of impact on the environment, The Future of Energy discusses the sources, technologies, and tradeoffs involved in meeting the world's energy needs. A historical, scientific, and technical background set the stage for discussions on a wide range of energy sources, including conventional fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, as well as emerging renewable sources like solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels. Readers will learn that there are no truly "green" energy sources—all energy usage involves some tradeoffs—and will understand these tradeoffs and other issues involved in using each energy source.- Each potential energy source includes discussions of tradeoffs in economics, environmental, and policy implications
- Examples and cases of implementing each technology are included throughout the book
- Technical discussions are supported with equations, graphs, and tables
- Includes discussions of carbon capture and sequestration as emerging technologies to manage carbon dioxide emissions
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: The History and Culture of Energy
- Chapter 2: How Is Energy Measured
- Chapter 3: Energy Science and Thermodynamics
- Chapter 4: Environmental Issues
- Chapter 5: Crude Oil
- Chapter 6: Natural Gas
- Chapter 7: Nuclear Energy
- Chapter 8: Solar Power
- Chapter 9: Wind Energy
- Chapter 10: Hydroelectricity
- Chapter 11: Geothermal Energy
- Chapter 12: Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Biomass
- Chapter 13: Coal and Clean Coal Technologies
- Chapter 14: Carbon Capture and Storage
- Chapter 15: Hydrogen
- Chapter 16: What Is the Future of Energy? An Energy Policy for the United States
- Appendix A: The Carnot Cycle
- Appendix B: Hubbert’s Peak Oil Theory from Chapter 5
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Future of Energy
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): Academic Press
- ISBN: 9780128010655
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