Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among OptionsMIT Press, 2005 - 846 pages Human survival depends on a continuing energy supply, but the need for ever-increasing amounts of energy poses a dilemma: How can we provide the benefits of energy to the population of the globe without damaging the environment, negatively affecting social stability, or threatening the well-being of future generations? The solution will lie in finding sustainable energy sources and more efficient means of converting and utilizing energy. This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability. It clearly presents the trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options and provides a framework for assessing policy solutions. Sustainable Energy includes illustrative examples, problems, references for further reading, and links to relevant Web sites and can be used outside the classroom as a resource for government, industry, and nonprofit organizations. The first six chapters provide the tools for making informed energy choices. estimation, environmental effects, and economic evaluations. Chapters 7-15 review the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, biomass, geothermal energy, hydropower, wind energy, and solar energy, examining their technologies, environmental impacts, and economics. The remaining chapters treat energy storage, transmission, and distribution; the electric power sector; transportation; industrial energy usage; commercial and residential buildings; and synergistic complex systems. The book addresses the challenges of integrating diverse factors and the importance for future generations of the energy choices we make today. |
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... Problems Appendix : Lessons from SO2 Emissions Trading References 199 200 203 Chapter 5 Project Economic Evaluation 207 . 5.1 Introduction ... 208 5.2 Time Value of Money Mechanics 211 5.2.1 Basic aspects 211 5.2.2 Application to a ...
... Problems Appendix : Lessons from SO2 Emissions Trading References 199 200 203 Chapter 5 Project Economic Evaluation 207 . 5.1 Introduction ... 208 5.2 Time Value of Money Mechanics 211 5.2.1 Basic aspects 211 5.2.2 Application to a ...
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... Problems . . 292 Chapter 7 Fossil Fuels and Fossil Energy 7.1 Introduction 7.1.1 Definition and types of fossil fuels 7.1.2 Historical and current contributions of fossil fuels to human progress 7.1.3 Sustainability : Challenges and ...
... Problems . . 292 Chapter 7 Fossil Fuels and Fossil Energy 7.1 Introduction 7.1.1 Definition and types of fossil fuels 7.1.2 Historical and current contributions of fossil fuels to human progress 7.1.3 Sustainability : Challenges and ...
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... Problems . . .531 . 535 535 537 538 540 . • 542 542 Chapter 13 Solar Energy 543 · 13.1 General Characteristics of Solar Energy 13.2 Resource Assessment 13.3 Passive and Active Solar Thermal Energy for Buildings 544 544 554 • 13.3.1 ...
... Problems . . .531 . 535 535 537 538 540 . • 542 542 Chapter 13 Solar Energy 543 · 13.1 General Characteristics of Solar Energy 13.2 Resource Assessment 13.3 Passive and Active Solar Thermal Energy for Buildings 544 544 554 • 13.3.1 ...
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... Problems Appendix .. Chapter 15 Wind Energy 15.1 Introduction and Historical Notes 15.2 Wind Resources . . 15.2.2 Variation of wind speed with elevation 15.2.3 Air density 15.2.4 Maximum wind turbine efficiency : The Betz ratio 15.3 ...
... Problems Appendix .. Chapter 15 Wind Energy 15.1 Introduction and Historical Notes 15.2 Wind Resources . . 15.2.2 Variation of wind speed with elevation 15.2.3 Air density 15.2.4 Maximum wind turbine efficiency : The Betz ratio 15.3 ...
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... Problems . . .688 688 Chapter 17 Electric Power Sector 17.1 Introduction and Historical Perspectives 17.2 Power Generation 17.2.1 Electric energy 17.2.2 Centralized energy generation 17.2.3 Electric power generation 17.2.4 Environmental ...
... Problems . . .688 688 Chapter 17 Electric Power Sector 17.1 Introduction and Historical Perspectives 17.2 Power Generation 17.2.1 Electric energy 17.2.2 Centralized energy generation 17.2.3 Electric power generation 17.2.4 Environmental ...
Contents
Renewable Energy in Context | 9 |
References | 48 |
Allowability Efficiency Production Rates | 87 |
Local Regional and Global Environmental Effects of Energy | 137 |
Problems | 199 |
Appendix A | 245 |
Energy Systems and Sustainability Metrics | 259 |
References | 289 |
References | 585 |
607 | |
454 | 611 |
Wind Energy | 613 |
References | 640 |
Storage Transportation and Distribution of Energy | 647 |
Electric Power Sector | 693 |
724 | |
Fossil Fuels and Fossil Energy | 295 |
References | 355 |
Nuclear Power | 361 |
405 | |
References | 446 |
References | 453 |
Geothermal Energy | 454 |
References | 519 |
757 | |
References | 774 |
794 | |
819 | |
Conversion Factors | 827 |
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