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Energy... beyond oil
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As the Earth\'s oil supply runs out, and the effects of climate change threaten
nations and their populations, the search for carbon-neutral sources of energy
becomes more important and increasingly urgent. This book focuses on solutions
to the energy problem, and not just the problem itself.
It describes the major energy-generation technologies currently under
development, and provides an authoritative summary of the current status of each
one. It stresses the need for a balanced portfolio of alternative energy
technologies. Certain solutions will be more appropriate than others in
particular locations, due to the differences in availability of natural
resources such as solar, wind, wave, tidal and geothermal. In addition, nuclear
options (both fission and fusion), as well as technologies such as fuel cells,
photovoltaics, artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen (as an energy carrier),
all have a potential role to play. A state-of-the-art critique of energy
efficiency in building design is also included. Each chapter is written by an
acknowledged international expert and provides a non-technical overview of the
competing and complementary approaches to energy generation.

Broad in scope and comprehensive in treatment, Energy..beyond Oil provides an
authoritative synthesis of the scientific and technological issues which are
essential to the survival of the human race in the near future. The book will be
of interest and use to graduate students and researchers in all areas of energy
studies, and will also be highly useful for policy-makers and professionals in
the environmental sector as well as a more general readership who wish to learn
more about this extremely topicalsubject.

Table of Contents

1. Energy.. beyond Oil: a global perspective, Armstrong, Blundell & Fells
2. Arresting Carbon Dioxide Emissions: why and how?, Vincent
3. Geothermal Energy, Batchelor & Curtis
4. Wave and Tidal Power, Mlllar
5. Wind Energy, Leithead
6. Nuclear Fission, Ion
7. Fusion Energy, Llewellyn Smith & Ward
8. Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Solar Energy, Gratzel
9. Biological Solar Energy, Barber
10. Sustainable Hydrogen Energy, Edwards, Kuznetsov & David
11. Fuel Cells, Jollie
12. Energy Efficiency in the Design of Buildings, Dell & Egger
13. Governing the Transition to a New Energy Economy, Meadowcroft
14. Summary, May

Product Details

* ISBN: 0199209960
* ISBN-13: 9780199209965
* Format: Hardcover, 240pp
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
* Pub. Date: November 2007

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