Energy for a sustainable world : from the oil age to a sun-powered future /
Armaroli, Nicola, 1966-
Energy for a sustainable world : from the oil age to a sun-powered future / Nicola Armaroli and Vincenzo Balzani. - Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xxi, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Living on Spaceship Earth. The Energy Challenge -- Concepts and Misconcepts -- Energy in History -- Fossil Fuels. Oil -- Natural Gas -- Coal -- Fossil Legacy -- Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Energy -- Renewable Energies. Solar Energy Basics -- Solar Heat and Electricity -- Solar Fuels -- Other Renewables -- Energy Carriers. Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Scenarios for a Sustainable Future. The Challenge Ahead -- Appendix: Did You Know That?
"An easy read, balancing the pros and cons, this book surveys the energy issue from a broad scientific perspective while considering environmental, economic, and social factors. It explains the basic concepts, provides a historical overview of energy resources, assesses our unsustainable energy system based on fossil fuels, and shows that the energy crisis is not only a tough challenge, but also an unprecedented opportunity to become more concerned about the world in which we live and the society we have built up. By outlining the alternatives for today and the future, it gives an extensive overview on nuclear energy, solar thermal and photovoltaics, solar fuels, wind power, ocean energies and other renewables, highlighting the increasing importance of electricity and the long-term perspectives of a hydrogen-based economy. An excellent source of updated and carefully documented information on the entangled aspects of the energy issue, this book is a guide for scientists, students and teachers looking for ways out of the energy and climate crisis, and the problems and disparities generated during the fossil fuel era"--Provided by publisher.
9783527633593 3527633596 9783527633609 352763360X
10.1002/9783527633593 doi
10.1002/9783527633593 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Power resources.
Energy development.
Energy policy.
Sustainable development.
Energy conservation.
Environmental Studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Energy.
SCIENCE--Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Energy conservation.
Energy development.
Energy policy.
Power resources.
Sustainable development.
Energieverbruik.
Energievraagstuk.
Duurzame energie.
Electronic books.
TJ163.2 / .A763 2011eb
333.79
Energy for a sustainable world : from the oil age to a sun-powered future / Nicola Armaroli and Vincenzo Balzani. - Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xxi, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Living on Spaceship Earth. The Energy Challenge -- Concepts and Misconcepts -- Energy in History -- Fossil Fuels. Oil -- Natural Gas -- Coal -- Fossil Legacy -- Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Energy -- Renewable Energies. Solar Energy Basics -- Solar Heat and Electricity -- Solar Fuels -- Other Renewables -- Energy Carriers. Electricity -- Hydrogen -- Scenarios for a Sustainable Future. The Challenge Ahead -- Appendix: Did You Know That?
"An easy read, balancing the pros and cons, this book surveys the energy issue from a broad scientific perspective while considering environmental, economic, and social factors. It explains the basic concepts, provides a historical overview of energy resources, assesses our unsustainable energy system based on fossil fuels, and shows that the energy crisis is not only a tough challenge, but also an unprecedented opportunity to become more concerned about the world in which we live and the society we have built up. By outlining the alternatives for today and the future, it gives an extensive overview on nuclear energy, solar thermal and photovoltaics, solar fuels, wind power, ocean energies and other renewables, highlighting the increasing importance of electricity and the long-term perspectives of a hydrogen-based economy. An excellent source of updated and carefully documented information on the entangled aspects of the energy issue, this book is a guide for scientists, students and teachers looking for ways out of the energy and climate crisis, and the problems and disparities generated during the fossil fuel era"--Provided by publisher.
9783527633593 3527633596 9783527633609 352763360X
10.1002/9783527633593 doi
10.1002/9783527633593 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Power resources.
Energy development.
Energy policy.
Sustainable development.
Energy conservation.
Environmental Studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Energy.
SCIENCE--Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Energy conservation.
Energy development.
Energy policy.
Power resources.
Sustainable development.
Energieverbruik.
Energievraagstuk.
Duurzame energie.
Electronic books.
TJ163.2 / .A763 2011eb
333.79