Alternative Energy Resources

The Quest for Sustainable Energy

Paul Kruger

272 pages, parution le 24/04/2006

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A balanced introduction to tomorrow's energy sources

Over the course of the next fifty years, there will be a shift in the quest for sustainble energy, including a major change in transportation from internal combustion engines burning petroleum-derived fuels to newer technology engines using new transportation fuels. Alternative Energy Reources examines our options for energy sources with a focus on hydrogen as a large-scale, secondary energy vector parallel to electricity.

As the price of petroleum products increases, the world is scrambling to find a suitable replacement energy source. In this comprehensive primer, Professor Paul Kruger examines energy use throughout history and the exponential expansion of our energy use beginning with the Industrial Revolution through the present day. The book then analyzes the various alternative energy sources available, including renewable energy (hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal), nuclear, and hydrogen. He addresses each energy source's pros and cons based on our needs, availability, and environmental impact aspects. Finally, Dr. Kruger proposes the use of hydrogen as a fuel to sustain our energy supply produced by appropriate technology mixtures of renewable and nuclear energy.

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Human Ecology on Spaceship Earth
The Unending Quest for Abundant Energy
The Fossil Fuel Era.
Sustainability of Energy Resources
Environmental Impact of Energy Consumption
The Nuclear Energy Era
Renewable Energy Resources
Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier
Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel
The Hydrogen Fuel Era

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Paul Kruger
Parution	24/04/2006
Nb. de pages	272
Format	16 x 24,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	547g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471772088
ISBN13	978-0-471-77208-8