Energy and Climate Change: Our New Future provides an understanding of future energy, energy transition, and climate change. Sections cover key concepts, enabling readers to better understand root causes and future implications while also assessing the current role and future outlook for fossil fuel-based energy sources. Coverage of the very latest cleaner energies gives readers tactics to solve the problems of global warming and climate change. The book also explores how various renewable energy options are affected by climate change, such as strong winds impacting wind turbines, flooding of renewable energy infrastructure, droughts affecting hydroelectric schemes, rising temperatures affecting solar panels, and more.
This is an invaluable resource for all those with an interest in energy transition, renewable energy, climate change, and sustainability, including researchers, graduate students, scientists, engineers, practitioners, consultants, industry leaders, urban planners, and government personnel.
1. Part A: Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Evidence and causes of climate change - p. 3 3. The need to reduce CO2 production and boost renewable energy - p. 23 4. 3. Evidence of climate change (intertidal indicators) - p. 43 5. 4. Evidence of change (bird ecology) - p. 67 6. 5. Global surface temperatures - p. 85 7. Part B: Fossil fuels - p. 111 8. 6. Oil and natural gas, present, and in the future - p. 123 9. 7. Coal and climate change - p. 153 10. Part C: Renewable energy and storing energy - p. 190 11. 8. Wind energy: status and outlook with focus on offshore wind - p. 197 12. 9. Status and outlook of solar photovoltaics - p. 225 13. 10. Status and perspectives of concentrating solar technologies - p. 251 14. 11. An uncertain future for global hydropower - p. 279 15. 12. Geothermal energy now and in the future - p. 299 16. 13. Marine energy - p. 315 17. 14. Oceans—tidal energy - p. 343 18. Chapter 15. Storing energy: options to balance renewable energy - p. 361 19. 16. Hydrogen production and hydrogen as an energy vector - p. 409 20. 17. Solid air hydrogen liquefaction, the missing link of the hydrogen economy - p. 433 21. Part D: Nuclear energy - p. 450 22. 18. The role of nuclear fission technology in decarbonization - p. 455 23. 19. Small modular reactors: economic, safety, and environmental aspects - p. 475 24. Part E: Carbon capture and potential new energy technologies - p. 496 25. 20. Carbon capture and sequestration: a critical view of its future - p. 505 26. 21. Nuclear fusion (including safety, impact on the environment, and potential capacity in 2030 and 2050) - p. 525 27. 22. Space-based-solar energy: current status and prospects - p. 539 28. Part F: Final word - p. 568 29. 23. The transition to 100% clean, renewable energy - p. 575 30. Index - p. 605
Energy and Climate Change: Our New Future provides an understanding of future energy, energy transition, and climate change. Sections cover key concepts, enabling readers to better understand root causes and future implications while also assessing the current role and future outlook for fossil fuel-based energy sources. Coverage of the very latest cleaner energies gives readers tactics to solve the problems of global warming and climate change. The book also explores how various renewable energy options are affected by climate change, such as strong winds impacting wind turbines, flooding of renewable energy infrastructure, droughts affecting hydroelectric schemes, rising temperatures affecting solar panels, and more.
This is an invaluable resource for all those with an interest in energy transition, renewable energy, climate change, and sustainability, including researchers, graduate students, scientists, engineers, practitioners, consultants, industry leaders, urban planners, and government personnel.
1. Part A: Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Evidence and causes of climate change - p. 3 3. The need to reduce CO2 production and boost renewable energy - p. 23 4. 3. Evidence of climate change (intertidal indicators) - p. 43 5. 4. Evidence of change (bird ecology) - p. 67 6. 5. Global surface temperatures - p. 85 7. Part B: Fossil fuels - p. 111 8. 6. Oil and natural gas, present, and in the future - p. 123 9. 7. Coal and climate change - p. 153 10. Part C: Renewable energy and storing energy - p. 190 11. 8. Wind energy: status and outlook with focus on offshore wind - p. 197 12. 9. Status and outlook of solar photovoltaics - p. 225 13. 10. Status and perspectives of concentrating solar technologies - p. 251 14. 11. An uncertain future for global hydropower - p. 279 15. 12. Geothermal energy now and in the future - p. 299 16. 13. Marine energy - p. 315 17. 14. Oceans—tidal energy - p. 343 18. Chapter 15. Storing energy: options to balance renewable energy - p. 361 19. 16. Hydrogen production and hydrogen as an energy vector - p. 409 20. 17. Solid air hydrogen liquefaction, the missing link of the hydrogen economy - p. 433 21. Part D: Nuclear energy - p. 450 22. 18. The role of nuclear fission technology in decarbonization - p. 455 23. 19. Small modular reactors: economic, safety, and environmental aspects - p. 475 24. Part E: Carbon capture and potential new energy technologies - p. 496 25. 20. Carbon capture and sequestration: a critical view of its future - p. 505 26. 21. Nuclear fusion (including safety, impact on the environment, and potential capacity in 2030 and 2050) - p. 525 27. 22. Space-based-solar energy: current status and prospects - p. 539 28. Part F: Final word - p. 568 29. 23. The transition to 100% clean, renewable energy - p. 575 30. Index - p. 605
