Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet, Third Edition provides scientists and decision-makers with the knowledge they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of various energy production methods in order to make the energy decisions necessary for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. The third edition of Future Energy looks at the present energy situation and extrapolates to future scenarios related to global warming and the increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition contains over 40 chapters on all aspects of future energy, with each chapter updated and expanded by expert scientists and engineers in their respective fields.
1. Part 1. Introduction - p. xxviii 2. 1. Introduction With a Focus on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change - p. 3 3. Part 2. Fossil Fuels (Energy Sources) - p. 17 4. 2. Coal: Past, Present, and Future Sustainable Use - p. 21 5. 3. Unconventional Oil: Oilsands - p. 49 6. 4. Shale Gas, Tight Oil, Shale Oil and Hydraulic Fracturing - p. 67 7. 5. Coalbed Methane: Reserves, Production, and Future Outlook - p. 97 8. 6. Natural Gas Hydrates: Status of Potential as an Energy Resource - p. 111 9. Part 3. Nuclear Power (Energy Sources) - p. 131 10. 7. Nuclear Fission - p. 135 11. 8. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors - p. 151 12. Part 4. Transport Energy (Energy Sources) - p. 169 13. 9. Biofuels for Transport - p. 173 14. 10. Transport Fuel: Biomass-, Coal-, Gas- and Waste-to-Liquids Processes - p. 199 15. 11. The Electric Vehicle Revolution - p. 227 16. Part 5. Energy Storage - p. 243 17. 12. The Use of Batteries in Storing Electricity - p. 247 18. 13. The Use of Flow Batteries in Storing Electricity for National Grids - p. 263 19. 14. Compressed-Air Energy Storage - p. 279 20. Part 6. Renewables (Energy Sources) - p. 312 21. 15. Hydroelectric Power - p. 315 22. 16. Wind Energy - p. 331 23. 17. Tidal Current Energy: Origins and Challenges - p. 357 24. 18. Photovoltaics, Including New Technologies (Thin Film) and a Discussion on Module Efficiency - p. 375 25. 19. Concentrating Solar Power - p. 413 26. 20. Geothermal Energy - p. 431 27. 21. Energy From Biomass - p. 447 28. Part 7. New Possible Energy Options - p. 471 29. 22. Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier - p. 475 30. 23. Fuel Cells: Energy Conversion Technology - p. 495 31. 24. Space Solar - p. 519 32. 25. Nuclear Fusion - p. 543 33. 26. Synthetic Fuel Development - p. 561 34. Part 8. Environmental and Related Issues - p. 580 35. 27. Energy and the Environment - p. 583 36. 28. Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies - p. 611 37. Part 9. The Current Situation and the Transition to the Future - p. 630 38. 29. The Life Cycle Assessment of Various Energy Technologies - p. 633 39. 30. Integration of High Penetrations of Intermittent Renewable Generation in Future Electricity Networks Using Storage - p. 649 40. 31. Carbon Capture and Storage - p. 669 41. 32. Energy Transition Toward Paris Targets in China - p. 693 42. 33. Metals and Elements Needed to Support Future Energy Systems - p. 711 43. 34. A Global Overview of Future Energy - p. 727 44. Index - p. 757
Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet, Third Edition provides scientists and decision-makers with the knowledge they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of various energy production methods in order to make the energy decisions necessary for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. The third edition of Future Energy looks at the present energy situation and extrapolates to future scenarios related to global warming and the increase of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition contains over 40 chapters on all aspects of future energy, with each chapter updated and expanded by expert scientists and engineers in their respective fields.
1. Part 1. Introduction - p. xxviii 2. 1. Introduction With a Focus on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change - p. 3 3. Part 2. Fossil Fuels (Energy Sources) - p. 17 4. 2. Coal: Past, Present, and Future Sustainable Use - p. 21 5. 3. Unconventional Oil: Oilsands - p. 49 6. 4. Shale Gas, Tight Oil, Shale Oil and Hydraulic Fracturing - p. 67 7. 5. Coalbed Methane: Reserves, Production, and Future Outlook - p. 97 8. 6. Natural Gas Hydrates: Status of Potential as an Energy Resource - p. 111 9. Part 3. Nuclear Power (Energy Sources) - p. 131 10. 7. Nuclear Fission - p. 135 11. 8. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors - p. 151 12. Part 4. Transport Energy (Energy Sources) - p. 169 13. 9. Biofuels for Transport - p. 173 14. 10. Transport Fuel: Biomass-, Coal-, Gas- and Waste-to-Liquids Processes - p. 199 15. 11. The Electric Vehicle Revolution - p. 227 16. Part 5. Energy Storage - p. 243 17. 12. The Use of Batteries in Storing Electricity - p. 247 18. 13. The Use of Flow Batteries in Storing Electricity for National Grids - p. 263 19. 14. Compressed-Air Energy Storage - p. 279 20. Part 6. Renewables (Energy Sources) - p. 312 21. 15. Hydroelectric Power - p. 315 22. 16. Wind Energy - p. 331 23. 17. Tidal Current Energy: Origins and Challenges - p. 357 24. 18. Photovoltaics, Including New Technologies (Thin Film) and a Discussion on Module Efficiency - p. 375 25. 19. Concentrating Solar Power - p. 413 26. 20. Geothermal Energy - p. 431 27. 21. Energy From Biomass - p. 447 28. Part 7. New Possible Energy Options - p. 471 29. 22. Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier - p. 475 30. 23. Fuel Cells: Energy Conversion Technology - p. 495 31. 24. Space Solar - p. 519 32. 25. Nuclear Fusion - p. 543 33. 26. Synthetic Fuel Development - p. 561 34. Part 8. Environmental and Related Issues - p. 580 35. 27. Energy and the Environment - p. 583 36. 28. Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies - p. 611 37. Part 9. The Current Situation and the Transition to the Future - p. 630 38. 29. The Life Cycle Assessment of Various Energy Technologies - p. 633 39. 30. Integration of High Penetrations of Intermittent Renewable Generation in Future Electricity Networks Using Storage - p. 649 40. 31. Carbon Capture and Storage - p. 669 41. 32. Energy Transition Toward Paris Targets in China - p. 693 42. 33. Metals and Elements Needed to Support Future Energy Systems - p. 711 43. 34. A Global Overview of Future Energy - p. 727 44. Index - p. 757
