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100 1 _aKruger, Paul,
_d1925-
245 1 0 _aAlternative energy resources :
_bthe quest for sustainable energy /
_cPaul Kruger.
260 _aHoboken, N.J. :
_bJohn Wiley,
_cc2006.
300 _axxiv, 248 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tHuman ecology on spaceship earth --
_g1.0.
_tIntroduction --
_g1.01.
_tAxiom 1 --
_g1.02.
_tAxiom 2 --
_g1.03.
_tAxiom 3 --
_g1.04.
_tPhilosophical questions for the quest --
_g1.1.
_tDevelopment of human ecology --
_g1.11.
_tMajor ages in human history --
_g1.12.
_tThe biosphere : "spaceship earth" --
_g1.13.
_tLimits to growth --
_g1.2.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
_g2.
_tThe unending quest for abundant energy --
_g2.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g2.1.
_tCharacteristics of an industrial nation --
_g2.11.
_tFlow of abundant energy --
_g2.12.
_tCapital and income energy resources --
_g2.2.
_tExponential growth dynamics --
_g2.21.
_tLinear growth --
_g2.22.
_tExponential growth --
_g2.23.
_tDoubling time --
_g2.24.
_tExponential growth scenarios --
_g2.25.
_tCalculation of growth rates by regression analysis --
_g2.3.
_tCurrent growth in energy consumption --
_g2.31.
_tTrends in energy consumption --
_g2.32.
_tEnergy intensity --
_g2.33.
_tProjections of energy intensities --
_g2.34.
_tProjections of future energy consumption --
_g2.4.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
505 0 0 _g3.
_tThe fossil fuel era --
_g3.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g3.01.
_tFossil fuel consumption in the United States since 1900 --
_g3.1.
_tFossil fuels --
_g3.11.
_tCoal --
_g3.12.
_tHeating value of coal --
_g3.13.
_tCrude oil --
_g3.14.
_tNatural gas --
_g3.2.
_tForecast of U.S. energy consumption through 2025 --
_g3.3.
_tHow long will fossil fuels last? --
_g3.31.
_tEstimation of fossil fuel reserves --
_g3.32.
_tThe McKelvey diagram --
_g3.33.
_tProduction of a finite resource --
_g3.34.
_tThe logistic production curve method --
_g3.4.
_tGrowth of fossil fuel demand for generation of electricity --
_g3.5.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
_g4.
_tSustainability of energy resources --
_g4.0.
_tSustainable economic development --
_g4.01.
_tIndicators for sustainable energy development --
_g4.02.
_tSustainable energy supply --
_g4.1.
_tSustainability of electric energy demand --
_g4.11.
_tThe electronic way of life --
_g4.12.
_tA continental superconducting grid --
_g4.13.
_tThe hydrogen fuel era --
_g4.2.
_tNatural gas in sustainable energy supply --
_g4.21.
_tPetrochemical use of natural gas --
_g4.22.
_tGrowth of natural gas consumption in the United States --
_g4.23.
_tForecast of natural gas consumption through 2025 --
_g4.24.
_tNatural gas supply and reserves --
_g4.3.
_tNatural gas commitment for electric power generation --
_g4.4.
_tSustainability of natural gas as an energy resource --
_g4.5.
_tNon-fossil energy resources --
_g4.51.
_tGrowth of alternate (non-fossil) energy use --
_g4.52.
_tForecast of Non-fossil energy supply --
_g4.6.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
505 0 0 _g5.
_tEnvironmental impact of energy consumption --
_g5.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g5.1.
_tBasics of environmental impact --
_g5.11.
_tRelationship between magnitude and severity --
_g5.12.
_tConsequences of environmental threat --
_g5.13.
_tA hypothetical example of magnitude-severity analysis --
_g5.2.
_tThe saga of the greenhouse effect --
_g5.21.
_tComponents of the saga --
_g5.3.
_tLocal air pollution from automobile exhaust --
_g5.31.
_tEnvironmental impact of smog --
_g5.32.
_tNitrogen oxides in photochemical "smog" --
_g5.33.
_tMagnitude-severity aspects of nitrogen oxides --
_g5.4.
_tValue of air quality improvement in transportation --
_g5.5.
_tSome data for the Los Angeles air basin --
_g5.6.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
_g6.
_tThe nuclear energy era --
_g6.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g6.1.
_tBasic elements of nuclear science --
_g6.11.
_tThe atomic nucleus --
_g6.12.
_tIsotopic composition and abundance --
_g6.13.
_tAtomic mass --
_g6.14.
_tEquivalence of mass and energy --
_g6.15.
_tBinding energy --
_g6.16.
_tNuclear stability --
_g6.17.
_tTypes of radioactive decay --
_g6.18.
_tProperties of radionuclides --
_g6.2.
_tBasic elements of nuclear power --
_g6.21.
_tNuclear fission --
_g6.22.
_tAvailable energy from uranium fuel --
_g6.23.
_tNuclear power reactors --
_g6.24.
_tThe light-water uranium fuel cycle --
_g6.25.
_tGeneration IV nuclear reactors --
_g6.26.
_tNuclear safety --
_g6.27.
_tNuclear waste --
_g6.3.
_tThe Oklo natural nuclear reactors on earth --
_g6.4.
_tThermonuclear fusion --
_g6.5.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
505 0 0 _g7.
_tRenewable energy resources --
_g7.0.
_tRenewable energy --
_g7.01.
_tTypes of renewable energy --
_g7.02.
_tConsumption of renewable energy --
_g7.1.
_tHydroelectric power --
_g7.2.
_tSolar energy --
_g7.21.
_tThe solar constant --
_g7.22.
_tSolar energy "reserves" --
_g7.23.
_tSolar electricity --
_g7.3.
_tWind energy --
_g7.31.
_tWind power rate --
_g7.32.
_tWind turbine conversion efficiency --
_g7.33.
_tThe wind energy resource --
_g7.34.
_tEstimated cost of wind power --
_g7.4.
_tBiomass energy --
_g7.41.
_tThe solar biomass resource --
_g7.42.
_tBiomass conversion processes --
_g7.43.
_tEnvironmental aspects of bioenergy fuels --
_g7.5.
_tOther renewable resources --
_g7.51.
_tTidal energy --
_g7.52.
_tGeothermal energy --
_g7.6.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
_g8.
_tHydrogen as an energy carrier --
_g8.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g8.01.
_tPhysical nature of hydrogen --
_g8.02.
_tChemical nature of hydrogen --
_g8.03.
_tEnergetics of hydrogen --
_g8.1.
_tHydrogen and electricity as parallel energy carriers --
_g8.11.
_tWhy hydrogen? --
_g8.12.
_tCompetitive uses for hydrogen --
_g8.2.
_tThe hydrogen energy fuel cycle --
_g8.21.
_tHydrogen production --
_g8.21a.
_tA wee-bit of electrochemistry --
_g8.22.
_thydrogen storage --
_g8.23.
_tDistribution of hydrogen --
_g8.24.
_tEnd uses for hydrogen fuel --
_g8.25.
_tCost factors of hydrogen fuel --
_g8.3.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
505 0 0 _g9.
_tHydrogen as a transportation fuel --
_g9.0.
_tHistoric perspective --
_g9.01.
_tHydrogen fuel in aviation --
_g9.02.
_tHydrogen fuel in marine propulsion --
_g9.1.
_tHydrogen fuel cells in vehicle transportation --
_g9.11.
_tJust what is a fuel cell? --
_g9.12.
_tA wee-bit of thermodynamics --
_g9.13.
_tAspects of hydrogen as a transportation fuel --
_g9.14.
_tHydrogen fuel vehicles by application type --
_g9.2.
_tHydrogen fuel-cell vehicles --
_g9.21.
_tCharacteristics of alternate fuels for fuel cells --
_g9.22.
_tMethanol as a fuel for fuel cells --
_g9.23.
_tNatural gas as a transportation fuel --
_g9.3.
_tWhat more is needed? --
_g9.4.
_tSummary --
_tReferences --
_g10.
_tThe hydrogen fuel era --
_g10.0.
_tPerspective of an era --
_g10.1.
_tPotential for air quality improvement --
_g10.11.
_tEmission standards --
_g10.12.
_tFactors that effect vehicle emissions --
_g10.13.
_tHistory of California emission standards --
_g10.2.
_tModeling health benefit from hydrogen fuel transportation --
_g10.21.
_tModel development for the three-city hydrogen air quality study --
_g10.22.
_tThe metropolitan Tokyo air quality study --
_g10.3.
_tElectric energy requirement for hydrogen fuel --
_g10.31.
_tExtrapolation of historic transportation fuel data to 2010 --
_g10.32.
_tGrowth of demand for hydrogen fuel and electric energy : 2010-2050 --
_g10.4.
_tProspects for the future of sustainable energy supply --
_g10.41.
_tPotential distribution of energy resources --
_g10.42.
_tPossibilities to resolve the impasse --
_g10.5.
_tWrap-up --
_g10.6.
_tSummary --
_tReferences.
650 0 _aRenewable energy sources.
650 0 _aEnergy policy.
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