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Energy and the new reality 2 : carbon-free energy supply / L.D. Danny Harvey

Author
Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny, 1956-
Additional Titles
Carbon-free energy supply
Published
London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Physical Description
xlix, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction and Key Points from Volume 1 -- 1.1. The scientific basis for concern about global warming -- 1.2. Kaya identity and efficiency versus C-free energy tradeoffs -- 1.3. Potential reductions inend-use energy demand -- Chapter 2. Solar Energy -- 2.1. Seasonal, latitudinal and diurnal distribution of solar energy -- 2.2. Photovoltaic electricity -- 2.3. Solar thermal generation of electricity -- 2.4. Solar thermal energy for heating and hot water -- 2.5. Solar thermal energy for air conditioning -- 2.6. Solar cogeneration: Integrated PV modules and thermal collectors -- 2.7. Industrial uses of solar thermal energy -- 2.8. Direct use of solar energy for desalination, in agriculture and for cooking -- 2.9. Dealing with the intermittent nature of solar energy -- 2.10. Synthesis and global potential -- Chapter 3. Wind Energy -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Components and characteristics of wind turbines -- 3.3. Wind turbine aerodynamics -- 3.4. Wind turbine generators -- 3.5. Variation of wind speed and turbulence with height near the earth's surface -- 3.6. Power output from a wind turbine -- 3.7. Available wind resources -- 3.8. Wind farms -- 3.9. Scaling relationships and implications for required land area -- 3.10. Offshore wind power -- 3.11. Mitigating the adverse effect of fluctuations in available wind energy -- 3.12. Long-distance transmission -- 3.13. Economics -- 3.14. Baseload wind-derived electricity: Strategies and costs -- 3.15. Energy payback time and GHG emissions -- 3.16. Noise and impact on birds -- 3.17. Benefits to farmers -- 3.18. Overcoming local opposition -- 3.19. Global and regional wind energy potential and cost -- 3.20. Scenario of future wind energy use -- 3.21. Summary -- Chapter 4. Biomass Energy -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Sources of biomass for energy -- 4.3. Processes for extracting energy from biomass -- 4.4. Electricity from biomass -- 4.5. Environmental and social considerations in the use of biomass for energy -- 4.6. Net energy yield and GHG balance of biomass energy -- 4.7. Biomass as a chemical feedstock -- 4.8. Comparison of CO2 emission savings for alternative uses of land -- 4.9. Global biomass energy potential -- 4.10. Cost of biomass and biomass products -- 4.11. Vulnerability of biomass energy production to climatic change -- 4.12. Summary and synthesis -- Chapter 5. Geothermal Energy -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Geothermal resources -- 5.3. Technologies for utilizing geothermal energy -- 5.4. Environmental considerations -- 5.5. Current and potential utilization and costs -- 5.6. Concluding comments -- Chapter 6. Hydroelectric Power -- 6.1. Physical principles -- 6.2. Hydroelectric configurations and types of runners -- 6.3. Existing hydroelectric capacity and electricity generation -- 6.4. Technical and economic potential for further hydropower -- 6.5. Upgrading existing facilities -- 6.6. Social and environmental considerations -- 6.7. GHG emissions -- 6.8. Cost -- 6.9. Concluding comments -- Chapter 7. Ocean Energy -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Wave energy -- 7.3. Tidal energy -- 7.4. Tidal currents and other marine currents -- 7.5. Ocean thermal energy conversion -- 7.6. Energy from oceansalinity gradients -- 7.7. Resource potential -- 7.8. Concluding comments -- Chapter 8. Nuclear Energy -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Basics of nuclear energy physics -- 8.3. Nuclear Powerplant reactor technologies -- 8.4. The nuclear fuel chain -- 8.5. Safety -- 8.6. Nuclear weapons, arms proliferation and terrorism risks -- 8.7. Cost -- 8.8. Lifecycle energy balance and GHG emissions from nuclear powerplants -- 8.9. Operational Constraints -- 8.10. Current nuclear capacity -- 8.11. Potential contribution of nuclear energy to future world energy needs -- 8.12. Concluding comments -- Chapter 9. Carbon Capture and Storage -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Sources of CO2 for capture and storage -- 9.3. Capture of CO2 -- 9.4. Compression or liquefaction and transport -- 9.5. Compounded energy penalties for production of electricityand hydrogen -- 9.6. Methods for and costs of long-term storage of CO2 -- 9.7. Environmental and safety issues -- 9.8. Regional and global storage potential -- 9.9. Current status and scenarios -- 9.10. Summary -- Chapter 10. The Hydrogen Economy -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Properties of hydrogen as an energy carrier -- 10.3. Production of hydrogen -- 10.4. Storage of hydrogen -- 10.5. Transmission of hydrogen -- 10.6. End-use applications of hydrogen -- 10.7. Costs -- 10.8. Safety and environmental considerations -- 10.9. Scenarios -- 10.10. Summary and synthesis -- Chapter 11. Community-Integrated Energy Systems with Renewable Energy -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Seasonal underground storage of thermal energy -- 11.3. Utilization of renewable energy with district energy systems -- 11.4. Summary -- Chapter 12. Integrated Scenarios for the Future -- 12.1. Summary of the characteristics of C-free energy sources -- 12.2. Summary of recently published low-cmission scenarios -- 12.3. Construction of C-free energy supply scenarios -- 12.4. Impact on climate and ocean acidification -- 12.5. A role for carbon sequestration -- 12.6. Summary -- Chapter 13. Policy Sketch and Concluding Thoughts -- 13.1. Promoting C-free energy -- 13.2. Research and development -- 13.3. Preserving forests and enhancing carbon sinks -- 13.4. Geo-engineering? -- 13.5. Concluding thoughts -- Appendix A. Prefixes and Conversion Factors -- Appendix B. Computing the Embodied Energy of Manufactured Materials -- Appendix C. Financial Parameters -- Appendix D. Heating Values of Fuels and Energy Equivalents -- Appendix E. Websites with More Information -- Appendix F. Software Tools for the Analysis of Renewable Energy.
Summary
"C̀arbon-Free Energy Supply is an impressive and comprehensive textbook. It concentrates on renewables but also includes nuclear power and fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage. It clearly demonstrates the technological and economic feasibility of a carbon-free future for the world.' Godfrey Boyle, Professor of Renewable Energy, The Open University, UK" "P̀rovides a balance of energy technology and energy systems tutorial, balanced with an excellent education in the climate-energy nexus. As energy advances to be the "front burner" issue that it needs to be and remain, texts like this are vitally needed for the new generation of energy researchers and leaders.' Daniel M. Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley" "Transforming our energy supplies to be more sustainable is seen by many to be the biggest challenge of our times. In this comprehensive textbook, L. D. Danny Harvey sets out in Unprecedented detail the path we must take to minimize the effects that the way we harness energy will have on the future climate." "It also covers the options for carbon capture and storage, and the contexts in which low-carbon energy can best be utilized [the potential for community-integrated systems, and the hydrogen economy]. The book closes with Scenarios that combine the findings from its companion volume (concerning the potential for limiting future energy demand) with the findings from this volume (concerning the cost and potential of carbon-free energy systems) to generate scenarios that succeed in limiting future atmospheric CO2 concentration to no more than 450ppmv. Detailed yet accessible, meticulously researched and reviewed, this work constitutes an indispensable textbook and reference for students and practitioners in sustainable energy and engineering."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9781844079131 (hbk.)
1844079139 (hbk.)
9781849710732 (pbk.)
1849710732 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Greater Allegheny copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2010.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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