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100 1 _aLetcher, Trevor.
245 1 0 _aFuture Energy: improved, sustainable and clean options for our planet [electronic resource]
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aBurlington :
_bElsevier Science,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (739 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Fossil fuels (energy sources) -- Nuclear power (energy sources).
520 8 _aAs the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second 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 needed for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. The second 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 30 chapters on all aspects of future energy, each chapter updated and expanded by expert scientists and engineers in their respective fields providing an unbiased and balanced view of the future of energy. Provides readers with an up-to-date overview of available energy options, both traditional and renewable, as well as the necessary tools to make informed decisions regarding selection, use, and environmental impacts. Covers a wide spectrum of future energy resources presented in a single book with chapters written by experts of the particular fieldEleven new chapters including chapters on: solar heating, energy resources in developing nations and frontiers in oil and gas, Arctic drilling and unconventional oil and gas sources, thorium in nuclear fission, ethanol and other options for future transport fuel, fracking, smart grids, new batteries, environmental issues and the energy options for China.
588 0 _aPrint version record.
650 0 _aPower resources
650 0 _aEnergy development.
650 0 _aClean energy industries.
650 4 _aEnvironmental aspects.
650 4 _aRenewable energy sources.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
856 4 0 _uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080994246
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