Energy Alternatives

Author : Philip G. Gallman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421401973

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Green Alternatives and National Energy Strategy by Philip G. Gallman Pdf

It is no secret that the United States' dependence on oil -- mostly foreign -- puts the country in a precarious position. The United States needs innovative ways not only to power millions of automobiles on its highways but also to secure sustainable sources of fuel for the future. This book presents the latest facts and figures about alternative energy to any physicist, engineer, policymaker, or concerned citizen who needs a reliable source of information on the nation's looming energy crisis. Philip G. Gallman focuses especially on green vehicles and the interrelationship between their design and various energy sources. He explains simply and clearly the complex energy and automotive engineering issues involved in developing green vehicles, measures their likely effect on energy resource demand, and considers what they might mean for national energy strategy. Addressing problems associated with renewable resources often overlooked or ignored in the popular press, Gallman explains what replacing oil with alternative sources of energy realistically entails. Can the nation satisfy its energy demands with wind turbines, solar power, hydroelectric power, or geothermal power? Is biodiesel or electricity the answer to our gas-guzzling ways? Organized logically and with an accessible narrative, Green Alternatives and National Energy Strategy guides readers through the essential questions and hurdles the United States must answer and overcome to transition from a petroleum-dependent nation to one that runs on sustainable, renewable energy.

Author : Margaret Haerens
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737764406

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Energy Alternatives by Margaret Haerens Pdf

This must-have volume explores global developments in energy alternatives, focusing on nuclear energy, particularly the impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, as well as the politics and economics of energy alternatives. Primary sources and essays from international sources offer a truly panoramic view. Stellar essay sources include Yazeed Kamaldien, Integrated Regional Information Networks, Barack Obama, Young Il Choung, James Holloway, Yazeed Kamaldien, The Economist, and Siobhan Dowling.

Author : Jill Sherman
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781604538618

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Oil and Energy Alternatives by Jill Sherman Pdf

This book gives readers a balanced look at the issue of oil and energy alternatives and its surrounding arguments. Oil and Energy Alternatives covers topics including the rising cost of oil, the national and international politics of oil, and the defining factors of an oil crisis. Readers will become familiar with oil-related environmental issues, carbon-free energy, the pros and cons of alternative energy, and solutions for the future. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309056847

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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternatives for the Removal and Disposition of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Fluoride Salts by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes Pdf

This book discusses the technical alternatives for cleanup of radioactive fluoride salts that were the fuel for the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, a novel nuclear reactor design that was tested in the 1960s at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. These fluoride salts pose an unusual cleanup challenge. The book discusses alternatives for processing and removing the salts based on present knowledge of fluoride salt chemistry and nuclear reactions of the radioactive constituents.

Author : Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309590105

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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternatives for the Removal and Disposition of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Fluoride Salts by Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council Pdf

This book discusses the technical alternatives for cleanup of radioactive fluoride salts that were the fuel for the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, a novel nuclear reactor design that was tested in the 1960s at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. These fluoride salts pose an unusual cleanup challenge. The book discusses alternatives for processing and removing the salts based on present knowledge of fluoride salt chemistry and nuclear reactions of the radioactive constituents.

Author : Efstathios E. Stathis Michaelides
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642209505

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Alternative Energy Sources by Efstathios E. Stathis Michaelides Pdf

Alternative Energy Sources is designed to give the reader, a clear view of the role each form of alternative energy may play in supplying the energy needs of the human society in the near future (20-50 years). The two first chapters on "energy demand and supply" and "environmental effects," set the tone as to why alternative energy is essential for the future. The third chapter gives the laws of energy conversion processes, as well as the limitations of converting one energy form to another. The section on exergy gives a quantitative background on the capability/potential of each energy source to produce power. The fourth, fifth and sixth chapters are expositions of fission and fusion nuclear energy, the power plants that may produce power from these sources and the issues that will frame the public debate on nuclear energy. The following five chapters include descriptions of the most common renewable energy sources (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, hydroelectric) some of the less common sources (e.g. tidal and wave energy). The emphasis of these chapters will be on the global potential of each source, the engineering/technical systems that are used in harnessing the potential of each source, the technological developments that will contribute to wider utilization of the sources and environmental effects associated with their wider use. The last three chapters are: "energy storage," which will become an important issue if renewable energy sources are used widely. The fourteen chapters in the book have been chosen so that one may fit a semester University course around this book. At the end of every chapter, there are 10-20 problems and 1-3 suggestions of semester projects that may be assigned to students for further research.

Author : Gabriel Cruden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1590185307

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Energy Alternatives by Gabriel Cruden Pdf

Energy drives all life and is a key component to how humanity works, lives, and sustains itself. Due to the depletion of existing energy sources and the damage being done to the earth's ecosystems, renewable, non-polluting energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal power, are being developed and implemented.

Author : D. P. Singh,Richa Kothari,V. V. Tyagi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429603297

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Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Environment by D. P. Singh,Richa Kothari,V. V. Tyagi Pdf

Sustainability of environment is an emerging global issue at present. Unsustainable or deteriorating environment is a matter of concern as it has threatened the survival of living creatures. Recently, climate change has been a matter of great concern at a global platform owing to imbalances in natural environment. Increasing population has increased the demand for energy, which has ultimately put pressure on natural resources and caused a paradigm shift from resource generation to exploitation. Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Environment aims to address the role of sustainable technologies in energy generation options for clean environment. It covers a wide spectrum of energy generation approaches, with an emphasis on five key topics: (i) renewable energy sources and recent advances, (ii) emerging green technologies for sustainable development, (iii) assessment of biomass for sustainable bioenergy production, (iv) solid waste management and its potential for energy generation, and (v) solar energy applications, storage system, and heat transfer. This book provides essential and comprehensive knowledge of green energy technologies with different aspects for engineers, technocrats and researchers working in the industry, universities, and research institutions. The book is also very useful for undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering who are keen to know about the development of renewable energy products and their corresponding processes. Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : David T. Hatchett
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0435072331

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Energy Alternatives by David T. Hatchett Pdf

An exploration of the role of alternative energies today. It covers the uses of this form of energy, how fuels were formed, how they were discovered, and how their use is changing. It also examines how energy can be transformed from one state to another and the conservation of energy.

Author : Arthur Bowen,Robert Vagner
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483190556

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Passive and Low Energy Alternatives I by Arthur Bowen,Robert Vagner Pdf

Passive and Low Energy Alternatives I presents the proceedings of the First International PLEA Conference held in Bermuda on September 13-15, 1982 which aims to establish an international forum to report on the developments in the many related topics covered in this fast growing area of global concern that effects all of mankind. The book covers papers on bioclimatology, design methods and tools; site planning/landscape; and vernacular and indigenous architecture. The text also includes papers on innovative design; retrofits and renovations; daylighting; earth contact; and greenhouses. Papers on thermal storage; performance and simulation; social, cultural, economic considerations; and renewable alternatives are also considered. The book further presents papers on passive and hybrid cooling and heating; agricultural applications; and country monographs.

Author : Laura K. Egendorf,Bonnie Szumski,Helen Cothran
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0737734582

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Energy Alternatives by Laura K. Egendorf,Bonnie Szumski,Helen Cothran Pdf

Many people believe that the world's oil supply is finite and that alternative sources of fuel must be pursued. The contributors in this volume consider the issue of alternative energy in the following chapters: Are Alternative Energy Sources Necessary? Are Alternative Energy Sources Viable? Should Alternatives to Gasoline-Powered Vehicles Be Pursued?

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Alternative Energy and Oil Substitution,Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Special Committee on Alternative Energy and Oil Substitution
Publisher : Micromedia, [198-?]
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : 0660109123

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Energy Alternatives by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Alternative Energy and Oil Substitution,Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Special Committee on Alternative Energy and Oil Substitution Pdf

Author : Robert Snedden
Publisher : Heinemann Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Key Stage 3 National Tests
ISBN : 0431118108

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Energy Alternatives by Robert Snedden Pdf

Energy is a major theme in science; it is a central concept that links the various scientific disciplines. This updated science series focuses on the physical sciences in order to show how physical processes involve energy. Readers will learn about different forms of energy and how they are used. The books also stress environmental awareness.

Author : Karen D. Povey
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781420502480

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Energy Alternatives by Karen D. Povey Pdf

Commonly known alternative energy sources include hydroelectric energy, solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, and tidal power. According to the U.S. Energy Administration, alternative fuel vehicles have decreased since 2003, however, buses utilizing alternative fuel have steadily increased since that time: from 9,000 in 2003 to 12,000 today. This accessible and timely edition examines the problems caused by the use of traditional fossil fuels and looks at alternatives such wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Its visually appealing presentation and compelling examples provide context and prompt readers to think critically about the future of alternative energy.

Author : Daniel Stephen Halacy
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015002874280

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Earth, Water, Wind, and Sun, Our Energy Alternatives by Daniel Stephen Halacy Pdf

Discusses energy sources that are possible substitutes for fossil fuels, including geothermal power, water power, wind and solar energy.