Energy for a Sustainable World

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出版社: John Wiley
2010-12
版次: 1
ISBN: 9783527325405
定价: 320.40
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 390页
正文语种: 英语
  • Aneasyread,balancingtheprosandcons,thisbooksurveystheenergyissuefromabroadscientificperspectivewhileconsideringenvironmental,economic,andsocialfactors.Itexplainsthebasicconcepts,providesahistoricaloverviewofenergyresources,assessesourunsustainableenergysystembasedonfossilfuels,andshowsthattheenergycrisisisnotonlyatoughchallenge,butalsoanunprecedentedopportunitytobecomemoreconcernedabouttheworldinwhichweliveandthesocietywehavebuiltup.Byoutliningthealternativesfortodayandthefuture,itgivesanextensiveoverviewonnuclearenergy,solarthermalandphotovoltaics,solarfuels,windpower,oceanenergiesandotherrenewables,highlightingtheincreasingimportanceofelectricityandthelong–termperspectivesofahydrogen–basedeconomy.Anexcellentsourceofupdatedandcarefullydocumentedinformationontheentangledaspectsoftheenergyissue,thisbookisaguideforscientists,studentsandteacherslookingforwaysoutoftheenergyandclimatecrisis,andtheproblemsanddisparitiesgeneratedduringthefossilfuelera. NicolaArmaroligothisPhDinchemicalsciencesin1994fromtheUniversityofBologna.Afterpost-doctoralstudiesintheU.S.andItaly,in1997hejoinedtheItalianNationalResearchCouncil(CNR),whereheiscurrentlyresearchdirector.Hehaspublishedthreebooksandover150papers,givingtensoflecturesworldwide.Hiscurrentresearchisconcernedwiththephotochemistryandphotophysicsofcoordinationcompounds,carbonnanostructuresandsupramolecularmaterials,withfocusonluminescenceandphotoinducedenergy-andelectron-transfer.Thisworkisofinterestbothinfundamentalscienceandtechnologicalapplications,suchassolarenergyconversionandlightingdevices.VincenzoBalzanigainedhischemistrydegreein1960fromtheUniversityofBologna,wherehehasbeenProfessorofChemistrysince1973.HehasbeenavisitingProfessorinCanada,Israel,FranceandBelgium,headedvariousscientificcommitteesandinstitutesandhasheldover300lecturesworldwide.Alongsidehismembershipofseveraleditorialboards,Prof.Balzanihassixbooksandover500paperstohisname.Heisafellowofnumeroussocieties,andhaswonmanyawardsaroundtheworld.Hisresearchinterestsincludephotochemistry,photophysics,supramolecularchemistry,electrontransferreactions,molecular-leveldevicesandmachines,molecularnanotechnology,andphotochemicalsolarenergyconversion. Preface.Acknowledgments.Notation.PartOne.LivingonSpaceshipEarth.1.TheEnergyChallenge.1.1OurSpaceshipEarth.1.2AnUnsustainableGrowthinanUnequalWorld.1.3EnergyandClimateCrisis.1.4DealingwithChange.1.5UnavoidableQuestions.2.ConceptsandMisconcepts.2.1TheElusiveDefinitionofEnergy.2.2ATasteofBasicPrinciples.2.3ConvertingPrimaryEnergyintoUsefulEnergy.2.4ItTakesEnergytoMakeEnergy:UsefulEnergy.2.5EmbodiedEnergy.2.6EnergyUnitsandConversions.2.7TheImmenseEnergyandPowerScales.2.8SomeEnergyKeyParameters.2.9EnergyPervasivenessVersusEnergyIlliteracy.2.10KeyNumbers:anAbacusforEnergyLiteracy.3.EnergyinHistory.3.1HistoriaMagistraVitae.3.2AnimalPower.3.3HumanSlavesandEnergySlaves.3.4WaterwheelsandWindwheels.3.5FromWoodtoCoal.3.6Steam-PoweredMachines.3.7RoadVehicles.3.8Aircraft.3.9Electricity.PartTwo.FossilFuels.4.Oil.4.1WhatisOil.4.2OilHistory,Exploration,Drilling,Production.4.3OilTransportation.4.4OilRefining.4.5OilStorage.4.6UnconventionalOil.4.7Petrochemicals.4.8OilasaFuel.4.9AmericasAddictiontoOil.4.10OilPrice.4.11OilPeakandReserves.5.NaturalGas.5.1WhatisNaturalGasandWhereItComesFrom.5.2GasPropertiesandDefinitions.5.3BriefHistoricalNotesonGasExploitation.5.4GasProduction,Consumption,andReserves.5.5LiquefieldNaturalGas(LNG).5.6NaturalGasProcessing.5.7Transport,Storage,andDistribution.5.8GasUses:EnergyandFeedstock.5.9UnconventionalGas.6.Coal.6.1WhatisCoal.6.2CoalExtraction.6.3CoalTransportationandIndustrialUses.6.4CoalGasification.6.5CoalProduction,Consumption,andReserves.6.6CarbonCaptureandSequestration(CCS).6.7IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC).7.FossilLegacy.7.1TheEnergyDarkSides.7.2AlterationoftheCarbonCyclebyFossilFuelCombustion.7.3AnthropogenicClimateChange.7.4AirPollutionandGlobalWarming.7.5CounterbalancingourClimateInfluence.7.6PuttingaLimittoCO2.7.7AirPollutionandHumanHealth.7.8LandandWaterDegradation.7.9So,What?PartThree.NuclearEnergy.8.NuclearEnergy.8.1PrinciplesofNuclearFissionandFusion.8.2PowerfromNuclearFission.8.3CivilianUseofNuclearFusion?PartFour.RenewableEnergies.9.SolarEnergyBasics.9.1TheOriginofSunshine.9.2SolarRadiationandAttenuation.9.3Abundant,FairlyDistributed,Vital.9.4SunsLimits:DilutionandIntermittency.9.5TheConversionofSolarEnergy:Heat,Fuels,Electricity.10.SolarHeatandElectricity.10.1PassiveSolarHarnessinginBuildings.10.2ThermalConversion:UnconcentratedSolarFlux.10.3ThermalConversion:ConcentratedSolarFlux.10.4TheBirthandRiseofPhotovaltaics.10.5InorganicPhotovoltaics:KeyPrinciples.10.6SiliconSolarCells.10.7ThinFilmSolarCells.10.8OrganicSolarCells.10.9ConcentratedPhotovoltaicsandOtherInnovativeConcepts.10.10Photovoltaics:GlobalInstallationandMarketTrends.10.11SolarEnergy:SustainableandAffordable.11.SolarFuels.11.1Introduction.11.2NaturalPhotosynthesis.11.3BiomassandBiofuels.11.4FutureOptionsforTransportationFuels.11.5ArtificialPhotosynthesis.11.6Dye-sensitizedSolarCells.11.7TheSolarFuelChallenge.12.OtherRenewables.12.1HydroelectricEnergy.12.2WindEnergy.12.3OceanEnergies.12.4GeothermalEnergy.PartFive.EnergyCarriers.13.Electricity.13.1BasicConcepts.13.2Illumination.13.3TraditionalPowerGeneration.13.4TraditionalElectricityGrid.13.5PowerGenerationfromNewRenewables.13.6EnergyStorageforElectricitySupplyNetworks.13.7Plugging-inTransportation.13.8SmartGrid.13.9TowardsanElectricityPoweredWorld.14.Hydrogen.14.1Introduction.14.2PropertiesandIndustrialUses.14.3HydrogenasanEnergyCarrier:TheScaleoftheTask.14.4MethodsforProducingHydrogen.14.5HydrogenStorage.14.6HydrogenTransportationandDistribution.14.7EndUsesofHydrogenFuel.14.8HydrogenPoweredVehicles.14.9TowardsaHydrogenEconomy?PartSix.ScenariosforaSustainableFuture.15.TheChallenge.15.1ReflectionontheStateofOurPlanet:NowWeKnow.15.2EnergyDemandandSupply.15.3EnergyandtheQualityofLife.15.4SavingtheClimate.15.5PhasingOutFossilFuels.15.6AvoidingNuclearEnergy.15.7EcologicalSustainability.15.8WhyWeNeedtoDevelopRenewableEnergyEnergies.15.9Conclusion.AppendixDidYouKnowThat?References.Index.?
  • 内容简介:
    Aneasyread,balancingtheprosandcons,thisbooksurveystheenergyissuefromabroadscientificperspectivewhileconsideringenvironmental,economic,andsocialfactors.Itexplainsthebasicconcepts,providesahistoricaloverviewofenergyresources,assessesourunsustainableenergysystembasedonfossilfuels,andshowsthattheenergycrisisisnotonlyatoughchallenge,butalsoanunprecedentedopportunitytobecomemoreconcernedabouttheworldinwhichweliveandthesocietywehavebuiltup.Byoutliningthealternativesfortodayandthefuture,itgivesanextensiveoverviewonnuclearenergy,solarthermalandphotovoltaics,solarfuels,windpower,oceanenergiesandotherrenewables,highlightingtheincreasingimportanceofelectricityandthelong–termperspectivesofahydrogen–basedeconomy.Anexcellentsourceofupdatedandcarefullydocumentedinformationontheentangledaspectsoftheenergyissue,thisbookisaguideforscientists,studentsandteacherslookingforwaysoutoftheenergyandclimatecrisis,andtheproblemsanddisparitiesgeneratedduringthefossilfuelera.
  • 作者简介:
    NicolaArmaroligothisPhDinchemicalsciencesin1994fromtheUniversityofBologna.Afterpost-doctoralstudiesintheU.S.andItaly,in1997hejoinedtheItalianNationalResearchCouncil(CNR),whereheiscurrentlyresearchdirector.Hehaspublishedthreebooksandover150papers,givingtensoflecturesworldwide.Hiscurrentresearchisconcernedwiththephotochemistryandphotophysicsofcoordinationcompounds,carbonnanostructuresandsupramolecularmaterials,withfocusonluminescenceandphotoinducedenergy-andelectron-transfer.Thisworkisofinterestbothinfundamentalscienceandtechnologicalapplications,suchassolarenergyconversionandlightingdevices.VincenzoBalzanigainedhischemistrydegreein1960fromtheUniversityofBologna,wherehehasbeenProfessorofChemistrysince1973.HehasbeenavisitingProfessorinCanada,Israel,FranceandBelgium,headedvariousscientificcommitteesandinstitutesandhasheldover300lecturesworldwide.Alongsidehismembershipofseveraleditorialboards,Prof.Balzanihassixbooksandover500paperstohisname.Heisafellowofnumeroussocieties,andhaswonmanyawardsaroundtheworld.Hisresearchinterestsincludephotochemistry,photophysics,supramolecularchemistry,electrontransferreactions,molecular-leveldevicesandmachines,molecularnanotechnology,andphotochemicalsolarenergyconversion.
  • 目录:
    Preface.Acknowledgments.Notation.PartOne.LivingonSpaceshipEarth.1.TheEnergyChallenge.1.1OurSpaceshipEarth.1.2AnUnsustainableGrowthinanUnequalWorld.1.3EnergyandClimateCrisis.1.4DealingwithChange.1.5UnavoidableQuestions.2.ConceptsandMisconcepts.2.1TheElusiveDefinitionofEnergy.2.2ATasteofBasicPrinciples.2.3ConvertingPrimaryEnergyintoUsefulEnergy.2.4ItTakesEnergytoMakeEnergy:UsefulEnergy.2.5EmbodiedEnergy.2.6EnergyUnitsandConversions.2.7TheImmenseEnergyandPowerScales.2.8SomeEnergyKeyParameters.2.9EnergyPervasivenessVersusEnergyIlliteracy.2.10KeyNumbers:anAbacusforEnergyLiteracy.3.EnergyinHistory.3.1HistoriaMagistraVitae.3.2AnimalPower.3.3HumanSlavesandEnergySlaves.3.4WaterwheelsandWindwheels.3.5FromWoodtoCoal.3.6Steam-PoweredMachines.3.7RoadVehicles.3.8Aircraft.3.9Electricity.PartTwo.FossilFuels.4.Oil.4.1WhatisOil.4.2OilHistory,Exploration,Drilling,Production.4.3OilTransportation.4.4OilRefining.4.5OilStorage.4.6UnconventionalOil.4.7Petrochemicals.4.8OilasaFuel.4.9AmericasAddictiontoOil.4.10OilPrice.4.11OilPeakandReserves.5.NaturalGas.5.1WhatisNaturalGasandWhereItComesFrom.5.2GasPropertiesandDefinitions.5.3BriefHistoricalNotesonGasExploitation.5.4GasProduction,Consumption,andReserves.5.5LiquefieldNaturalGas(LNG).5.6NaturalGasProcessing.5.7Transport,Storage,andDistribution.5.8GasUses:EnergyandFeedstock.5.9UnconventionalGas.6.Coal.6.1WhatisCoal.6.2CoalExtraction.6.3CoalTransportationandIndustrialUses.6.4CoalGasification.6.5CoalProduction,Consumption,andReserves.6.6CarbonCaptureandSequestration(CCS).6.7IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC).7.FossilLegacy.7.1TheEnergyDarkSides.7.2AlterationoftheCarbonCyclebyFossilFuelCombustion.7.3AnthropogenicClimateChange.7.4AirPollutionandGlobalWarming.7.5CounterbalancingourClimateInfluence.7.6PuttingaLimittoCO2.7.7AirPollutionandHumanHealth.7.8LandandWaterDegradation.7.9So,What?PartThree.NuclearEnergy.8.NuclearEnergy.8.1PrinciplesofNuclearFissionandFusion.8.2PowerfromNuclearFission.8.3CivilianUseofNuclearFusion?PartFour.RenewableEnergies.9.SolarEnergyBasics.9.1TheOriginofSunshine.9.2SolarRadiationandAttenuation.9.3Abundant,FairlyDistributed,Vital.9.4SunsLimits:DilutionandIntermittency.9.5TheConversionofSolarEnergy:Heat,Fuels,Electricity.10.SolarHeatandElectricity.10.1PassiveSolarHarnessinginBuildings.10.2ThermalConversion:UnconcentratedSolarFlux.10.3ThermalConversion:ConcentratedSolarFlux.10.4TheBirthandRiseofPhotovaltaics.10.5InorganicPhotovoltaics:KeyPrinciples.10.6SiliconSolarCells.10.7ThinFilmSolarCells.10.8OrganicSolarCells.10.9ConcentratedPhotovoltaicsandOtherInnovativeConcepts.10.10Photovoltaics:GlobalInstallationandMarketTrends.10.11SolarEnergy:SustainableandAffordable.11.SolarFuels.11.1Introduction.11.2NaturalPhotosynthesis.11.3BiomassandBiofuels.11.4FutureOptionsforTransportationFuels.11.5ArtificialPhotosynthesis.11.6Dye-sensitizedSolarCells.11.7TheSolarFuelChallenge.12.OtherRenewables.12.1HydroelectricEnergy.12.2WindEnergy.12.3OceanEnergies.12.4GeothermalEnergy.PartFive.EnergyCarriers.13.Electricity.13.1BasicConcepts.13.2Illumination.13.3TraditionalPowerGeneration.13.4TraditionalElectricityGrid.13.5PowerGenerationfromNewRenewables.13.6EnergyStorageforElectricitySupplyNetworks.13.7Plugging-inTransportation.13.8SmartGrid.13.9TowardsanElectricityPoweredWorld.14.Hydrogen.14.1Introduction.14.2PropertiesandIndustrialUses.14.3HydrogenasanEnergyCarrier:TheScaleoftheTask.14.4MethodsforProducingHydrogen.14.5HydrogenStorage.14.6HydrogenTransportationandDistribution.14.7EndUsesofHydrogenFuel.14.8HydrogenPoweredVehicles.14.9TowardsaHydrogenEconomy?PartSix.ScenariosforaSustainableFuture.15.TheChallenge.15.1ReflectionontheStateofOurPlanet:NowWeKnow.15.2EnergyDemandandSupply.15.3EnergyandtheQualityofLife.15.4SavingtheClimate.15.5PhasingOutFossilFuels.15.6AvoidingNuclearEnergy.15.7EcologicalSustainability.15.8WhyWeNeedtoDevelopRenewableEnergyEnergies.15.9Conclusion.AppendixDidYouKnowThat?References.Index.?
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