Making Technology Work: Applications in Energy and the Environment - Rilegato

Deutch, John M.; Lester, Richard K.

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ISBN 10: 0521818575 ISBN 13: 9780521818575

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Riassunto

This book presents 15 interdisciplinary case studies of technology application in the energy and environment sectors.

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Descrizione del libro

This book presents fifteen interdisciplinary case studies of the application of technology in the energy and environment sectors. The case studies include applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and other coal combustion and emission control technologies. Both successes and failures are analyzed.

Contenuti

1. Introduction; 2. Gasohol; 3. Solar thermal, windpower and photovoltaic technologies; 4. Electricity from coal; 5. Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants; 6. Greenhouse gases and global warming; 7. Nuclear power and its fuel cycle; 8. Managing nuclear waste; 9. Nuclear power and weapons proliferation; 10. Natural gas; 11. Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries; 12. Synthetic fuels; 13. Fuel cells for automobiles; 14. Energy models and statistics; 15. The government's role in innovation; 16. Conclusions.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521818575
• ISBN 13: 9780521818575
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 282
• Contatto del produttore: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italia