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Making Technology Work
Applications in Energy and the Environment
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521523172
Veröffentl:
2003
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.11.2003
Seiten:
282
Autor:
John M Deutch
Gewicht:
608 g
Format:
242x192x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The authors present 15 interdisciplinary case studies on the application of technology in the energy and environment sectors including applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and other coal combustion and emission control technologies.
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.