|  | Cocks, Franklin Hadley
Energy Demand and Climate Change
Issues and Resolutions
 1. Auflage April 2009
24,90 Euro
2009. XVI, 251 Seiten, Softcover
30 Abb. (7 Farbabb.)
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ISBN 978-3-527-32446-0 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
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Index
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Alle sprechen vom Klimawandel. Hier kommen Fakten und Zahlen anstelle emotional gefärbter politischer Statements und dazu vielfältige Informationen über Perspektiven der Energieerzeugung.
Aus dem Inhalt
Acknowledgements
Prologue
PART I: QUESTIONS
Introduction
Ancient Days and Modern Times
Ice Ages - Past and Future
Global Warming versus Returning Glaciers
Earth's Fossil Fuel Supply
Nuclear Power
PART II: ANSWERS
Introduction
Solar Energy
Wind, Waves, and Tides
Going with the Flow: Water, Dams, and Hydropower
Geothermal Energy: Energy from the Earth Itself
Efficiency, Conservation, and Hybrid Cars
Energy Storage: Macro to Micro
Green Fuel: Biodiesel, Alcohol, and Biomass
PART III: DREAMS
Introduction
Breeding Nuclear Fuel
Nuclear Fusion: Engine of the Sun
Power from the Ocean: Thermal and Salinity Gradients
Fuel Cells: Hydrogen, Alcohol, and Coal
Magnetohydrodynamics and Power Plants
Thermionics and the Single Fuel Home
Artificial Photosynthesis and Water Splitting
Planetary Engineering and Terraforming
Space Solar Power: Energy and the Final Frontier
PART IV: NIGHTMARES
Introduction
Alternative Futures
ORBITuary? Disasters That Could Occur
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