1. Auflage - April 2009
24,90 Euro
2009. XVI, 251 Seiten, Softcover
30 Abb. (7 Farbabb.)
- Sachbuch -
ISBN-10: 3-527-32446-1
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32446-0 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

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Inhalt

Probekapitel

Index



Kurzbeschreibung
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