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050 00 $aTJ808$b.K78 2006
082 00 $a621.042$222
100 1 $aKruger, Paul,$d1925-
245 10 $aAlternative energy resources :$bthe quest for sustainable energy /$cPaul Kruger.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley,$cc2006.
300 $axxiv, 248 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tHuman ecology on spaceship earth --$g1.0.$tIntroduction --$g1.01.$tAxiom 1 --$g1.02.$tAxiom 2 --$g1.03.$tAxiom 3 --$g1.04.$tPhilosophical questions for the quest --$g1.1.$tDevelopment of human ecology --$g1.11.$tMajor ages in human history --$g1.12.$tThe biosphere : "spaceship earth" --$g1.13.$tLimits to growth --$g1.2.$tSummary --$tReferences --$g2.$tThe unending quest for abundant energy --$g2.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g2.1.$tCharacteristics of an industrial nation --$g2.11.$tFlow of abundant energy --$g2.12.$tCapital and income energy resources --$g2.2.$tExponential growth dynamics --$g2.21.$tLinear growth --$g2.22.$tExponential growth --$g2.23.$tDoubling time --$g2.24.$tExponential growth scenarios --$g2.25.$tCalculation of growth rates by regression analysis --$g2.3.$tCurrent growth in energy consumption --$g2.31.$tTrends in energy consumption --$g2.32.$tEnergy intensity --$g2.33.$tProjections of energy intensities --$g2.34.$tProjections of future energy consumption --$g2.4.$tSummary --$tReferences --
505 00 $g3.$tThe fossil fuel era --$g3.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g3.01.$tFossil fuel consumption in the United States since 1900 --$g3.1.$tFossil fuels --$g3.11.$tCoal --$g3.12.$tHeating value of coal --$g3.13.$tCrude oil --$g3.14.$tNatural gas --$g3.2.$tForecast of U.S. energy consumption through 2025 --$g3.3.$tHow long will fossil fuels last? --$g3.31.$tEstimation of fossil fuel reserves --$g3.32.$tThe McKelvey diagram --$g3.33.$tProduction of a finite resource --$g3.34.$tThe logistic production curve method --$g3.4.$tGrowth of fossil fuel demand for generation of electricity --$g3.5.$tSummary --$tReferences --$g4.$tSustainability of energy resources --$g4.0.$tSustainable economic development --$g4.01.$tIndicators for sustainable energy development --$g4.02.$tSustainable energy supply --$g4.1.$tSustainability of electric energy demand --$g4.11.$tThe electronic way of life --$g4.12.$tA continental superconducting grid --$g4.13.$tThe hydrogen fuel era --$g4.2.$tNatural gas in sustainable energy supply --$g4.21.$tPetrochemical use of natural gas --$g4.22.$tGrowth of natural gas consumption in the United States --$g4.23.$tForecast of natural gas consumption through 2025 --$g4.24.$tNatural gas supply and reserves --$g4.3.$tNatural gas commitment for electric power generation --$g4.4.$tSustainability of natural gas as an energy resource --$g4.5.$tNon-fossil energy resources --$g4.51.$tGrowth of alternate (non-fossil) energy use --$g4.52.$tForecast of Non-fossil energy supply --$g4.6.$tSummary --$tReferences --
505 00 $g5.$tEnvironmental impact of energy consumption --$g5.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g5.1.$tBasics of environmental impact --$g5.11.$tRelationship between magnitude and severity --$g5.12.$tConsequences of environmental threat --$g5.13.$tA hypothetical example of magnitude-severity analysis --$g5.2.$tThe saga of the greenhouse effect --$g5.21.$tComponents of the saga --$g5.3.$tLocal air pollution from automobile exhaust --$g5.31.$tEnvironmental impact of smog --$g5.32.$tNitrogen oxides in photochemical "smog" --$g5.33.$tMagnitude-severity aspects of nitrogen oxides --$g5.4.$tValue of air quality improvement in transportation --$g5.5.$tSome data for the Los Angeles air basin --$g5.6.$tSummary --$tReferences --$g6.$tThe nuclear energy era --$g6.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g6.1.$tBasic elements of nuclear science --$g6.11.$tThe atomic nucleus --$g6.12.$tIsotopic composition and abundance --$g6.13.$tAtomic mass --$g6.14.$tEquivalence of mass and energy --$g6.15.$tBinding energy --$g6.16.$tNuclear stability --$g6.17.$tTypes of radioactive decay --$g6.18.$tProperties of radionuclides --$g6.2.$tBasic elements of nuclear power --$g6.21.$tNuclear fission --$g6.22.$tAvailable energy from uranium fuel --$g6.23.$tNuclear power reactors --$g6.24.$tThe light-water uranium fuel cycle --$g6.25.$tGeneration IV nuclear reactors --$g6.26.$tNuclear safety --$g6.27.$tNuclear waste --$g6.3.$tThe Oklo natural nuclear reactors on earth --$g6.4.$tThermonuclear fusion --$g6.5.$tSummary --$tReferences --
505 00 $g7.$tRenewable energy resources --$g7.0.$tRenewable energy --$g7.01.$tTypes of renewable energy --$g7.02.$tConsumption of renewable energy --$g7.1.$tHydroelectric power --$g7.2.$tSolar energy --$g7.21.$tThe solar constant --$g7.22.$tSolar energy "reserves" --$g7.23.$tSolar electricity --$g7.3.$tWind energy --$g7.31.$tWind power rate --$g7.32.$tWind turbine conversion efficiency --$g7.33.$tThe wind energy resource --$g7.34.$tEstimated cost of wind power --$g7.4.$tBiomass energy --$g7.41.$tThe solar biomass resource --$g7.42.$tBiomass conversion processes --$g7.43.$tEnvironmental aspects of bioenergy fuels --$g7.5.$tOther renewable resources --$g7.51.$tTidal energy --$g7.52.$tGeothermal energy --$g7.6.$tSummary --$tReferences --$g8.$tHydrogen as an energy carrier --$g8.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g8.01.$tPhysical nature of hydrogen --$g8.02.$tChemical nature of hydrogen --$g8.03.$tEnergetics of hydrogen --$g8.1.$tHydrogen and electricity as parallel energy carriers --$g8.11.$tWhy hydrogen? --$g8.12.$tCompetitive uses for hydrogen --$g8.2.$tThe hydrogen energy fuel cycle --$g8.21.$tHydrogen production --$g8.21a.$tA wee-bit of electrochemistry --$g8.22.$thydrogen storage --$g8.23.$tDistribution of hydrogen --$g8.24.$tEnd uses for hydrogen fuel --$g8.25.$tCost factors of hydrogen fuel --$g8.3.$tSummary --$tReferences --
505 00 $g9.$tHydrogen as a transportation fuel --$g9.0.$tHistoric perspective --$g9.01.$tHydrogen fuel in aviation --$g9.02.$tHydrogen fuel in marine propulsion --$g9.1.$tHydrogen fuel cells in vehicle transportation --$g9.11.$tJust what is a fuel cell? --$g9.12.$tA wee-bit of thermodynamics --$g9.13.$tAspects of hydrogen as a transportation fuel --$g9.14.$tHydrogen fuel vehicles by application type --$g9.2.$tHydrogen fuel-cell vehicles --$g9.21.$tCharacteristics of alternate fuels for fuel cells --$g9.22.$tMethanol as a fuel for fuel cells --$g9.23.$tNatural gas as a transportation fuel --$g9.3.$tWhat more is needed? --$g9.4.$tSummary --$tReferences --$g10.$tThe hydrogen fuel era --$g10.0.$tPerspective of an era --$g10.1.$tPotential for air quality improvement --$g10.11.$tEmission standards --$g10.12.$tFactors that effect vehicle emissions --$g10.13.$tHistory of California emission standards --$g10.2.$tModeling health benefit from hydrogen fuel transportation --$g10.21.$tModel development for the three-city hydrogen air quality study --$g10.22.$tThe metropolitan Tokyo air quality study --$g10.3.$tElectric energy requirement for hydrogen fuel --$g10.31.$tExtrapolation of historic transportation fuel data to 2010 --$g10.32.$tGrowth of demand for hydrogen fuel and electric energy : 2010-2050 --$g10.4.$tProspects for the future of sustainable energy supply --$g10.41.$tPotential distribution of energy resources --$g10.42.$tPossibilities to resolve the impasse --$g10.5.$tWrap-up --$g10.6.$tSummary --$tReferences.
650 0 $aRenewable energy sources.
650 0 $aEnergy policy.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021362.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005021362-d.html