UID:
edoccha_9960073783402883
Format:
1 online resource (589 p.)
ISBN:
0-12-802553-0
Content:
The new green industrial revolution is driven by a variety of global environmental concerns. In some regions, it is spurred by the scarcity of cheap affordable renewable energy that will also lead to a reduced reliance on fossil fuel in the production of power. In others, it is driven by a need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power generation. This book provides a comprehensive review of the most popular green "disruptive technologies in energy production as well as their economic impact. In addition, the book includes a multitude of international case studies where these technologies are currently deployed and their economic impact on the region. Clearly explains the scientific, engineering, technological, and economics driving the Green Revolution in power generation A guide to technologies such as renewable energy, smart green grids, and emission control technologies Packed with international case studies that provides real-world examples of how these technologies are currently being deployed around the world Explains the economic impact which these new technologies will play in building global sustainability.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; The Green Industrial Revolution: Energy, Engineering and Economics; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; It Started with Industry; The Solution from Commercial Technologies; Chapter 1: The Endgame; From San Diego on; The GIR's Key Components; Government Support and Financing Is Required; The GIR Cannot Come Soon Enough; References; Chapter 2: Industrial Development; The First Industrial Revolution; The Second Industrial Revolution; Not Enough Supply, too Much Demand; The Green Industrial Revolution; Sustainability is the Key
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Renewable Energy and Distributed on-Site PowerGovernment Support is Crucial; The Next Economics: Social Capitalism; References; Chapter 3: Big Oil's Impact; OIL: An Ancient Product; The Oil Industry; Developing an Oil Industry; The First Oil Well Was Drilled in China in 347; OPEC and the Oil Embargo; OPEC Pricing and the Politics of the Persian Gulf; Subsidies and Politics; Massive Oil Spills; Big Oil's Influence in the United States; Oil's Reserves and its Future; References; Chapter 4: Coal, Natural Gas, and Nuclear Power; Coal; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing; Nuclear Power
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The Most Polluted Place on Earth: Russia's Mayak Nuclear ReactorReferences; Chapter 5: Climate Change, Science and Technology, and Economics are the Forces Behind the GIR; What is Climate Change?; Top 10 Warmest Years (1880-2013); Pioneering Climate Change Research; United Nations: The Epic Step Forward; AR5: Key Findings; There Are So Many More Human Beings-And More Coming; Science and Technology; Additive Manufacturing; LED Lighting; Hydrogen Power and Fuel Cell Storage; Economics; Marketing Green; Green Jobs; References; Chapter 6: Renewable Technologies; What is Electricity?
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Renewable EnergyWind Power Generation; Development of China's Wind Industry; China's Wind Power; Solar: Energy from the Sun; China's Solar Valley City; US Solar; Water as Energy: From Hydroelectric to Ocean Waves and the Run of Rivers; Geothermal; Biomass, Recycled and Reusable Generation; For the Planet's Benefit and Human Health: Renewables Have to Come First; Renewable Energy Systems are Protecting the Environment and Changing Local Communities; References; Chapter 7: Storage Technologies; V2G Power Storage in Electric Cars; Hydrogen: A Breakthrough Technology; References
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Chapter 8: Smart, Green Grids*Europe's Parallel Lines; China's Leading Smart Grid; References; Chapter 9: Emerging Green Industrial Revolution Technologies; A Revolution in Lighting Technologies and Peak Demand Response; Cool Roofs Will Offset Carbon; Nanotechnology: ``Really ́ ́ Small Things; Regeneration Braking: From Trains to Cars to Trains and Back Again; Combined Heat and Power; Heat Pumps and Seawater Heat Pumps; High-Speed Rail and Maglev Trains Have Become Realities; Biofuel: A Transitional Energy Power; Algae as a Biofuel Source; GIR Fuel from Plants; Waste to Energy
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Commercializing Emerging Technologies
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-802314-7
Language:
English
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