Format:
1 online resource (349 pages)
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ISBN:
9781119741510
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Energy Crisis and Climate Change: Global Concerns and Their Solutions -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Energy Crisis -- 1.3 Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Development -- 1.4 Climate Change and Energy Crisis -- 1.5 Climate Change -- 1.5.1 Environmental and Social Consequences of Climate Change -- 1.5.2 Process and Causes of Global Warming -- 1.6 Cleaner Alternatives to Coal to Alleviate Climate Change -- 1.6.1 Carbon Sequestering and Clean Coal -- 1.6.2 Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy -- 1.6.3 Hydrogen -- 1.7 Climate Change and Energy Demand -- 1.8 Mitigation Measures for the Energy Crisis and Global Warming: Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (IPCC) -- 1.9 Conclusion -- 1.10 Future Considerations -- References -- Chapter 2 Advances in Alternative Sources of Energy: Opening New Doors for Energy Sustainability -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Need of Novel Research in Alternative Sources of Energy -- 2.3 Recent Advances in Renewable Sources of Energy -- 2.3.1 Solar Energy -- 2.3.2 Wind Energy -- 2.3.3 Hydropower -- 2.3.4 Geothermal Energy -- 2.3.5 Bioenergy -- 2.3.6 Ocean Energy -- 2.4 Future Fuel: Hydrogen -- 2.4.1 Hydrogen Production Methods Using Renewable Sources -- 2.5 Challenges -- 2.5.1 Efficiency -- 2.5.2 Large-Scale Production -- 2.5.3 Cost-Effective Production -- 2.6 Future: Alternative Sources of Energy -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Recent Advances in Alternative Sources of Energy -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Different Innovations Employed in Major Types of Alternative Sources of Energy -- 3.2.1 Solar Energy (Semiconductor Technology to Harness Solar Power) -- 3.2.2 Hydropower -- 3.2.3 Wind Energy -- 3.2.4 Geothermal Energy -- 3.2.5 Biomass Energy -- 3.2.6 Hydrogen as a Fuel -- 3.3 Environmental Impacts -- 3.4 Future Prospects.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781119741442
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Energy Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2022 ISBN 9781119741442
Language:
English
Keywords:
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