Contents Notes |
Sustainable energy : the engine of sustainable development -- Estimation and evaluation of energy resources -- Technical performance : allowability, efficiency, production rates -- Local, regional, and global environmental effects of energy -- Project economic evaluation -- Energy systems and sustainability metrics -- Fossil fuels and fossil energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy in context -- Biomass energy -- Geothermal energy -- Hydropower -- Solar energy -- Ocean waves, tide, and thermal energy conversion -- Wind energy -- Storage, transportation, and distribution of energy -- Electric power sector -- Transportation services -- Industrial energy usage -- Commercial and residential buildings -- Synergistic complex systems -- Choosing among options -- Conversion factors. Designed for advanced undergraduate/graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability, this book presents trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options. |