Sustainable energy : choosing among options / by Jefferson W. Tester..[et...al.].

By: Tester, Jefferson WContributor(s): Drake, Elisabeth M | Driscoll, Michael J | Golay, Michael WMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : PHI Learning Private Limited, 2009Description: xxiii, 846 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9788120329034 (pbk)Subject(s): Renewable energyDDC classification: 333.794
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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