Polyteknisk Boghandel

A balanced introduction to tomorrow's energy sources Over the course of the next fifty years, there will be a shift in the quest for sustainble energy, including a major change in transportation from internal combustion engines burning petroleum-derived fuels to newer technology engines using new transportation fuels. Alternative Energy Reources examines our options for energy sources with a focus on hydrogen as a large-scale, secondary energy vector parallel to electricity. As the price of petroleum products increases, the world is scrambling to find a suitable replacement energy source. In this comprehensive primer, Professor Paul Kruger examines energy use throughout history and the exponential expansion of our energy use beginning with the Industrial Revolution through the present day. The book then analyzes the various alternative energy sources available, including renewable energy (hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal), nuclear, and hydrogen. He addresses each energy source's pros and cons based on our needs, availability, and environmental impact aspects. Finally, Dr. Kruger proposes the use of hydrogen as a fuel to sustain our energy supply produced by appropriate technology mixtures of renewable and nuclear energy.

Preface.
1. Human Ecology on Spaceship Earth.
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0. Introduction.
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01. Axiom
1.1.02 Axiom
2.1.03 Axiom
3.1.04 Philosophical Questions for the Quest.
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1. Development of Human Ecology.
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11. Major Ages in Human History.
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12. The Biosphere: A Spaceship Earth@.
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13. Limits to Growth.
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2. Summary. References.
2. The Unending Quest for Abundant Energy.
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0. Historic Perspective.
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1. Characteristics of an Industrial Nation.
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11. Flow of Abundant Energy.
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12. Capital and Income Energy Resources.
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2. Exponential Growth Dynamics.
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21. Linear Growth.
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22. Exponential Growth.
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23. Doubling Time.
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24. Exponential Growth Scenarios.
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25. Calculation of Growth Rates by Regression Analysis.
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3. Current Growth in Energy Consumption.
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31. Trends in Energy Consumption.
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32. Energy Intensity.
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33. Projections of Energy Intensities.
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34. Projections of Future Energy Consumption.
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4. Summary. References.
3. The Fossil Fuel Era.
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0. Historic Perspective.
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01. Fossil Fuel Consumption in the United. States since
1900.3.1 Fossil Fuels.
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11. Coal.
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12. Heating Value of Coal.
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13. Crude Oil.
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14. Natural Gas.
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2. Forecast of U. S. Energy Consumption thru
2025.3.3 How Long Will Fossil Fuels Last?.
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31. Estimation of Fossil Fuel Reserves.
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32. The McKelvey Diagram.
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33. Production of a Finite Resource.
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34. The Logistic Production Curve Method.
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4. Growth of Fossil Fuel Demand for Generation of Electricity.
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5. Summary. References.
4. Sustainability of Energy Resources.
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0. Sustainable Economic Development.
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01. Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development.
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02. Sustainable Energy Supply.
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1. Sustainability of Electric Energy Demand.
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11. The Electronic Way of Life.
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12. A Continental Superconducting Grid.
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13. The Hydrogen Fuel Era.
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2. Natural Gas in Sustainable Energy Supply.
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21. Petrochemical Use of Natural Gas.
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22. Growth of Natural Gas Consumption in the United States.
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23. Forecast of Natural Gas Consumption through
2025.4.24 Natural Gas Supply and Reserves.
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3. Natural Gas Commitment for Electric Power Generation.
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4. Sustainability of Natural Gas as an Energy Resource.
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5. Non-Fossil Energy Resources.
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51. Growth of Alternate (Non-Fossil) Energy Use.
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52. Forecast of Non-Fossil Energy Supply.
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6. Summary. References.
5. Environmental Impact of Energy Consumption.
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0. Historic Perspective.
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1. Basics of Environmental Impact.
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11. Relationship between Magnitude and Severity.
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12. Consequences of Environmental Threat.
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13. A Hypothetical Example of Magnitude-Severity Analysis.
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2. The Saga of the Greenhouse Effect.
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21. Components of the Saga.
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3. Local Air Pollution from Automobile Exhaust.
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31. Environmental Impact of Smog.
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32. Nitrogen Oxides in Photochemical >Smog=.
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33. Magnitude-Severity Aspects of Nitrogen Oxides.
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4. Value of Air Quality Improvement in Transportation.
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5. Some Data for the Los Angeles Air Basin.
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6. Summary. References.
6. The Nuclear Energy Era.
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0. Historic Perspective.
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1. Basic Elements of Nuclear Science.
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11. The Atomic Nucleus.
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12. Isotopic Composition and Abundance.
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13. Atomic Mass.
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14. Equivalence of Mass and Energy.
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15. Binding Energy.
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16. Nuclear Stability.
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17. Types of Radioactive Decay.
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18. Properties of Radionuclides.
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2. Basic Elements of Nuclear Power.
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21. Nuclear Fission.
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22. Available Energy from Uranium Fuel.
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23. Nuclear Power Reactors.
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24. The Light-Water Uranium Fuel Cycle.
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25. Generation IV Nuclear Reactors.
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26. Nuclear Safety.
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27. Nuclear Waste.
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3. The OKLO Natural Nuclear Reactors.
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4. Thermonuclear Fusion.
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5. Summary. Ref