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Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

Autor Vaclav Smil
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 dec 2016 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why efforts to limit global warming and to shift away from fossil fuels have been gradual.Based on the best international and national statistical sources, the second edition of Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives supplies an in-depth evaluation of how economies and nations around the world are striving to move away from traditional energy sources, the unfolding decarbonization process, and problems with intermittent energies and national transition plans. It supplies readers with a clear introduction to the basic properties of energy systems and key concepts of their appraisal, puts energy transition patterns in long-term historical perspective, and looks at the energy transition in eight of the world's leading economies. The last chapters focus on the advances in the decarbonization of the global energy supply and consider how the energy transition will continue in the coming decades.This fully updated and substantially expanded edition addresses the many new developments affecting energy supply, such as the recent expansion of hydraulic fracturing, oil price fluctuations, the Fukushima nuclear power plant catastrophe, advances in solar and wind generation, adoption of combined cycle gas turbines, and increased availability of electric cars. The coverage highlights the differences in the pace of transitions in various countries, thereby providing a complete and accurate picture of the current state of energy development in different parts of the world. The book serves as an invaluable resource for students as well as for anyone interested in a realistic appraisal of the current state of energy transitions in various nations and regions and the likely future development of the global energy supply.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440853241
ISBN-10: 144085324X
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Enables general readers to gain an in-depth understanding of energy transitions from the perspective of an acclaimed scientist with expertise in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, technical innovation, and public policy

Notă biografică

Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba.

Cuprins

Preface to the New EditionIntroduction: The Book's Raison d'ÊtreChapter 1 Energy Systems: Their Basic PropertiesResources and Prime MoversConversions and UsesInfrastructures and ImpactsChapter 2 Energy Transitions: Universal PatternsProcesses and Paces: Complexities of Energy TransitionsGrand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and HydrocarbonsA New Quality: Generation of ElectricityHistory of Prime Movers: From Muscles to MachinesQuantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and TrendsChapter 3 National Transitions: Commonalities and ParticularitiesUnited Kingdom and France: Great European PowersNetherlands and Sweden: Very Different ExperiencesUnited States and Russia: Energy SuperpowersJapan and China: Asia's LeadersChanging Patterns: Commonalities and ExceptionsChapter 4 Decarbonization: Progress So FarSlow Gains: Relative Global DecarbonizationInadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary ElectricityNew Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind ElectricityModern Biofuels: Electricity and LiquidsNational Trajectories: Aspirations and AccomplishmentsChapter 5 Looking Ahead: Possibilities and ConstraintsLong-term Forecasts: Past Failures and New VisionsClimate Change Challenge: How Much More CO2 Can We Emit?Indispensable Fossil Fuels: Steel, Cement, Ammonia, and PlasticsPace of Transitions: Innovations, Inertia, and SurprisesRealistic Anticipations: More Than a Great TransitionChapter 6 RecapitulationsAppendicesReferencesIndex

Recenzii

This new edition of the book thoroughly provides readers with the latest published data on the discussed subjects and numerous useful references. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.