Making technology work applications in energy and the environment /
| Основен автор: | Deutch, John M., 1938- |
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| Автор-организации: | ebrary, Inc. |
| Други автори: | Lester, Richard K. 1954- |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
Съдържание:
- Introduction
- Gasohol
- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies
- Electricity from coal
- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants
- Greenhouse gases and global warming
- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle
- Managing nuclear waste
- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation
- Natural gas
- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries
- Synthetic fuels
- Fuel cells for automobiles
- Energy models and statistics
- The government's role in innovation
- Conclusions.