INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
9781848828339 (acid-free paper)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Country Code
IR
Number
E-5421
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION OR PRODUCTlON
Country of publication
IR
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Energy for a warming world
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
:a plan to hasten the demise of fossil fuels
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Alan J. Sangster
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht [Netherlands] ;New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 178 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
(Green energy and technology,1865-3529.)
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
"Energy for a Warming World challenges the commonplace notion that the amount of power which mankind can potentially harness from renewable resources is more than large enough to assuage future demand levels. The presumption of unlimited power from renewables does not take into account the fact that it may not be possible to fully develop this potential, or that the resulting energy may not be available where it is most required. Engineering limitations and deficiencies in production will inevitably undermine the best calculations." "By examining the renewables issue from an electrical engineering perspective, and exercising due regard for the limited capability of current and future electrical generation and transmission systems, this book attempts to provide more realistic statistics for the levels of power which could be extracted from sustainable resources in the critical time frame of 30 to 40 years. The engineering logic leads inexorably to the importance of taking a global outlook on the switch to renewable power supply and transmission - an outlook which has some surprising and uncomfortable ramifications for mankind." "Energy for a Warming World provides a new perspective on renewable resources for academics and researchers in environmental or electrical power engineering, as well as to students in related areas. Its accessible approach also makes it invaluable to general readers who want a greater understanding of the engineering-based facts behind the global warming debate."--BOOK JACKET.
Text of Note
The context and corollaries -- Energy conversion and power transmission -- Limits to renewability -- Intermittency buffers -- Known knowns and the unknown -- Glossary.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources, Environmental aspects
Renewable energy sources, Government policy
Energy policy
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
333
.
794
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TJ808
Book number
.
S26
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Sangster, Alan J.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
ایران
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