Alternative Fuels and the Environment evaluates the timely issue of renewable, alternative resources to fossil fuels and nuclear energy, such as solar, anemoelectric, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy. These alternative power sources not only have the advantage of being renewable, but they are also economically attractive and have minimal adverse environmental impact, such as the waste emission of SO2, NOx, or greenhouse gases. This book analyzes the harnessing of the sun's energy by photochemical reactions, artificial photosynthesis, and photovoltaic electric power generation. It further discusses how hydrogen as fuel is produced by solar photoelectrolysis of water and how wind turbines generate electricity, while ocean thermal energy produces electric power and fresh water. Geothermal energy and hydroelectric power are also renewable sources of electricity. Biofuels and biomass are useful as energy sources, and surplus land is usable for woody, herbaceous, high-yield energy crop production. The book also investigates reformulated gasoline with oxygenated fuels, such as ethanol or methanol.
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Since the concept of ocean thermal energy conversion was first conceived by D'Arsenoval in 1889 and implemented by Claude in 1930, OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) technology has run a full gamut of interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Department of Energy, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Photovoltaic Specialists Conf, Fuel End Use, Environmental Protection Agency, Feedstock Transport, Fuel Transport, Colorado Springs, Final Report, Colorado Department of Health, New Mexico, Solar Energy Research Institute, Siemens Solar, Air Pollution Control Division, Great Plains, National Energy Strategy, Storage Solar Energy, The Geysers, Academic Press, Research Triangle Park, Argonne National Laboratory, Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, Department of Agriculture New!
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Since the concept of ocean thermal energy conversion was first conceived by D'Arsenoval in 1889 and implemented by Claude in 1930, OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) technology has run a full gamut of interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Department of Energy, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Photovoltaic Specialists Conf, Fuel End Use, Environmental Protection Agency, Feedstock Transport, Fuel Transport, Colorado Springs, Final Report, Colorado Department of Health, New Mexico, Solar Energy Research Institute, Siemens Solar, Air Pollution Control Division, Great Plains, National Energy Strategy, Storage Solar Energy, The Geysers, Academic Press, Research Triangle Park, Argonne National Laboratory, Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, Department of Agriculture New!
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- Final report by Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of the Nugan Hand Group on page 101, and page 167
- Population Projections (Series PP2) by Office for National Statistics on page 117
- Photogeneration of Hydrogen by A. Harriman on page 123
- Time Series Analysis: Forecasting & Control (3rd Edition) by George Box on page 101
- Waste Management by Bernd Bilitewski on page 184
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- The Urban Atomsphere & Its Effects by Peter Brimblecombe on page 242, and page 245
- Designing Transportation Fuels for a Cleaner Environment (Applied Energy Technology Series) by John Reynolds on page 42
- Chemical Degradation Methods for Wastes and Pollutants: Environmental and Industrial Applications (Environmental Science & Pollution) by Matthew A. Tarr on page 119
- 99 Jumpstarts to Research: Topic Guides for Finding Information on Current Issues by Peggy Whitley in Back Matter
- Mtbe: Effects on Soil and Groundwater Resources by Jacques Guertin in Back Matter
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