Lessons from Frankenstorm [[electronic resource] ] : investing for future power disruptions / / John Licata

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139036603321
• Autore: Licata John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken. NJ, : Wiley, 2013
• ISBN: 1-118-77440-X; 1-118-77434-5; 1-118-77417-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (77 p.)
• Collana: Wiley RealTime Finance
• Disciplina: 355.243
• Soggetti: Electric power failures; Electric power systems - Natural disaster effects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Wiley RealTime Finance: Lessons from Frankenstorm: INVESTING FOR FUTURE POWER DISRUPTIONS; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 What in the World Is Happening?; Earthquakes; The Sky Is Falling; 2 Frankenstorm Threats Go Beyond Weather; Climate Change; Clean Water; Cyberterrorism; Too Much Dependence on Natural Gas; Complacency; Getting Too Caught Up in the Future; 3 Could Frankenstorm Be Used as a Global Blueprint for Energy Policy and Innovation?; What's Already Happening?; Solar Has a Brighter Future; Goodbye LIPA?; What Are We Doing on Cybersecurity?; Green Piggybanks: State/Regional SPR-Style Hubs for Gasoline and WaterElectric Vehicle Infrastructure; Building Infrastructure/Preparation Process; Clear the Path, Literally; Some Common Sense; 4 Will Fiscal Cliff and Post-Sandy Recovery Alter Energy Policy?; Our Energy Policy Needs GPS; Willingness to Further Explore Geothermal Power; Keystone XL Pipeline?; Energy Storage Is Key; 5 Investment Ideas; Areas Where We Can See the Biggest Alpha for the Next Decade; Cleanweb; 3-D Printing; Cyberterrorism; Nuclear; Lack of Modern Refinery Capacity Could Spur Boom for Biofuels; A Backdoor Way to Play a Rise in EVs in New York and the NortheastSmart Communications; Balloon Technology; We Need Energy Storage; Quench Your Portfolio Thirst for Water; Wind; 6 The Calm ; before the Next Frankenstorm; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: The world has been brought to its knees in recent years due to an increased amount of hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes which collectively have left tens of millions without power and derailed economic growth in the process. However, today weather is not the only threat to massive power loss. It's time to fight back before energy weaknesses and instabilities from disruptive weather patterns cause financial chaos around the world through cyberwarfare. In Lessons from Frankenstorm, you'll learn how to fight back. Overview: A look back at recent events (Fukushima, India blackou