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UNINA9910146134403321 |
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Rojey Alexandre |
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Energy & climate [[electronic resource] ] : how to achieve a successful energy transition / / Alexandre Rojey |
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Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009 |
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1-282-12372-6 |
9786612123726 |
0-470-74631-9 |
0-470-74630-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Energy development - Environmental aspects |
Power resources - Environmental aspects |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Energy & Climate: How to Achieve a Successful Energy Transition; Contents; SCI Preface; Preface; About the Author; Introduction; 1 Energy in a Globalised World; The fundamental role of energy in the economy; Current predominance of fossil energies; Uses of energy; Restricted number of suppliers; Energy and globalisation of the economy; The increasing role of the emerging countries; Future outlook; 2 Growing Risks Ahead; The risks associated with energy consumption; The growing demand; Unequal access to energy; Risks for the long-term energy supply; Greater vulnerability of consumer countries |
Dependency of transport on oilEffects of energy consumption on the environment at local and regional levels; Risks for the environment at world level; Growing threats; Interruption in the supply of hydrocarbons; An environmental disaster; 3 The Threat of Climate Change; A major risk for the planet; The greenhouse effect; The impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change; Symptoms of climate change; Positive retroaction and tipping points; Kyoto protocol and post-Kyoto; The factor 4 problem; The current trend; Urgency of the |
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actions to be undertaken; 4 The Essential Energy Transition |
The need for changeThreats to be removed; Acting from a perspective of sustainable development; The need for global regulation and governance; Energy alternatives; A long transition; Making the transition; The need to innovate; Means of action; Energy supply and demand axis; Carbon balance axis; A global transition; 5 Reducing Energy Consumption, while Protecting the Environment; From megawatts to negawatts; The evolution of the energy intensity; Renewing the organisation of housing and transport; Towards the positive energy building; Reduction of energy consumption in the transport sector |
Hybrid propulsionEnergy storage; New agricultural production modes; More efficient industrial processes; Waste treatment and materials recycling; Research actions required; 6 Reducing the Energy Carbon Content; The carbon content of the primary energy supply; Carbon intensity; Energy carbon content reduction pathways; Revival of nuclear energy; Renewable energy prospects; Wind energy: an already mature energy; The promise of solar energy; Advantages and limitations of geothermal energy; Biomass energy and biofuels: potentialities and risks; The role of hydrogen; Hybridisation of sources |
Research actions required7 Securing the Supplies of Fossil Fuels; The role of fossil fuels; The end of abundant and cheap oil; Oil reserves: the present situation; Towards a more technological oil; Extra-heavy oils and shales; Natural gas; The comeback of coal; Synthetic fuels; Research actions required; 8 CO2 Capture and Storage; Stakes ahead; Carbon sinks; CO2 capture and transport; Geological storage; Storage in depleted oil and gas fields; Storage in deep saline aquifers; Storage in unexploited coal seams; Industrial applications of CO2 capture and storage |
Geological storage operations worldwide |
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Despite global concerns over dwindling resources, climate change and carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of the world's energy demands. As resources diminish and demand increases from rapidly developing nations such as China and India, the threat to both our environment and the security of our energy supply continues to grow. There is an immediate need to move towards a clean and more sustainable energy model, and this transition will require unprecedented innovation. Energy & Climate: How to achieve a successful energy transition covers all the tech |
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UNINA9911019519403321 |
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Proceedings of the 11th annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials : a collection of papers presented at the 11th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, January 18-23, 1987, Cocoa Beach Hilton, Cocoa Beach, FL. / / sponsored by the Engineering Ceramics Division, the American Ceramic Society ; David C. Larsen, program chair |
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Westerville, OH, : American Ceramic Society, c1987 |
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9786612314858 |
9781282314856 |
1282314858 |
9780470320402 |
0470320400 |
9780470320754 |
0470320753 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (522 p.) |
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Ceramic engineering and science proceedings, , 0196-6219 ; ; v. 8, no. 7/8 |
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Ceramic materials |
Composite materials |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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11th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials; Table of Contents; Correlation Between Ultrasonic Velocity and Density of Ceramic Turbine Blades; NDE and Fracture Studies of Hot-Pressed Si3N4; High Frequency Ultrasonic Characterization of Sintered Sic; Characterization of Porosity in Green-State and Partially Densified AI2O3 by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging.; Characterization of Advanced Ceramics by Thermal Wave Imaging; High-Resolution Computed Tomography for Flaw Detection in Advanced Thin-Layer Ceramics for Fuel Cells; Leaky Plate Waves for NDE of Composites |
The Value of Metallographic Examination of Ceramics and |
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CompositesInterface Roughness Effect on Stresses in Ceramic Coatings; Thermomechanical Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed Zr02-Y2O3 Coatings Influenced by Plasticity, Creep, and Oxidation; Some Adhesion/Cohesion Characteristics of Plasma-Sprayed ZrO2-Y2O3 Under Tensile Loading; Thermal Shock Protection of Dense Alumina Substrates by Porous Alumina Sol-Gel Coatings; An Advanced Ceramic-to-Metal Joining Process.; High Temperature Properties of an Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier. |
Thermal Response of Integral Multicomponent Composites to a High-Energy Aerothermodynamic Heating Environment with Surface Temperature to 1800 KFailure Modes in Unidirectional Brittle Matrix Composites (BMC); Fracture Mechanics Characterization of Crack/Fiber Interactions in Ceramic Matrix Composites; Effect of Boron Nitride Coating on Fiber-Matrix Interactions; The Interface Between Sic Filaments and Si; Sic Whisker-MoSi, Matrix Composites; Oxidation of Sic-Containing Composites; Kinetics of Oxidation of Carbide and Silicide Dispersed Phases in Oxide Matrices |
Numerical Computation of the Toughening Increments Due to Crack Deflection in Particulate CompositesMechanical Properties of Partially Densified SiC/SiO, Gel Matrix Composites; Effect of Sic-w Impurities on the Sintering of Mullite/Zirconia/SiC-w Composites.; Particulate Matters in Silicon Carbide Whiskers; Rheological Behavior of S i c Whiskers in a Model lnjection Molding System.; Oxidation of SiC Ceramic Fiber..; Silsesquioxanes as Precursors to Ceramic Composites; Properties of Nextel 480 Ceramic Fibers..; New High-Temperature Ceramic Fiber |
Dynamic and Static Fatigue Behavior of Sintered Silicon NitridesHigh Temperature Mechanical Properties of SiAlON Ceramics: Microstructural Effects; High Temperature Mechanical Properties of SiAlON Ceramic: Creep Characterization.; Corrosion Reactions In Sic Ceramics; Mechanical Behavior of S i c Exposed to Molten Lithium and Lithium Salts; Fabrication and Materials Evaluation of High Performance Aligned Ceramic Fiber-Reinforced, Glass-Matrix Composite; Structural Toughening of. Glass Matrix Composites by 3-D Fiber Architecture |
Thermal Conductivity and Diffusivity of Fiber- and Whisker-Reinforced Glass, Glass-Ceramic and Ceramic Matrix Composites |
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This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more. |
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