Future energy : improved, sustainable and clean options for our planet / / edited by Trevor M. Letcher, Emeritus Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Elsevier, , 2014
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 716 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
• Disciplina: 333.79
• Soggetto topico: Power resources; Power resources - Environmental aspects; Clean energy industries; Renewable energy sources
• Persona (resp. second.): LetcherT. M (Trevor M.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Future Energy; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; I: Introduction; 1 Introduction with a Focus on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change; 1.1 Why Is It Important to Consider Our Future Energy Options?; 1.1.1 Society's Needs; 1.2 The Need for a Sustainable, Safe and Non-polluting Energy Source; 1.3 Climate Change; 1.4 Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change; 1.5 What Are Our Options for Electricity Generation?; 1.6 What Are Our Options for Transport Fuel?; 1.7 The Situation in the World Today; 1.8 How Can We Reduce the Stranglehold of Fossil Fuels? ; ReferencesII: Fossil Fuels (Energy Sources); 2 Conventional Oil and Gas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hydrocarbon Reservoirs; 2.2.1 Hydrocarbon Location and Formation Evaluation; 2.2.2 Hydrocarbon Types; 2.3 Hydrocarbon Recovery, Reserves, Production and Consumption; 2.3.1 Energy Supply and Demand; 2.3.2 Conventional Oil and Gas; 2.3.2.1 LNG and Natural Gas Processing; 2.3.2.2 Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery; 2.3.2.3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Matrix Acidizing; 2.3.2.4 Shale Hydrocarbon; 2.4 Global Warming and the Hydrocarbon Economy; 2.4.1 Energy and the Economy ; 2.4.2 Mitigating CO2 Emissions from Hydrocarbon Combustion2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 Coal Processing and Use for Power Generation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Coal Reserves, Production and Use; 3.2.1 Coal Reserves and Production; 3.2.2 Coal Use; 3.3 Coal Properties; 3.3.1 Coal Composition; 3.3.2 Coal Characteristics Desired for Power Generation; 3.4 Processing of Coal Before Combustion; 3.4.1 Coal Preparation; 3.4.2 Cleaning High Sulphur Coals; 3.4.3 Removal of Other Contaminants; 3.4.4 Preparation of Ultra-Clean Coal; 3.4.5 Coal Dewatering and Drying; 3.5 Clean Coal Technologies ; 3.5.1 Pre-combustion Technologies3.5.2 Combustion Technologies; 3.5.3 Post-Combustion Technologies; 3.5.4 Carbon Capture and Sequestration; 3.6 Role of Coal in the Energy Mix for the Future; 3.7 Conclusions; References; 4 Frontier Oil and Gas: Deep-Water and the Arctic; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Deep-Water; 4.2.1 Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities; 4.3 Arctic; 4.4 Clathrate Hydrates; 4.4.1 Hydrates in Flow Assurance; 4.4.2 Hydrates for Energy; 4.5 Geothermal-Geopressurised Natural Gas; References; 5 Unconventional Oil and Gas: Oilsands; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Bitumen Production from Oilsands5.2.1 Extraction of Mined Oilsands; 5.2.2 In Situ Production; 5.3 Transport Fuel Production from Bitumen; 5.4 Bitumen Characterisation; 5.4.1 Properties of Bitumen; 5.4.2 Asphaltenes; 5.5 Bitumen Upgrading Processes; 5.5.1 Visbreaking; 5.5.2 Coking; 5.5.3 Residue Hydroconversion; 5.6 Future of Oilsands; 5.6.1 Energy Use in Oilsands Production and Bitumen Upgrading; 5.6.2 Water Management in Oilsands Production; 5.6.3 Improving Bitumen Upgrading Technology; References; 6 Shale-Hosted Hydrocarbons and Hydraulic Fracturing; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 Shale-Hosted Hydrocarbons
• Sommario/riassunto: As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second Edition provides scientists and decision makers with the knowledge they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of various energy production methods in order to make the energy decisions needed for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. The second edition of Future Energy looks at the present energy situati
• Titolo autorizzato: Future energy
• ISBN: 0-08-099422-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790765903321
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