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Powering planet earth [[electronic resource] ] : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone
| Powering planet earth [[electronic resource] ] : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone |
| Autore | Armaroli Nicola <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalzaniVincenzo <1936->
SerponeNick <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Energies renovables
Fonts d'energia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
3-527-66739-3
3-527-66742-3 1-299-15724-6 3-527-66741-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: What Is Energy?; Energy and Related Terms; From One Energy Form to Another; Sources of Energy; The Pillars of the Universe; Particles in Motion; Heat (Warmth) - an Exchangeable Energy; You Can't Run Away from Them - the Principles of Thermodynamics; Einstein's Equation: E = mc2; From Kilowatt-hour to the Barrel of Oil; From a Chemical Bond to a Tsunami; 2: Yesterday and Today; The Energy Slaves; From Coal to Coal?; Hidden Energy; From Faraday to Blackouts; From Muscle Work to Jet Aircraft; Petroleum to Food
From Fire to Air ConditioningFrom Horseback Messengers to E-mails; From Gunpowder to the Atomic Bomb; Emerging Issues; 3: How Much Energy Goes to Waste?; The Largest Explosion of All Time; Obese and Miserable; Fruits Out of Season; From Whale Oil to Pollution by Light; At Full Throttle; A Desperate Case - the Transportation System; Let's Get a Move on; 4: Energy in the Spaceship's Hold; Crude Oil; Peaking of Oil Production?; Natural Gas; Coal and CO2 Rise; The Most Traded Commodities; The Hidden Treasure; Energy Also Travels; Costly Energy Invoices; Alliances, Tensions, Wars 5: Collateral DamageThe Planet Overheats; Agreements and Disagreements; Jailing the Offender?; A Subtle Danger; Rain Is No Longer What It Used to be; Financial Compensation; Minimize! Save the Planet; 6: Energy from the Atom; Splitting the Atom; Nuclear Accidents; An Inconvenient Legacy; Where Do We Store Nuclear Wastes?; We'll Settle the Bill Later; Current Nuclear Power Plants; Tomorrow's Nuclear Power Plants (Maybe); The Harsh Reality of the Marketplace; Solution or Problem?; Nuclear Fusion: if Not Roses . . . Then What?; 7: Energy from the Sun; Conversion and Exploitation of Sunlight From Light to HeatFrom Light to Electricity; Concentrating Sunlight; Light to Chemical Energy - Natural Photosynthesis; Light to Chemical Energy - the Sunshine Vitamin; Biomass and Biofuels: Yes, but . . . !; Artificial Photosynthesis; The Hydrogen Myth; 8: Energy from Air, Water, and Land; Wind Changes; Wind Farms; Water - between Past and Future; Geothermal Energy; Sea Power; 9: Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Energy; What Happened at Fukushima Daiichi?; The Consequences for the Population; A Lesson from the Fukushima Disaster; What Is Today's Cost of Nuclear Energy? Should Italy Go Back to Nuclear Energy?The Fate of Nuclear Energy; Global Expansion of Nuclear Power?; Is It Worthwhile to Get Energy Using Technologies Exposed to Great Risks?; 10: Energy Italy; Stop Navigating Blind; Conserve Energy! Where? How?; Italy - a Country with an Abundance of Sunlight; Wind, Geothermal Energy, Biomass; Conservation and Renewables - a Summary; 11: Energy Canada; Primary Energy Resources; Oil Sands or Tar Sands?; Oil Sands and Their Environmental Impact; Water Usage; Natural Gas Usage; Greenhouse Gases; Coal in Canada; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy and Electricity Electricity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141464403321 |
Armaroli Nicola <1966->
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| Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Powering planet earth [[electronic resource] ] : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone
| Powering planet earth [[electronic resource] ] : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone |
| Autore | Armaroli Nicola <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalzaniVincenzo <1936->
SerponeNick <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Energies renovables
Fonts d'energia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
3-527-66739-3
3-527-66742-3 1-299-15724-6 3-527-66741-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: What Is Energy?; Energy and Related Terms; From One Energy Form to Another; Sources of Energy; The Pillars of the Universe; Particles in Motion; Heat (Warmth) - an Exchangeable Energy; You Can't Run Away from Them - the Principles of Thermodynamics; Einstein's Equation: E = mc2; From Kilowatt-hour to the Barrel of Oil; From a Chemical Bond to a Tsunami; 2: Yesterday and Today; The Energy Slaves; From Coal to Coal?; Hidden Energy; From Faraday to Blackouts; From Muscle Work to Jet Aircraft; Petroleum to Food
From Fire to Air ConditioningFrom Horseback Messengers to E-mails; From Gunpowder to the Atomic Bomb; Emerging Issues; 3: How Much Energy Goes to Waste?; The Largest Explosion of All Time; Obese and Miserable; Fruits Out of Season; From Whale Oil to Pollution by Light; At Full Throttle; A Desperate Case - the Transportation System; Let's Get a Move on; 4: Energy in the Spaceship's Hold; Crude Oil; Peaking of Oil Production?; Natural Gas; Coal and CO2 Rise; The Most Traded Commodities; The Hidden Treasure; Energy Also Travels; Costly Energy Invoices; Alliances, Tensions, Wars 5: Collateral DamageThe Planet Overheats; Agreements and Disagreements; Jailing the Offender?; A Subtle Danger; Rain Is No Longer What It Used to be; Financial Compensation; Minimize! Save the Planet; 6: Energy from the Atom; Splitting the Atom; Nuclear Accidents; An Inconvenient Legacy; Where Do We Store Nuclear Wastes?; We'll Settle the Bill Later; Current Nuclear Power Plants; Tomorrow's Nuclear Power Plants (Maybe); The Harsh Reality of the Marketplace; Solution or Problem?; Nuclear Fusion: if Not Roses . . . Then What?; 7: Energy from the Sun; Conversion and Exploitation of Sunlight From Light to HeatFrom Light to Electricity; Concentrating Sunlight; Light to Chemical Energy - Natural Photosynthesis; Light to Chemical Energy - the Sunshine Vitamin; Biomass and Biofuels: Yes, but . . . !; Artificial Photosynthesis; The Hydrogen Myth; 8: Energy from Air, Water, and Land; Wind Changes; Wind Farms; Water - between Past and Future; Geothermal Energy; Sea Power; 9: Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Energy; What Happened at Fukushima Daiichi?; The Consequences for the Population; A Lesson from the Fukushima Disaster; What Is Today's Cost of Nuclear Energy? Should Italy Go Back to Nuclear Energy?The Fate of Nuclear Energy; Global Expansion of Nuclear Power?; Is It Worthwhile to Get Energy Using Technologies Exposed to Great Risks?; 10: Energy Italy; Stop Navigating Blind; Conserve Energy! Where? How?; Italy - a Country with an Abundance of Sunlight; Wind, Geothermal Energy, Biomass; Conservation and Renewables - a Summary; 11: Energy Canada; Primary Energy Resources; Oil Sands or Tar Sands?; Oil Sands and Their Environmental Impact; Water Usage; Natural Gas Usage; Greenhouse Gases; Coal in Canada; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy and Electricity Electricity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830990303321 |
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Armaroli Nicola <1966->
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| Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Powering planet earth : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone
| Powering planet earth : energy solutions for the future / / Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani, and Nick Serpone |
| Autore | Armaroli Nicola <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BalzaniVincenzo <1936->
SerponeNick <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Power resources |
| ISBN |
9783527667390
3527667393 9783527667420 3527667423 9781299157248 1299157246 9783527667413 3527667415 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: What Is Energy?; Energy and Related Terms; From One Energy Form to Another; Sources of Energy; The Pillars of the Universe; Particles in Motion; Heat (Warmth) - an Exchangeable Energy; You Can't Run Away from Them - the Principles of Thermodynamics; Einstein's Equation: E = mc2; From Kilowatt-hour to the Barrel of Oil; From a Chemical Bond to a Tsunami; 2: Yesterday and Today; The Energy Slaves; From Coal to Coal?; Hidden Energy; From Faraday to Blackouts; From Muscle Work to Jet Aircraft; Petroleum to Food
From Fire to Air ConditioningFrom Horseback Messengers to E-mails; From Gunpowder to the Atomic Bomb; Emerging Issues; 3: How Much Energy Goes to Waste?; The Largest Explosion of All Time; Obese and Miserable; Fruits Out of Season; From Whale Oil to Pollution by Light; At Full Throttle; A Desperate Case - the Transportation System; Let's Get a Move on; 4: Energy in the Spaceship's Hold; Crude Oil; Peaking of Oil Production?; Natural Gas; Coal and CO2 Rise; The Most Traded Commodities; The Hidden Treasure; Energy Also Travels; Costly Energy Invoices; Alliances, Tensions, Wars 5: Collateral DamageThe Planet Overheats; Agreements and Disagreements; Jailing the Offender?; A Subtle Danger; Rain Is No Longer What It Used to be; Financial Compensation; Minimize! Save the Planet; 6: Energy from the Atom; Splitting the Atom; Nuclear Accidents; An Inconvenient Legacy; Where Do We Store Nuclear Wastes?; We'll Settle the Bill Later; Current Nuclear Power Plants; Tomorrow's Nuclear Power Plants (Maybe); The Harsh Reality of the Marketplace; Solution or Problem?; Nuclear Fusion: if Not Roses . . . Then What?; 7: Energy from the Sun; Conversion and Exploitation of Sunlight From Light to HeatFrom Light to Electricity; Concentrating Sunlight; Light to Chemical Energy - Natural Photosynthesis; Light to Chemical Energy - the Sunshine Vitamin; Biomass and Biofuels: Yes, but . . . !; Artificial Photosynthesis; The Hydrogen Myth; 8: Energy from Air, Water, and Land; Wind Changes; Wind Farms; Water - between Past and Future; Geothermal Energy; Sea Power; 9: Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Energy; What Happened at Fukushima Daiichi?; The Consequences for the Population; A Lesson from the Fukushima Disaster; What Is Today's Cost of Nuclear Energy? Should Italy Go Back to Nuclear Energy?The Fate of Nuclear Energy; Global Expansion of Nuclear Power?; Is It Worthwhile to Get Energy Using Technologies Exposed to Great Risks?; 10: Energy Italy; Stop Navigating Blind; Conserve Energy! Where? How?; Italy - a Country with an Abundance of Sunlight; Wind, Geothermal Energy, Biomass; Conservation and Renewables - a Summary; 11: Energy Canada; Primary Energy Resources; Oil Sands or Tar Sands?; Oil Sands and Their Environmental Impact; Water Usage; Natural Gas Usage; Greenhouse Gases; Coal in Canada; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy and Electricity Electricity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911020167803321 |
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Armaroli Nicola <1966->
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| Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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