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1 online resource (589 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
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Front Cover; The Green Industrial Revolution: Energy, Engineering and Economics; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; It Started with Industry; The Solution from Commercial Technologies; Chapter 1: The Endgame; From San Diego on; The GIR's Key Components; Government Support and Financing Is Required; The GIR Cannot Come Soon Enough; References; Chapter 2: Industrial Development; The First Industrial Revolution; The Second Industrial Revolution; Not Enough Supply, too Much Demand; The Green Industrial Revolution; Sustainability is the Key |
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Renewable Energy and Distributed on-Site PowerGovernment Support is Crucial; The Next Economics: Social Capitalism; References; Chapter 3: Big Oil's Impact; OIL: An Ancient Product; The Oil Industry; Developing an Oil Industry; The First Oil Well Was Drilled in China in 347; OPEC and the Oil Embargo; OPEC Pricing and the Politics of the Persian Gulf; Subsidies and Politics; Massive Oil Spills; Big Oil's Influence in the United States; Oil's Reserves and its Future; References; Chapter 4: Coal, Natural Gas, and Nuclear Power; Coal; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing; Nuclear Power |
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The Most Polluted Place on Earth: Russia's Mayak Nuclear ReactorReferences; Chapter 5: Climate Change, Science and Technology, and Economics are the Forces Behind the GIR; What is Climate Change?; Top 10 Warmest Years (1880-2013); Pioneering Climate Change Research; United Nations: The Epic Step Forward; AR5: Key Findings; There Are So Many More Human Beings-And More Coming; Science and Technology; Additive Manufacturing; LED Lighting; Hydrogen Power and Fuel Cell Storage; Economics; Marketing Green; Green Jobs; References; Chapter 6: Renewable Technologies; What is Electricity? |
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Renewable EnergyWind Power Generation; Development of China's Wind Industry; China's Wind Power; Solar: Energy from the Sun; China's Solar Valley City; US Solar; Water as Energy: From Hydroelectric to Ocean Waves and the Run of Rivers; Geothermal; Biomass, Recycled and Reusable Generation; For the Planet's Benefit and Human Health: Renewables Have to Come First; Renewable Energy Systems are Protecting the Environment and Changing Local Communities; References; Chapter 7: Storage Technologies; V2G Power Storage in Electric Cars; Hydrogen: A Breakthrough Technology; References |
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Chapter 8: Smart, Green Grids*Europe's Parallel Lines; China's Leading Smart Grid; References; Chapter 9: Emerging Green Industrial Revolution Technologies; A Revolution in Lighting Technologies and Peak Demand Response; Cool Roofs Will Offset Carbon; Nanotechnology: ̀̀Really ́ ́ Small Things; Regeneration Braking: From Trains to Cars to Trains and Back Again; Combined Heat and Power; Heat Pumps and Seawater Heat Pumps; High-Speed Rail and Maglev Trains Have Become Realities; Biofuel: A Transitional Energy Power; Algae as a Biofuel Source; GIR Fuel from Plants; Waste to Energy |
| Summary |
The new green industrial revolution is driven by a variety of global environmental concerns. In some regions, it is spurred by the scarcity of cheap affordable renewable energy that will also lead to a reduced reliance on fossil fuel in the production of power. In others, it is driven by a need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power generation. This book provides a comprehensive review of the most popular green "disruptive technologies in energy production as well as their economic impact. In addition, the book includes a multitude of international case studies where these technologies are currently deployed and their economic impact on the region |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Renewable energy sources.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Renewable energy sources
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Mechanical Engineering.
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Engineering & Applied Sciences.
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Mechanical Engineering - General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooke, Grant, author
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McCombs, Kenneth P., editor
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Johnston, Chelsea, editor
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Simon, Preethy, project director
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Cruz, Maria Inês, designer
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| ISBN |
9780128025536 |
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0128025530 |
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