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Understanding the Bigger Energy Picture : DESERTEC and Beyond.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Düren, Michael.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 The Nexus of Energy, Carbon and Water
  • 2.1 The Challenge of the World Energy Supply
  • 2.2 Nuclear Energy
  • 2.2.1 The Sun, Our Nuclear Reactor
  • 2.2.2 The Future of Our Planet Earth
  • 2.3 The Era of Fossil Fuels
  • 2.4 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
  • 2.4.1 Evil Twins: Global Warming and Ocean Acidification
  • 2.4.2 Evidence for a Self-amplified Global Climate System
  • 2.4.3 Tipping Points that May Screw up Our Future on This Planet
  • 2.5 How to Stop Climate Change?
  • 2.5.1 Fossil Options
  • 2.5.2 Transition to Renewable Energies
  • 2.6 The Carbon Cycle in a Sustainable Future
  • 2.7 Reversing Climate Change
  • 2.7.1 Black Carbon Sequestration
  • 2.8 Water, the Elixir of Life
  • 2.9 Fossil Water and Desertification
  • 2.10 Technical Options of Fresh Water Supply
  • 2.10.1 Water Collection and Storage
  • 2.10.2 Water Saving
  • 2.10.3 Water Recycling
  • 2.10.4 Water from Humidity
  • 2.10.5 Seawater Desalination
  • 2.11 The Water Cycle in a Sustainable Future
  • 2.11.1 Potable Water
  • 2.11.2 Rural Exodus
  • 2.11.3 Water for Agriculture
  • 2.11.4 Controlled Environment Agriculture
  • 2.11.5 Seawater Greenhouse
  • 2.12 Reversing Desertification and Soil Degeneration
  • 2.13 Conclusions
  • References
  • 3 Energy in Times After the Energy Transition
  • 3.1 Overview of the Future Energy System
  • 3.2 Energy Production: Locally or at Best Sites?
  • 3.3 Technologies for Renewable Energy Production
  • 3.4 Entropy, Exergy, and Why Energy Cannot Be Produced
  • 3.5 Electrification of Mobility and Heat
  • 3.6 Energy Sharing: The Smart Grid
  • 3.7 Energy Transport: Reducing Local Volatility
  • 3.8 The Overlay Network: AC or DC?
  • 3.9 Gas or Electricity?
  • 3.10 The Dual Storage Concept
  • 3.11 Overview of Energy Storage Technologies.
  • 3.12 A New Chance for DESERTEC
  • 3.13 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Political Implications
  • 4.1 One World
  • 4.2 Capitalism in a Global Market
  • 4.3 Paradigm Change in Energy Economy
  • 4.4 The Global Union
  • 4.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 Closing Remarks.

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