Alternative energy resources : the quest for sustainable energy / Paul Kruger.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2006.Description: xxiv, 248 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780471772088 (hbk.) :
- 9780471772088 (cased)
- 621.042 KRU
- TJ808 .K78 2006
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 621.042 KRU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 09/11/2017 | 207697 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Human ecology on spaceship earth -- 2.The unending quest for abundant energy -- 3.The fossil fuel era -- 4.Sustainability of energy resources -- 5.Environmental impact of energy consumption -- 6.The nuclear energy era -- 7.Renewable energy resources -- 8.Hydrogen as an energy carrier -- 9.Hydrogen as a transportation fuel -- 10.The hydrogen fuel era.
Exploring humanity's increasing need for energy and the various energy sources that might provide our needs into the future, given the need to move away from petroleum, the author analyses the various alternative energy sources and proposes the use of nuclear energy to meet our hydrogen needs.