{"product_id":"renewable-energy-and-climate-change-9780470747070","title":"Renewable Energy and Climate Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenewable Energy  is a clear introduction to the topics of climate protection and renewable energy, demonstrating the correlations between use of energy, energy prices, and climate change. It evaluates and analyzes the current world situation, whilst also giving essential and practical guidance on   personal   climate protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Our Hunger for Energy 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Energy Supply – Yesterday and Today 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 From the French Revolution to the Early 20th Century 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 The Era of Black Gold 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Natural Gas – the Newest Fossil Energy Source 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.4 Nuclear Power – Split Energy 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.5 The Century of Fossil Energy 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Energy Needs – Who Needs What, Where and How Much? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 ‘Anyway’ Energy 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Energy Supplies – Wealth Forever 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The End of Fission 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Oil Prices Today – Politics, Supply and Demand 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Climate Before the Collapse? 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 It Is Getting Warm – Climate Changes Today 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 The Ice is Slowly Melting 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Natural Catastrophes Occur More Frequently 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Guilty Parties – Causes of Climate Change 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 The Greenhouse Effect 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 The Prime Suspect: Carbon Dioxide 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Other Culprits 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Outlook and Recommendations – What Lies Ahead? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Will It be Bitterly Cold in Europe? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Recommendations for Effective Climate Protection 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Diffi cult Birth – Politics and Climate Change 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 German Climate Policy 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 International Climate Policy 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Self-Help Climate Protection 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 From Wasting Energy to Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Dioxide 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Less Effi cient – Energy Use and Waste Today 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Personal Energy Needs – Easily Saved at Home 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Domestic Electricity – Money Wasted 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Heat – Surviving the Winter with Almost No Heating 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Transport – Getting Somewhere Using Less Energy 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Industry and Co – Everyone Else is to Blame 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Personal Carbon Dioxide Record 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 Emissions Caused Directly by One’s Own Activities 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 Indirectly Caused Emissions 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3 Total Emissions 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Sale of Ecological Indulgences 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Carbon-Free Energy – Vision or Utopia? 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Options for Carbon-Free Energy Supply 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Effi cient Power Plants – More Power with Less Carbon Dioxide 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Carbon Dioxide Sequestering – Away with Carbon Dioxide 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Nuclear Energy – Squeaky Clean 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4 Combined Heat and Power – Using Fuel Twice 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.5 Saving Energy – Achieving More with Less 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Renewable Energy Sources – No End to What is Available 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Options for Protecting the Climate 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Down with Primary Energy Needs 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Electricity Generation Totally Without Nuclear and Fossil Power Plants 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Insulation and Renewable Energies to Provide Heat 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Increasing Effi ciency and New Concepts for Traffic 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Reliable Supply Using Renewable Energies 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Photovoltaics – Energy from Sand 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Structure and Function 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Electrons, Holes and Space-Charge Regions 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 Effi ciency, Characteristics and MPP 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Production of Solar Cells – from Sand to Cell 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Silicon Solar Cells – Electricity from Sand 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 From Cell to Module 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Thin Film Solar Cells 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Photovoltaic Systems – Networks and Islands 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Sun Islands 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Sun in the Grid 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Planning and Design 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Planned on the Grid 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Planned Islands 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Economics 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 What Does It Cost? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Incentive Schemes 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Ecology 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Photovoltaic Markets 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Outlook and Development Potential 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Solar Thermal Systems – Year-Round Heating from the Sun 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Structure and Functionality 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Solar Collectors – Collecting the Sun 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Swimming Pool Absorbers 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Flat-Plate Collectors 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Air-Based Collectors 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4 Vacuum-Tube Collectors 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Solar Thermal Systems 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Hot Water from the Sun 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Heating with the Sun 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 Solar Communities 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4 Cooling with the Sun 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.5 Swimming with the Sun 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.6 Cooking with the Sun 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Planning and Design 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1 Solar Thermal Heating of Domestic Hot Water 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2 Solar Thermal Heating as Support Heating 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Economics 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Ecology 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Solar Thermal Markets 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Outlook and Development Potential 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Solar Power Plants – Even More Energy from the Sun 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Concentration on the Sun 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Solar Power Plants 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Parabolic Trough Power Plants 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Solar Tower Power Plants 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Dish-Stirling Power Plants 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.4 Solar Chimney Power Plants 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.5 Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Plants 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.6 Solar Chemistry 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Planning and Design 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Solar Chimney Power Plants 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.3 Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Plants 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Economics 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Ecology 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Solar Power Plant Markets 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Outlook and Development Potential 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Wind Power Systems – Electricity from Thin Air 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Gone with the Wind – Where the Wind Comes From 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Utilizing Wind 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Installations and Parks 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Wind Chargers 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Grid-Connected Wind Turbines 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Wind Farms 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.4 Offshore Wind Farms 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Planning and Design 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Economics 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Ecology 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Wind Power Markets 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Outlook and Development Potential 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Hydropower Plants – Wet Energy 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Tapping into the Water Cycle 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Water Turbines 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Hydropower Plants 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.1 Run-of-River Power Plants 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.2 Storage Power Plants 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.3 Pumped-Storage Power Plants 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.4 Tidal Power Plants 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.5 Wave Power Plants 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.6 Ocean Current Power Plants 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Planning and Design 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Economics 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Ecology 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Hydropower Markets 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Outlook and Development Potential 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Geothermal Energy – Power from the Deep 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Tapping into the Earth’s Heat 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Geothermal Heat and Power Plants 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Geothermal Heat Plants 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 Geothermal Power Plants 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 Geothermal HDR Power Plants 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Planning and Design 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Economics 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Ecology 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Geothermal Markets 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Outlook and Development Potential 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Heat Pumps – from Cold to Hot 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Heat Sources for Low-Temperature Heat 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Working Principle of Heat Pumps 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Compression Heat Pumps 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Absorption Heat Pumps and Adsorption Heat Pumps 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Planning and Design 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Economics 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Ecology 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Heat Pump Markets 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Outlook and Development Potential 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Biomass – Energy from Nature 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Origins and Use of Biomass 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Biomass Heating 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Wood as a Fuel 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Fireplaces and Closed Woodburning Stoves 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Firewood Boilers 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.4 Wood Pellet Heating 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Biomass Heat and Power Plants 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Biofuels 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Bio-oil 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Biodiesel 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 Bioethanol 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 BtL Fuels 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.5 Biogas 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Planning and Design 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.1 Firewood Boilers 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.2 Wood Pellet Heating 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Economics 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Ecology 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7.1 Solid Fuels 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7.2 Biofuels 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Biomass Markets 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Outlook and Development Potential 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Hydrogen Industry and Fuel Cells 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Hydrogen as an Energy Source 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.1 Production of Hydrogen 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1.2 Storage and Transport of Hydrogen 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Fuel Cells: Bearers of Hope 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Economics 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Ecology 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Markets, Outlook and Development Potential 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Sunny Prospects – Examples of Sustainable Energy Supply 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Climate-Compatible Living 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.1 Carbon-Neutral Standard Prefabricated Houses 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.2 Plus-Energy Solar House 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.3 Plus-Energy Housing Estate 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.4 Heating Only with the Sun 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1.5 Zero Heating Costs after Redevelopment 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Working and Producing in Compatibility with the Climate 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.1 Offi ces and Shops in Solar Ship 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.2 Zero-Emissions Factory 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.3 Carbon-Free Heavy Equipment Factory 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Climate-Compatible Driving 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.1 Waste Gas-Free Electropower 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.2 Travelling around the World in a Solar Mobile 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.3 Across Australia in Thirty-Three Hours 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.4 Game over CO2! 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Climate-Compatible Travel by Water or Air 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.1 Modern Shipping 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.2 Solar Ferry on Lake Constance 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.3 World Altitude Record with a Solar Aeroplane 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.4 Flying around the World in a Solar Plane 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4.5 Flying for Solar Kitchens 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Carbon-Free Electricity for an Island 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 All’s Well that Ends Well 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Energy Units and Prefixes 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Geographic Coordinates of Energy Power Plants 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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