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This book is a comprehensive account of all significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. Non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal; are considered. Also, nuclear radiations and the disposal of nuclear waste and the future of nuclear power are assessed, as well as pollution and acid rain, the greenhouse effects and climate change. Its social, political and moral problems are discussed, with a special mention of the opposition to nuclear power.
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: The Energy Crisis (108 KB)
Contents:
- The Energy Crisis
- Non-Renewable Energy Sources
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Nuclear Power
- The Safety of Energy Sources
- Pollution of the Environment
- Climate Change
- Politics, Psychology and Education
- The Needs of the Developing Countries
- Moral Problems and Responses
Readership: Graduate students, academics, practitioners and general public interested in the field of energy research, pollution, meteorology and waste management.
