Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the HeadlinesW. W. Norton & Company, 2012年8月6日 - 350 頁 III. Alternative energy. 8. Solar surge. The physics of sunlight ; Solar thermal ; Photovoltaic cells: Silicon, CdTe (Cadmium Telluride), CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide), Multijunction cells ; Solar-cell summary -- 9. Wind -- 10. Energy storage. Batteries: The physics and chemistry of batteries, The future of batteries ; Bottled wind : compressed-air energy storage (CAES) ; Flywheels ; Supercapacitors ; Hydrogen and fuel cells ; Natural gas -- 11. The coming explosion of nuclear power. Blowing up ; Cost ; Small modular nuclear reactors ; Running out of uranium? ; Fukushima deaths ; Nuclear waste storage ; The coming nuclear explosion -- 12. Fusion. Tokamak ; NIF, the National Ignition Facility ; Beam fusion ; Muon fusion ; Cold fusion -- 13. Biofuels. Ethanol from corn ; Biodegradable is bad? ; Pseudo-biofuels ; Ethanol from cellulose ; Ethanol from algae -- 14. Synfuel and high-tech fossil fuels. Synfuel ; Coal bed methane ; Coal bed gasification ; Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) ; Oil sands -- 15. Alternative alternatives : hydrogen, geothermal, tidal, and wave power. Hydrogen ; Geothermal ; Tidal power ; Wave power -- 16. Electric automobiles. The electric auto fad: Tesla Roadster, Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf ; Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ; Lead-acid batteries ; Recharge time ; Effective miles per gallon ; Ordinary hybrids ; Battery challenges -- 17. Natural-gas automobiles -- 18. Fuel cells -- 19. Clean coal |
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
ENERGY CATASTROPHES | 9 |
THE GULF OIL SPILL | 26 |
GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE | 38 |
Local Variability | 52 |
The Hockey Stick | 60 |
Geoengineering | 72 |
Recycled Energy | 81 |
ENERGY STORAGE | 167 |
THE COMING EXPLOSION OF NUCLEAR POWER | 179 |
FUSION | 199 |
BIOEUELs | 219 |
SYNEUEL AND HIOHTEcII FOssIL FUELS | 227 |
HYDROGEN GEOTHERMAL | 236 |
ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES | 248 |
NATURALGAS AUTOMOBILES | 261 |
THE NATURALGAs WINDEALL | 87 |
Pracking and Horizontal Drilling | 93 |
LIQUID ENERGY SECURITY | 102 |
SHALE OIL | 109 |
Invest for a 209 Annual Return TaxFree | 118 |
ALTEPNATIVE ENERGY | 139 |
SOLAR SURGE | 145 |
SolarCell Summary | 158 |
CLEAN COAL | 273 |
WHAT IS ENERGY? | 281 |
The Beauty of Energy | 288 |
Energy Technology Policy | 294 |
NoTEs | 307 |
CREDITS | 323 |
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