Making technology work : applications in energy and the environment / John Deutch, Richard K. Lester.

Author
Deutch, John M., 1938- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description
x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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      Summary note
      • "The successful application of new technology requires simultaneous consideration of the technical, economic, political, environmental, and international aspects of the innovation. This book presents fifteen cases of technology applications in the energy and environmental sectors.
      • The case studies include applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and coal combustion and emission control technologies. Both successes and failures are analyzed. The case studies are also used to introduce a toolbox of analytical techniques useful in the context of realistic technology application.
      • These techniques include energy and mass balances, project financial analysis tools, the treatment of external costs and benefits, probabilistic risk assessment, learning curves, regression analysis, and life cycle costing. The book is addressed to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the natural sciences, engineering, and the social sciences who are interested in learning about problems of technology application, as well as technology practitioners in industry and government."--Jacket.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction
      • Gasohol
      • Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies
      • Electricity from coal
      • Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants
      • Greenhouse gases and global warming
      • Nuclear power and its fuel cycle
      • Managing nuclear waste
      • Nuclear power and weapons proliferation
      • Natural gas
      • Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries
      • Synthetic fuels
      • Fuel cells for automobiles
      • Energy models and statistics
      • The government's role in innovation
      • Conclusions.
      ISBN
      • 0521818575
      • 9780521818575
      • 0521523176 ((pb.))
      • 9780521523172 ((pb.))
      LCCN
      2003046103
      OCLC
      51861978
      International Article Number
      • 9780521523172
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