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Making technology work : applications in energy and the environment / John Deutch, Richard K. Lester.
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Deutch, John M., 1938-
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English
Published/Created
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description
x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA)
TJ163.155.A1 D48 2004
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Power resources
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Environmental protection
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Lester, Richard K. (Richard Keith), 1954-
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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.
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ISBN
0521818575
9780521818575
0521523176 ((pb.))
9780521523172 ((pb.))
LCCN
2003046103
OCLC
51861978
International Article Number
9780521523172
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Making technology work : applications in energy and the environment / John Deutch, Richard K. Lester. [electronic resource]
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