| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Michaelides, Efstathios E. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-20T03:46:33Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-20T03:46:33Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
| dc.identifier.isbn | ISBN 978-3-642-20951-2 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/96 | - |
| dc.description | A unique aspect of this book is that it includes two chapters on nuclear fission
and one on fusion energy. The reason for this is that nuclear energy does not
contribute to the greenhouse effect and is currently viewed by many decision
makers as an excellent alternative option for the production of electricity in the
twenty-first century. As a result, and despite the recent accident at Fukushima
Daiichi, the licensing process for additional nuclear power plants has accelerated
in several countries and the debate for the future of nuclear energy has been
recently renewed. Nuclear energy, a perennial pariah of environmental groups,
may actually become one of the solutions to the global climate change. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In the beginning of the twenty-first century, our society is faced with an energy
challenge: as highly populous, developing countries become more affluent and as
the developed nations continue to increase their energy consumption, the energy
demand in the entire world has reached levels that cannot be sustained in the
future. At the same time, fossil fuels, which are currently providing more than 85%
of the total global energy supply, are limited and, in addition, their widespread use
has significant adverse environmental consequences. The combustion of fossil
fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is one of the causes of global warming as
well as of other environmental effects, such as acid rain; higher ozone concen-
tration in urban areas; particulates; and aerosols that are detrimental to air quality.
The limited supply of the fossil fuels and their effects on the global environment
indicate the only long-term solution of the energy challenge: a significant increase
in the use of alternative energy sources for the production of electricity as well as
for meeting other energy needs of the industrial and post-industrial human society.
This book on Alternative Energy Sources is designed to give the reader, a clear
view of the role each form of alternative energy may play in supplying the energy
needs of the human society in the near and intermediate future (20–50 years). The
book is aimed at two types of audience: | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Energy Sources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Green Energy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Engineering | en_US |
| dc.title | Alternative Energy Sources | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Green Energy and Technology | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | ARTS & SCIENCE
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