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Fueling Our Future

An Introduction to Sustainable Energy

By: Robert L. Evans

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Paperback | 23 July 2007

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One of the most important issues facing humanity today is the prospect of global climate change, brought about primarily by our prolific energy use and heavy dependence on fossil fuels.

Fuelling Our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy provides a concise overview of current energy demand and supply patterns. It presents a balanced view of how our reliance on fossil fuels can be changed over time so that we have a much more sustainable energy system in the near future.

Written in a non-technical and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds.

About the Author

Robert Evans is the Methanex Professor of Clean Energy Systems and founding Director of the Clean Energy Research Centre in the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He was previously Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean of Applied Science at UBC. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the US Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior to spending the last 25 years in academia he worked in the UK Central Electricity Research Laboratory, for the British Columbia Energy Commission, and the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. He is the author or co-author of over 130 publications, and holds four US patents.

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'Delightfully written in a non-technical and accessible style, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, both with and without scientific backgrounds. It is steady-paced and well grounded, providing much solid information in a coherent and useful way which really makes it possible for the layman to think about the subject matter.' Journal of Environmental Conservation 'The book is very good to read with a preface, a glossary, an index and an appendix with energy factors. ... It is written in a non-technical style for a wide range of readers both with and without [a]scientific background.' Meteorologische Zeitschrift

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Energy Technology & Engineering Alternative & Renewable Energy Sources & Technology Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Sustainability Environmental Science

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Glossary	p. x
Setting the scene	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The energy conversion chain	p. 10
Energy and the environment	p. 18
Localized environmental concerns	p. 18
Global environmental concerns	p. 21
Adaptation and mitigation	p. 34
The global energy demand and supply balance	p. 37
World energy demand	p. 39
World energy supply	p. 46
World energy sources	p. 46
Fossil fuel resources	p. 51
The global demand-supply balance	p. 58
New and sustainable energy sources	p. 63
Non-conventional fossil fuels	p. 65
New sources of oil and gas	p. 65
Clean coal processes	p. 70
Carbon mitigation	p. 75
Renewable energy sources	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Solar energy	p. 83
Wind energy	p. 94
Biomass energy	p. 100
Hydroelectric power	p. 103
Ocean energy	p. 105
Geothermal energy	p. 110
Nuclear power	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Light-water reactors	p. 116
Heavy-water reactors	p. 120
Other reactor types	p. 122
Advanced reactor designs	p. 124
Nuclear power and sustainability	p. 128
Nuclear power economics and public acceptance	p. 135
Towards a sustainable energy balance	p. 139
The transportation challenge	p. 141
Transportation energy use	p. 141
Road vehicles	p. 144
Trains, planes, and ships	p. 162
Achieving a sustainable energy balance	p. 165
Energy conversion factors	p. 176
Index	p. 177
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An Introduction to Sustainable Energy

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