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Energy transitions : global and national perspectives / Vaclav Smil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smil, Vaclav, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renewable energy sources.
- Power resources.
- Renewable Energy.
- Energy-Generating Resources.
- Medical Subjects:
- Renewable Energy.
- Energy-Generating Resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 282 pages.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Energy Systems: Their Basic Properties
- Resources and Prime Movers
- Conversions and Uses
- Infrastructures and Impacts
- ch. 2 Energy Transitions: Universal Patterns
- Processes and Paces: Complexities of Energy Transitions
- Grand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and Hydrocarbons
- A New Quality: Generation of Electricity
- History of Prime Movers: From Muscles to Machines
- Quantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and Trends
- ch. 3 National Transitions: Commonalities and Particularities
- United Kingdom and France: Great European Powers
- Netherlands and Sweden: Very Different Experiences
- United States and Russia: Energy Superpowers
- Japan and China: Asia's Leaders
- Changing Patterns: Commonalities and Exceptions
- ch. 4 Decarbonization: Progress So Far
- Slow Gains: Relative Global Decarbonization
- Inadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary Electricity
- New Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind Electricity
- Modern Biofuels: Electricity and Liquids
- National Trajectories: Aspirations and Accomplishments
- ch. 5 Looking Ahead: Possibilities and Constraints
- Long-term Forecasts: Past Failures and New Visions
- Climate Change Challenge: How Much More CO2 Can We Emit?
- Indispensable Fossil Fuels: Steel, Cement, Ammonia, and Plastics
- Pace of Transitions: Innovations, Inertia, and Surprises
- Realistic Anticipations: More Than a Great Transition
- ch. 6 Recapitulations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Smil, Vaclav. Energy transitions.
- ISBN:
- 9781440853258
- 1440853258
- Publisher Number:
- 99990790873
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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