Life after Fossil Fuels
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Life after Fossil Fuels
A Reality Check on Alternative Energy
Friedemann, Alice J.
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
03/2022
207
Mole
Inglês
9783030703370
15 a 20 dias
349
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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. We Are Running Out of Time.- Chapter 3. Wood World.- Chapter 4. We Are Alive Thanks to Fossil-fueled Fertilizer.- Chapter 5. Without Transportation, Civilization Ends.- Chapter 6. What Fuels Could Replace Diesel? .- Chapter 7. Why Not Electrify Commercial Transportation with Batteries?.- Chapter 8. Catenary Electric Trucks Running on Overhead Wires.- Chapter 9. Manufacturing Uses Over Half of All Fossil Energy.- Chapter 10. What Alternatives Can Replace Fossil-fueled Electricity Generation.- Chapter 11. Energy Storage: Excess Electricity from Solar and Wind Must Be Stored.- Chapter 12. Half a Million Products Are Made out of Fossil Fuels.- Chapter 13. And the Renewable Winner Is....- Chapter 14. Scale: How Much Biomass is Required to Replace Fossil Fuels?.- Chapter 15. Grow More Biomass: Where's the Land?.- Chapter 16. The Ground is Disappearing Beneath Our Feet.- Chapter 17. Grow More Biomass: Phosphorus Fertilizer.- Chapter 18. Grow More Biomass:Climate Change.- Chapter 19. Grow More Biomass: Dwindling Groundwater.- Chapter 20. Grow More Biomass: Vertical and Rooftop Farms.- Chapter 21. Grow More Biomass: Pesticides.- Chapter 22. Ethanol and Energy Return on Investment (EROI).- Chapter 23. Corn and Soy Are Supervillains.- Chapter 24. Corn Ethanol. Why?.- Chapter 25. Biodiesel from Algae.- Chapter 26. Fill 'er up with seaweed.- Chapter 27. The Problems with Cellulosic Ethanol Could Drive You to Drink.- Chapter 28. Biodiesel to Keep Trucks Running.- Chapter 29. Can We Eat Enough French Fries?.- Chapter 30. Combustion: Burn Baby Burn.- Chapter 31. Wood and Coal Steam Engines Started the Industrial Revolution.- Chapter 32. Wood Gas Generators.- Chapter 33. Conclusion: Do You Want to Eat, Drink, or Drive?
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Biofuels;Biomass;Fossil fuels;Peak oil;Transportation;Manufacturing;Renewables;Soil erosion;Aquifer depletion;Fertilizer;Limits to growth;Hydrogen;Ethanol;Biodiesel;Nuclear;Fusion
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. We Are Running Out of Time.- Chapter 3. Wood World.- Chapter 4. We Are Alive Thanks to Fossil-fueled Fertilizer.- Chapter 5. Without Transportation, Civilization Ends.- Chapter 6. What Fuels Could Replace Diesel? .- Chapter 7. Why Not Electrify Commercial Transportation with Batteries?.- Chapter 8. Catenary Electric Trucks Running on Overhead Wires.- Chapter 9. Manufacturing Uses Over Half of All Fossil Energy.- Chapter 10. What Alternatives Can Replace Fossil-fueled Electricity Generation.- Chapter 11. Energy Storage: Excess Electricity from Solar and Wind Must Be Stored.- Chapter 12. Half a Million Products Are Made out of Fossil Fuels.- Chapter 13. And the Renewable Winner Is....- Chapter 14. Scale: How Much Biomass is Required to Replace Fossil Fuels?.- Chapter 15. Grow More Biomass: Where's the Land?.- Chapter 16. The Ground is Disappearing Beneath Our Feet.- Chapter 17. Grow More Biomass: Phosphorus Fertilizer.- Chapter 18. Grow More Biomass:Climate Change.- Chapter 19. Grow More Biomass: Dwindling Groundwater.- Chapter 20. Grow More Biomass: Vertical and Rooftop Farms.- Chapter 21. Grow More Biomass: Pesticides.- Chapter 22. Ethanol and Energy Return on Investment (EROI).- Chapter 23. Corn and Soy Are Supervillains.- Chapter 24. Corn Ethanol. Why?.- Chapter 25. Biodiesel from Algae.- Chapter 26. Fill 'er up with seaweed.- Chapter 27. The Problems with Cellulosic Ethanol Could Drive You to Drink.- Chapter 28. Biodiesel to Keep Trucks Running.- Chapter 29. Can We Eat Enough French Fries?.- Chapter 30. Combustion: Burn Baby Burn.- Chapter 31. Wood and Coal Steam Engines Started the Industrial Revolution.- Chapter 32. Wood Gas Generators.- Chapter 33. Conclusion: Do You Want to Eat, Drink, or Drive?
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