In 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world’s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City's renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who attempted to build a post-oil future in Abu Dhabi. While many of Masdar's initiatives—such as developing a new energy currency and a driverless rapid transit network—have stalled or not met expectations, Günel analyzes how these initiatives contributed to rendering the future a thinly disguised version of the fossil-fueled present. Spaceship in the Desert tells the story of Masdar, at once a “utopia” sponsored by the Emirati government, and a well-resourced company involving different actors who participated in the project, each with their own agendas and desires.
Автор: Cara New Daggett Название: The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work ISBN: 1478006323 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478006329 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In The Birth of Energy Cara New Daggett traces the genealogy of contemporary notions of energy back to the nineteenth-century science of thermodynamics to challenge the underlying logic that informs today's uses of energy. These early resource-based concepts of power first emerged during the Industrial Revolution and were tightly bound to Western capitalist domination and the politics of industrialized work. As Daggett shows, thermodynamics was deployed as an imperial science to govern fossil fuel use, labor, and colonial expansion, in part through a hierarchical ordering of humans and nonhumans. By systematically excavating the historical connection between energy and work, Daggett argues that only by transforming the politics of work—most notably, the veneration of waged work—will we be able to confront the Anthropocene's energy problem. Substituting one source of energy for another will not ensure a habitable planet; rather, the concepts of energy and work themselves must be decoupled.
Автор: Cara New Daggett Название: The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work ISBN: 1478005017 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478005018 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 86070.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In The Birth of Energy Cara New Daggett traces the genealogy of contemporary notions of energy back to the nineteenth-century science of thermodynamics to challenge the underlying logic that informs today's uses of energy. These early resource-based concepts of power first emerged during the Industrial Revolution and were tightly bound to Western capitalist domination and the politics of industrialized work. As Daggett shows, thermodynamics was deployed as an imperial science to govern fossil fuel use, labor, and colonial expansion, in part through a hierarchical ordering of humans and nonhumans. By systematically excavating the historical connection between energy and work, Daggett argues that only by transforming the politics of work—most notably, the veneration of waged work—will we be able to confront the Anthropocene's energy problem. Substituting one source of energy for another will not ensure a habitable planet; rather, the concepts of energy and work themselves must be decoupled.
Автор: Walter Leal Filho; Dinesh Surroop Название: The Nexus: Energy, Environment and Climate Change ISBN: 3319636111 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319636115 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 139750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Part I: 1 Decarbonising the Finnish transport sector by 2050 - electricity or biofuels?.- 2 Modelling electricity generation from sugarcane production system using Systems Dynamics.- 3 Techno-Economic Viability of Husk Powered Systems for Rural Electrification in Uganda: Part I: Sustainability and Power Potential Aspects.- 4 Techno-Economic Viability of Husk Powered Systems for Rural Electrification in Uganda: Part II: Economic and Policy Aspects.- 5 Stand Alone Wind or Photovoltaic Power system? A holistic approach for system design and selection.- 6 Energie Hill Neu Wulmstorf - Reuse of a former landfill site for energy production from renewable energy.- 7 Assessing the energy potential of waste tyres by direct combustion, pyrolysis and gasification.- 8 A Review of Thermochemical Technologies for the conversion of Waste Biomass to Biofuel and Energy in Developing Countries.- 9 An Energy Balance Analysis of Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) for Power Production in Fiji.- 10 Potential of Small Scale Power Generation from the Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Techniques in Fiji.- 11 Replacing fossil fuel with PV systems through technical capacity building in in Kenya.- 12 Design Technology for Bioenergy conversion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste.- Part II: The Environment.- 13 Zymomonas mobilis - towards bacterial biofuel.- 14 Co-digestion of Lawn Grass with Cow Dung and Pig Manure under Anaerobic Condition.- 15 Application of different pre-treatment techniques for enhanced biogas production from lawn grass: A review.- 16 Design and operation of a single-stage plug-flow digester using organic wastes generated from University of Mauritius cafeteria.- 17 Possible Absorbent Regeneration in Biogas Purification and Upgrading: A Review.- 18 Wastewater biorefineries: integrating water treatment and value recovery.- Part III: Climate Change.- 19 Small is beautiful: Why a club approach is the way to go in climate change mitigation.- 20 Contextualizing of Organized Labour Position on Carbon Tax in South Africa using a Qualitative System Dynamics Model.- 21 A Step-by-Step Calculation of the Combined Margin Grid Emission Factor of the National Electricity System of Mauritius.- 22 Greenhouse gas emission reductions from solid waste management: Prognosis of Related Issues.- 23 Assessing the implementation of Eco-Driving in Mauritius - a Climate Change Mitigation Measure.- 24 1. The Nexus Energy, Environment and Climate Change: future trends.
Автор: Johansen Bruce E. Название: Examining Energy and the Environment Around the World ISBN: 1440859299 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440859298 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 79200.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In the industrial age, first powered by coal and then more often by oil, environmental degradation nearly inevitably followed resource exploitation and energy production. This book examines environmental issues in specific countries around the world as well as solutions some of these countries have discovered in order to help save the environment.
This volume includes 10 chapters, each addressing a specific issue relating to energy and the environment as it pertains to a variety of countries, including toxic chemicals, pollution, deforestation, and climate change. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the issue. Following the chapter introduction, each chapter highlights that issue in eight countries and provides historic perspective. This work provides an overview for high school students and college students at the undergraduate level on 10 important topics that address matters relating to energy and the environment in the 21st century.
Автор: Belu, Radian (university Of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska, Usa) Название: Energy storage, grid integration, energy economics, and the environment ISBN: 0367261405 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367261405 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 132710.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The book will cover energy storage systems, bioenergy and hydrogen economy, grid integration of the renewable energy systems, distributed generation, economic analysis and environmental impacts of renewable energy systems. Solutions manual and Power Point slides are included for instructors.
Автор: Alicia Knight Название: Enhanced Oil Recovery: Methods, Economic Benefits & Impacts on the Environment ISBN: 1634639170 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781634639170 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 215410.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Significant quantities of oil can be extracted using Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods. One of the main methods of this type is CO2-EOR, which also has a positive impact on the environment as it results in the practically permanent storage of CO2, the main greenhouse gas (GHG). When its use is economically viable, the technology for extracting oil using CO2 (CO2-EOR) enables significant quantities of oil to be obtained and at the same time, provides storage for large volumes of CO2. It thus brings in both financial profits and environmental benefits if the oil extracted is used instead of crude oil obtained by conventional methods and does not entail any increase in consumption. This book discusses the different methods of EOR, as well as all of the economic benefits and impacts it has on the environment.
Автор: Antonio Colmenar Santos, Enrique Rosales Asensio, David Borge Diez Название: Novel Systems and Applications in Clean Energy ISBN: 1536142069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781536142068 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 122490.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This book acts as a reference that provides readers with the broadest available single volume coverage of leading edge advances in the development and optimization of clean energy technologies. One of the objectives of this book is to conduct a primary energy analysis and economic evaluation of solar thermal and photovoltaic cooling systems used for air conditioning in office buildings that apply simulation systems. Due to the climatic conditions that influence the performance of these two systems, the comparison is made for three different climates corresponding to Palermo, Madrid and Stuttgart. For each climate, the same geometry and dimensions of a building are considered, but with different user profiles and construction. Consequently, different heating and cooling loads twelve cases in total are taken into consideration. Another purpose of this book is to highlight water consumption as a key design parameter in determining the most convenient cooling system and selecting the most appropriate location for Solar Parabolic Trough (SPT) plants. Considering the importance of water in guaranteeing environmental sustainability, a review of water consumption parameters is presented, and water consumption in the SPT plants that are in the planning stages for southern Spain are analyzed as examples. The selected region for the present study is exposed to high horizontal solar irradiance, undergoes large seasonal weather fluctuations (prolonged droughts) and is located far from the coast (determining the sites topography and soil availability). These characteristics demonstrate that water consumption is one of the decisive factors for the construction of new solar plants in similar locations worldwide, in addition to other considerations such as capital cost or plant efficiency.
Название: Methodology for Assessing the Water-food-energy-ecosystem Nexus in Transboundary Basins and Experiences from its Application: Synthesis ISBN: 9211171784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789211171785 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 21250.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Contains lessons from assessments of interlinkages, trade-offs and benefits in managing water, energy and land/agriculture, as well as protecting the environment in transboundary basins in Southern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North Africa.
Автор: Laura Mars Название: Careers in Green Energy ISBN: 1682179222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682179222 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 127510.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This ongoing series serves as a stepping stone in understanding specific careers and provides a wealth of information on the education and training needed within each profession along with a look towards the future of the field with an informative employment outlook.
Название: Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Environment ISBN: 0367178893 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367178895 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 224570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book addresses the role of sustainable technologies in energy generation options for clean environment.
Автор: Pang Название: Energy, Environment and Transitional Green Growth in China ISBN: 9811079188 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811079184 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book discusses energy use and its environmental footprint in China, as well as issues concerning the transitional green growth of its economy, a subject of great importance in light of China`s size and its impressive record of economic growth.
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