Alternative and Unconventional Energy Sources

by Dayal, Anurodh M.

• ISBN13: 9781119500599
• ISBN10: 1119500591
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-01-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A timely volume for understanding our future energy landscape and for creating a bridge towards a decarbonized energy system

Alternative and Unconventional Energy Sources discusses various alternative energy sources and their present usage, including wind, solar, ocean, and geothermal energy, along with unconventional fossil energy sources, such as shale gas. The text covers the development and global adoption of each energy source, along with their environmental and economic impacts, resulting in a comprehensive and in-depth treatment of the subject. This approach provides the reader with a one-stop reference for each particular energy source, making the information accessible to all, regardless of discipline or current level of experience with each energy source.

Specific topics covered in Alternative and Unconventional Energy Sources include:

• The controversial perception of shale gas and its future potential as an energy source
• Technologies to reduce harmful emissions of CO2 and other waste gases and their potential to cause less global warming
• Downsides of commonly accepted alternative energy sources, such as the disposal of nuclear waste and land requirements for solar panels
• How undeveloped countries can make use of local energy sources to become more efficient and competitive

Alternative and Unconventional Energy Sources is a highly accessible and useful resource for geographers, geologists, petroleum engineers, renewable energy specialists, and policy makers who wish to understand the current state of global energy production and where the industry may turn in the coming years.

Author Biography

Anurodh Dayal, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR, Hyderabad, India.

Peter Blomquist, Technical Advisor, IHS, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Table of Contents

1 Alternative and Unconventional Energy Sources
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Solar Energy
1.3 Wind Energy
1.4 Biofuel
1.5 Geothermal Energy
1.6 Hydro Energy
1.7 Ocean Energy
1.8 Shale Gas
1.9 Nuclear Energy

2 Solar Energy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sun
2.3 Solar Energy
2.4 Photovoltaic Cell
2.5 Electricity Generation
2.6 Solar Radiation for Architecture
2.7 Solar Heating
2.8 Solar Energy for Agriculture
2.9 Solar Energy for Transportation
2.10 Impact to Environment
2.11 Advantage of Solar Energy
2.12 Global Development of Solar Energy
2.13 Conclusion

3 Wind Energy
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Transportation
3.3 Wind as Energy Source
3.4 Development of wind Energy
3.5 Wind Energy for Transport
3.6 Development of Wind Energy for next decade
3.7 Impact of the environment
3.8 Economic Impact
3.9 Performance of wind mill
3.10 Reducing carbon emission

4 Geothermal Energy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Structure of Earth
4.3 Plate Tectonic
4.4 Mantle Plume
4.5 Geothermal Energy
4.6 Production Geothermal power
4.7 Present status of geothermal energy globally
4.8 Advantage of geothermal energy

5 Ocean Energy
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Formation of ocean
5.3 Generation of ocean energy
5.4 Wave energy
5.5 Tidal energy
5.6 Thermal energy of the ocean
5.7 Marine energy
5.8 Global status of ocean energy

6 Biofuel
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Liquid biofuel
6.3 Sources of biofuel
6.4 Biodiesel
6.5 Biogas
6.6 Use of biogas at global scale
6.7 Biofuel contribution
6.8 Advantage from biofuel

7 Shale Gas and Shale Oil
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Sandstone
7.3 Limestone
7.4 Shale
7.5 Formation of shale
7.6 Carbonaceous or black shale
7.7 Shale Gas
7.8 Shale Oil

8 Shale Gas Exploration
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Different weathering process
8.3 Depositional environment
8.4 Physical properties of shale
8.5 Chemical properties of shale
8.6 Diagenesis of shale

9 Hydraulic Fracturing
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Shale gas extraction
9.3 Preparation of Hydraulic fracking
9.4 Hydrofracking
9.5 Status of Hydrofracking

10 Environmental Impact from Alternate Energy Sources
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Impact due to solar energy
10.3 Impact due to wind energy
10.4 Impact due to geothermal energy
10.5 Environmental impact due to hydro energy
10.6 Environmental impact due to ocean energy
10.7 Impact due to biofuel
10.8 Environmental impact due to shale gas
10.9 Conclusion

11 Development of Alternative Energy Sources and the Global Economy
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Different energy sources with time
11.3 Development of alternate energy source
11.4 Solar Energy
11.5 Wind Energy
11.6 Geothermal Energy
11.7 Ocean energy
11.8 Biofuel
11.9 Economic impact
11.10 Environment impact

12 Energy Exploration for the Next Decade
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Growth of alternate energy
12.3 Development of energy appliances
12.4 Storage of renewable energy
12.5 Advantage of alternate energy sources
12.6 Economic of alternate energy system
12.7 Conclusion