Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

by Ginley, David S.; Cahen, David

• ISBN13: 9781107000230
• ISBN10: 1107000238
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-30
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Learn the fundamental physical, chemical and materials science at the heart of: Renewable/non-renewable energy sources Future transportation systems Energy efficiency Energy storage Whether you are a student taking an energy course or a newcomer to the field, this book will help you understand critical relationships between the environment, energy and sustainability. Leading experts provide comprehensive coverage of each topic, bringing together diverse subject matter by integrating theory with engaging insights. Each chapter includes helpful features to aid understanding, including a historical overview to provide context, suggested further reading and questions for discussion. Every subject is beautifully illustrated and brought to life with full color images and color-coded sections for easy browsing, making this a complete educational package. Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability will help enable today's scientists and educate future generations.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Energy and the Environment: The Global Landscape

A primer on climate change

The global energy landscape and energy security

Sustainability and energy conversions

Energy cost of materials: materials for thin-film photovoltaics as an example

Economics of materials

Global energy flows

Global materials flows

Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration

Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Petroleum and natural gas

Advancing coal conversion technologies: materials challenges

Oil shale and tar sands

Unconventional energy sources: gas hydrates

Nuclear energy: current and future schemes

Nuclear non-proliferation

Nuclear-waste management and disposal

Material requirements for controlled nuclear fusion

Renewable Energy Sources

Solar energy overview

Direct solar energy conversion with photovoltaic devices

Future concepts for photovoltaic energy conversion

Concentrating and multijunction photovoltaics

Concentrating solar thermal power

Solar-thermoelectrics: direct solar thermal energy conversion

Off-grid solar in the developing world

Principles of photosynthesis

Biofuels and biomaterials from microbes

Biofuels from cellulosic biomass via aqueous processing

Artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion

Engineering natural photosynthesis

Geothermal and ocean energy

Wind energy

Transportation

Transportation: motor vehicles

Transportation: aviation

Transportation: shipping

Transportation: fully autonomous vehicles

Energy Efficiency

Lighting

Energy efficient buildings

Insulation science

Industrial energy efficiency: a case study

Green processing: catalysis

Materials availability and recycling

Life-cycle assessment

Energy Storage, High-Penetration Renewables and Grid Stabilization

Toward the smart grid: the US as a case study

Consequences of high-penetration renewables

Electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors

Mechanical energy storage: pumped hydro, CAES, flywheels

Fuel cells

Solar fuels

Solar thermal routes to fuel

Photoelectrochemistry and hybrid solar conversion

Summary

Thermodynamics

Electrochemistry

Units

Index

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