Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The History and Culture of Energy
Chapter 2: How Is Energy Measured
Chapter 3: Energy Science and Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 4: Environmental Issues
U.S. World Oil Production and the Peak Oil Theory
The U.S. Gas Supply Analogy to World Oil Production
New Supplies of Oil in the United States and the Implications for the World Oil Market
Natural Gas Production in the United States
State Production and Transportation of Natural Gas in USA
Fracture Stimulation Techniques
Liquid Transportation Fuels from Natural Gas
The Three Mile Island Incident
The Fukushima-Daiichi Incident
Solar Efficiency of CSP Installations
Physics and Engineering of Wind Power
Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Pollution
The Portsmouth Abbey Wind Turbine
Impact on Birds, Bats and Other Flying Wildlife
The Columbia River Hydroelectric System
The Geysers Dry Steam Geothermal Power Plant
The Future of Geothermal Energy
Chapter 12: Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Biomass
Direct Conversion of Woody Biomass into Gasoline, Diesel and Other Liquid Fuels
Chapter 13: Coal and Clean Coal Technologies
Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues in Coal Use
Chapter 14: Carbon Capture and Storage
Phase Behavior of Carbon Dioxide
The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage
The Future of Hydrogen and the Hydrogen Economy
Chapter 16: What Is the Future of Energy? An Energy Policy for the United States
Appendix B: Hubbert’s Peak Oil Theory from Chapter 5
Hubbert’s Model for World Oil Production