Power Density - A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

Description

The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy uses. Preface
 Acknowledgments
 1 How Power Density Matters
 2 Quantitative Keys to Understanding Energy Power of Rates 
Power Density: Sorting Out the Rates Typology and Caveats 3 Renewable Energy Flows
 Solar Radiation and Its Conversions to Heat and Electricity Wind and Wind-Generated Electricity 
Water Power and Hydro Generation 
Phytomass for Traditional and Modern Uses 
Geothermal Energy 4 Fossil Fuels
Coal Extraction, Preparation, and Transport 
Crude Oils, Refining, and Long-Distance Deliveries Natural Gas, Pipelines, and Liquefied Natural Gas 5 Thermal Electricity Generation Coal-Fired Power Plants Hydrocarbons in Electricity Generation Nuclear Generation Transmission 6 Energy Uses A Brief Historical Perspective Hierarchy of Modern Energy Uses The Challenges of Heat Rejection 7 Making Sense of Power Densities Recapitulations 
Comparisons 
Aggregate Land Claims 8 Energy Transitions Biofuels Wind and Solar Electricity What It Would Take Appendix References Index