Making Technology Work
Making Technology Work
Applications in Energy and the Environment
Authors:
John M. Deutch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard K. Lester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard K. Lester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Published:
November 2003
Availability:
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Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780521523172
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Fifteen interdisciplinary case studies on the application of technology in the energy and environment sectors include applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and other coal combustion and emission control technologies. The case studies reveal the interrelationships among technical and non-technical factors, and demonstrate that the successful application of new technologies requires the synthesis of technical, economic, political, environmental, and social aspects.
- Authors are world renowned in studies on energy and the environment
- Introduces a 'toolbox' of analytical techniques useful for technology applications in the sciences, engineering and economics
- Emphasizes interdisciplinary, integrated approach, synthesizing technical and non-technical features in all 15 chapters
Product details
November 2003Paperback
9780521523172
282 pages
254 × 179 × 19 mm
0.607kg
87 b/w illus. 43 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Gasohol
- 3. Solar thermal, windpower and photovoltaic technologies
- 4. Electricity from coal
- 5. Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants
- 6. Greenhouse gases and global warming
- 7. Nuclear power and its fuel cycle
- 8. Managing nuclear waste
- 9. Nuclear power and weapons proliferation
- 10. Natural gas
- 11. Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries
- 12. Synthetic fuels
- 13. Fuel cells for automobiles
- 14. Energy models and statistics
- 15. The government's role in innovation
- 16. Conclusions.
