This book focuses on the processes and materials behind energy technologies. The author details the underlying chemistry of renewable sources, such as biofuels and wind power, as well as the traditionally used coal and gas. Chapters on energy storage technologies and the connection between energy generation and climate change round off this uniquely concise overview of the relationship between chemistry and energy.
Author(s): Mark Anthony Benvenuto
Series: De Gruyter Textbook
Publisher: De Gruyter
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 130
City: Berlin
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Coal
Chapter 3 Oil and natural gas
Chapter 4 Biofuels
Chapter 5 Nuclear power
Chapter 6 Hydropower
Chapter 7 Geothermal energy
Chapter 8 Solar power
Chapter 9 Wind power
Chapter 10 Energy storage
Chapter 11 Energy harvesting
Chapter 12 Energy and climate change
Index