Understanding the Bigger Energy Picture : : DESERTEC and Beyond.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Author: Düren, Michael.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2017.; {copy}2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (121 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction
• References
• 2 The Nexus of Energy, Carbon and Water
• 2.1 The Challenge of the World Energy Supply
• 2.2 Nuclear Energy
• 2.2.1 The Sun, Our Nuclear Reactor
• 2.2.2 The Future of Our Planet Earth
• 2.3 The Era of Fossil Fuels
• 2.4 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
• 2.4.1 Evil Twins: Global Warming and Ocean Acidification
• 2.4.2 Evidence for a Self-amplified Global Climate System
• 2.4.3 Tipping Points that May Screw up Our Future on This Planet
• 2.5 How to Stop Climate Change?
• 2.5.1 Fossil Options
• 2.5.2 Transition to Renewable Energies
• 2.6 The Carbon Cycle in a Sustainable Future
• 2.7 Reversing Climate Change
• 2.7.1 Black Carbon Sequestration
• 2.8 Water, the Elixir of Life
• 2.9 Fossil Water and Desertification
• 2.10 Technical Options of Fresh Water Supply
• 2.10.1 Water Collection and Storage
• 2.10.2 Water Saving
• 2.10.3 Water Recycling
• 2.10.4 Water from Humidity
• 2.10.5 Seawater Desalination
• 2.11 The Water Cycle in a Sustainable Future
• 2.11.1 Potable Water
• 2.11.2 Rural Exodus
• 2.11.3 Water for Agriculture
• 2.11.4 Controlled Environment Agriculture
• 2.11.5 Seawater Greenhouse
• 2.12 Reversing Desertification and Soil Degeneration
• 2.13 Conclusions
• References
• 3 Energy in Times After the Energy Transition
• 3.1 Overview of the Future Energy System
• 3.2 Energy Production: Locally or at Best Sites?
• 3.3 Technologies for Renewable Energy Production
• 3.4 Entropy, Exergy, and Why Energy Cannot Be Produced
• 3.5 Electrification of Mobility and Heat
• 3.6 Energy Sharing: The Smart Grid
• 3.7 Energy Transport: Reducing Local Volatility
• 3.8 The Overlay Network: AC or DC?
• 3.9 Gas or Electricity?
• 3.10 The Dual Storage Concept
• 3.11 Overview of Energy Storage Technologies.
• 3.12 A New Chance for DESERTEC
• 3.13 Conclusions
• References
• 4 Political Implications
• 4.1 One World
• 4.2 Capitalism in a Global Market
• 4.3 Paradigm Change in Energy Economy
• 4.4 The Global Union
• 4.5 Conclusions
• References
• 5 Closing Remarks.