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Post-Oil Energy The Gathering Storm Peak Oil A Malthusian Catastrophe? Weathering the Storm Alternative and Renewable Energy Future of Renewable Energy and Employment in the Renewable Energy Field Bottom Line: The Need for Innovation Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Energy Basics Renewable Energy: Perspective on Energy Energy Measuring Energy Units, Standards of Measurement, and Conversions Clean Energy Parameters and Calculations Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Principles of Basic Electricity Introduction Basic Electrical Principles Battery-Supplied Electricity DC Circuits Ohm’s Law Electric Power Electric Energy Series DC Circuit Characteristics Parallel DC Circuits Series-Parallel Circuits Conductors Electromagnetism AC Theory Characteristic Values of AC Voltage and Current Resistance in AC Circuits Inductance Capacitance Inductive and Capacitive Reactance AC Circuit Theory Generators Electric Motors Transformers Power Distribution System Protection Electrical Drawings Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Solar Energy Introduction Solar Historical Timeline Concentrating Solar Power Photovoltaics Domestic and Industrial Use of Solar Energy Let There Be Natural Light Other Solar Energy Applications Environmental Impacts of Solar Energy Ecological Impacts of Solar Energy Solar Energy Job Hazards Future Direction for Solar Energy Bottom Line on Solar Energy Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Wind Energy Introduction Key Terms for Wind Energy Development Air in Motion Wind Energy Wind Power Basics Wind Turbine Types Wind Turbine Components Wind Energy and Power Calculations Small-Scale Wind Power Environmental Impacts of Wind Power Wind Energy Construction Impacts Wind Energy Operations Impacts Wind Energy Impacts on Wildlife Wind Energy Impacts on Human Health Power Transmission Lines Wind Turbine Operations and Maintenance Personnel Safety Concerns Bottom Line on Wind Power Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Hydropower Introduction Key Terms Hydropower Basic Concepts Reservoir Stored Energy Water Turbines Advanced Hydropower Technology Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Hydropower Biological Impacts of Flow Fluctuations Low Water Levels and Evaporation of Reservoirs Hydropower Security Impacts on Human Health and Safety Bottom Line on Hydropower Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Bioenergy Introduction Key Terms Biomass Plant Basics FeedStocks Biothanol Production by Dry Corn Mill Process Biomass for Biopower Biomass for BioProducts Biodiesel Biogas (Methane) Environmental Impacts of Biomass Energy Generation Biomass FeedStock Production Impacts Impacts on Human Health and Safety Bottom Line on Biofuels Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Geothermal Energy Introduction Geothermal Energy: The Basics Energy Conversion Geothermal Power Plant Technologies Enhanced Geothermal Systems Geothermal Heat Pumps Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Power Development Impacts on Human Health and Safety Geothermal Energy: The Bottom Line Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Blue Energy Introduction Oceans and Their Margins Ocean Floor Ocean Tides, Currents, and Waves Coastal Erosion, Transportation, and Deposition Wave Energy Wave Energy Conversion Technology Tidal Energy Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Ocean Energy Environmental Impacts Environmental Impacts of Hydrokinetic Energy Blue Energy: The Bottom Line Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Fuel Cells Introduction Hydrogen Fuel Cells Hydrogen Storage How a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Works Properties of Hydrogen Other Types of Fuel Cells Environmental Impacts of Fuel Cells Discussion and Review Question References and Recommended Reading Carbon Capture and Sequestration Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Geologic Carbon Sequestration Potential Impacts of Terrestrial Sequestration Potential Impacts of Geologic Sequestration Impacts on Human Health and Safety Discussion and Review Questions References and Recommended Reading Afterword: Is it the Beginning of the End or the Beginning of the Beginning? Glossary