Solar power to the people

You read about it every day: How can we create a sustainable, reliable and affordable energy supply? Does a local water supply play a role in this? Why don’t we drive hydrogen cars that are powered by the sun and rain? The availability of cheap green energy is increasing. . We have solar and wind po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wijk, Ad van, author (author), Roest, Els van der, author, Boere, Jos, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press 2018
[2017]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438791306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • SUMMARY
  • 1. SOLAR POWER TO THE PEOPLE
  • 1.1 The sun as an endless source of energy
  • 1.2 Our energy and water consumption
  • 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE FUTURE
  • 2.1 Energy consumption becomes all-electric
  • 2.2 Sustainable energy production will become all-electric and cheap
  • 3. SOLAR POWER TO THE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
  • 3.1 Hydrogen for transport and storage of sustainable energy
  • 3.2 Hydrogen and biomass as feedstock in the chemical industry
  • 3.3 Electricity and hydrogen for metal production
  • 3.4 The hydrogen cycle for energy and drinking water
  • 4. SOLAR POWER TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY OR VILLAGE
  • 4.1 From electricity to hydrogen
  • 4.2 From electricity to heat
  • 4.3 From electricity and rain to water
  • 4.4 From hydrogen to electricity for back-up
  • 5. SOLAR POWER TO THE PEOPLE IN NIEUWEGEIN-UTRECHT
  • 5.1 What does our Nieuwegein-Utrecht area look like?
  • 5.2 The Solar Power to the People system in Nieuwegein-Utrecht
  • 5.3 Demand and supply of energy and water in Nieuwegein-Utrecht
  • REFERENCES.