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| Frontmatter | |
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| Perspectives | |
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| Current marketplace penetration | |
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| Brief history of energy use | |
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| Determinants for the future development in energy use | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Energy Resources | |
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| Status, prospects and sustainability issues | |
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| Non-renewable energy resources | |
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| Renewable energy resource introduction | |
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| The origin of renewable energy flows | |
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| Solar radiation | |
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| Disposition of radiation at the Earth | |
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| Processes near the surface of the Earth | |
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| Non-radiative energy flows | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Modelling renewable energy flows | |
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| Circulation modelling | |
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| Climate: definition and modelling | |
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| Climate: interference and change | |
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| Summary of energy and related matter cycles | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Individual renewable energy resources | |
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| Direct solar energy | |
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| Wind flows | |
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| Water flows and reservoirs, waves and tides | |
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| Heat flows and reservoirs | |
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| Biological conversion and stores | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Technologies for converting and handling renewable energy | |
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| General principles | |
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| Principles of energy conversion | |
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| Thermodynamical engine cycles | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Heat energy conversion processes | |
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| Direct thermoelectric conversion | |
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| Engine conversion of solar energy | |
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| Heat pumps | |
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| Geothermal energy conversion | |
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| Ocean-thermal conversion | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Mechanical energy conversion processes | |
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| Basic description of flow-driven converters | |
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| Propeller-type converters | |
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| Cross-wind and other alternative converter concepts | |
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| Hydro and tidal energy conversion | |
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| Magneto hydrodynamic converters | |
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| Wave energy converters | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Solar radiation conversion processes | |
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| Photovoltaic conversion | |
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| Photo-electrochemical conversion | |
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| Solar thermal conversion | |
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| Solar thermal electricity generators | |
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| Solar cooling and other applications | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Electrochemical energy conversion processes | |
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| Fuel cell principles | |
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| Specific types of fuel cells | |
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| Other electrochemical energy conversion | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Bioenergy conversion processes | |
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| Combustion | |
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| Biological conversion into gaseous fuels | |
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| Biological conversion into liquid fuels | |
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| Thermochemical conversion to gaseous and other fuels | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Energy Transmission | |
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| Heat transmission | |
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| Power transmission | |
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| Fuel transmission | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Energy storage technologies | |
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| Heat capacity storage | |
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| Latent heat and chemical transformation storage | |
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| Pumped hydro storage | |
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| Flywheels | |
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| Hydrogen and other compressed gas storage | |
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| Battery storage | |
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| Additional storage forms | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Planning and socio-economic issues | |
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| Energy system planning | |
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| The methodologies of energy planning | |
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| Demand scenario construction | |
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| Overall system scenarios | |
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| Consistency simulation and implementation studies | |
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| Local systems | |
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| Regional systems | |
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| Global systems | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Socio-economic assessment | |
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| Social and economic framework | |
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| Scale of analysis | |
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| Life-cycle approach | |
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| Assessment issues | |
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| Communication and policy dimensions | |
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| Topics for discussion and for mini-projects | |
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| Integrated approaches | |
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| Greenhouse warming mitigation | |
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| Greenhouse warming adaptation | |
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| Ecological sustainability | |
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| Winding up | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |