Alternative Energy Resources : The Quest for Sustainable Energy

Abalancedintroductiontotomorrow'senergysourcesOverthecourseofthenextfiftyyears,therewillbeashiftinthequestforsustainbleenergy,includingamajorchangeintransportationfrominternalcombustionenginesburningpetroleum-derivedfuelstonewertechnologyenginesusingnewtransportationfuels.AlternativeEnergyReourcesexaminesouroptionsforenergysourceswithafocusonhydrogenasalarge-scale,secondaryenergyvectorparalleltoelectricity.Asthepriceofpetroleumproductsincreases,theworldisscramblingtofindasuitablereplacementenergysource.Inthiscomprehensiveprimer,ProfessorPaulKrugerexaminesenergyusethroughouthistoryandtheexponentialexpansionofourenergyusebeginningwiththeIndustrialRevolutionthroughthepresentday.Thebookthenanalyzesthevariousalternativeenergysourcesavailable,includingrenewableenergy(hydroelectric,solar,wind,biomass,andgeothermal),nuclear,andhydrogen.Headdresseseachenergysource'sprosandconsbasedonourneeds,availability,andenvironmentalimpactaspects.Finally,Dr.Krugerproposestheuseofhydrogenasafueltosustainourenergysupplyproducedbyappropriatetechnologymixturesofrenewableandnuclearenergy.