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"Meeting global energy demand in a sustainable fashion will require not only increased energy efficiency and new methods of using existing carbon-based fuels but also a daunting amount of new carbon-neutral energy. The goal of Solar Impulse is grand: to fly both night and day relying solely upo...
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CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Meeting global energy demand in a sustainable fashion will require not only increased energy efficiency and new methods of using existing carbon-based fuels but also a daunting amount of new carbon-neutral energy. The goal of Solar Impulse is grand: to fly both night and day relying solely upon solar energy. More broadly, however, Solar Impulse is meant to inspire: it is an innovation that has risen to a technological challenge to demonstrate that clean and sustainable energy can be achieved. It is an inspiration that is much needed when the impacts of global climate change are all around u |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781466575325 (paperback) : 1466575328 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TP155 |
| CLC: | X78 |
| Call Number: | X78/C296 |
| Contents: | Energy basics -- Fossil fuels -- Thermodynamics -- Polymers and sustainable energy -- Catalysis and hydrogen production -- Fuel cells -- Solar photovoltaics -- Biomas -- Nuclear energy -- Closing remarks. |