Towards a Cleaner Planet
. Ed(S): Klapp, Jaime; Cervantes-Cota, Jorge L.; Chavez Alcala, Jose Federico
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Hardback. Presents an overview of the main energy sources, production problems and energy perspectives in Germany and Mexico. This book covers the status of traditional and alternative energy sources like fossil fuels, nuclear, hydraulic, eolic, solar, and hydrogen cells. It discusses the general problem of energy efficiency from several points of view. Editor(s): Klapp, Jaime; Cervantes-Cota, Jorge L.; Chavez Alcala, Jose Federico. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBT; RBGL; RGCM; RNF; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1780.
The world has entered a period of significant changes regarding the future of energy generation, mainly caused by the apparent exhaustion of hyd- carbons in the near future, and the Greenhouse gases (GHG) effect of alt- ing the climate worldwide. Mexico, as a developing country, and as the eleventh-most populated nation with the thirteenth-largest territory, and as the owner of important oil production resources, is a good example of a State needing to improve and increase its energy generation. A concerted action amongst the e- nomic sectors involved – both governmental and industrial – could dras- cally improve the present ... Read more
The world has entered a period of significant changes regarding the future of energy generation, mainly caused by the apparent exhaustion of hyd- carbons in the near future, and the Greenhouse gases (GHG) effect of alt- ing the climate worldwide. Mexico, as a developing country, and as the eleventh-most populated nation with the thirteenth-largest territory, and as the owner of important oil production resources, is a good example of a State needing to improve and increase its energy generation. A concerted action amongst the e- nomic sectors involved – both governmental and industrial – could dras- cally improve the present ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science
Number of Pages
419
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540713449
SKU
V9783540713449
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99-15
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