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A History of Energy Flows - From Human Labor to Renewable Power (Paperback)
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A History of Energy Flows - From Human Labor to Renewable Power (Paperback)
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This book presents a global and historical perspective of energy
flows during the last millennium. The search for sustainable energy
is a key issue dominating today's energy regime. This book details
the historical evolution of energy, following the overlapping and
slow flowing transitions from one regime to another. In doing so it
seeks to provide insight into future energy transitions and the
means of utilizing sustainable energy sources to reduce humanity's
fossil fuel footprint. The book begins with an examination of the
earliest and most basic forms of energy use, namely, that of humans
metabolizing food in order to work, with the first transition
following the domestication and breeding of horses and other
animals. The book also examines energy sources key to development
during the industrialization and mechanization, such as wood and
coal, as well as more recent sources, such as crude oil and nuclear
energy. The book then assesses energy flows that are at the
forefront of sustainability, by examining green sources, such as
solar, wind power and hydropower. While it is easy to see energy
flows in terms of "revolutions," transitions have taken centuries
to evolve, and transitions are never fully global, as, for example,
wood remains the primary fuel source for cooking in much of the
developing world. This book not only demonstrates the longevity of
energy transitions but also discusses the possibility for reducing
transition times when technological developments provide
inexpensive and safe energy sources that can reduce the dependency
on fossil fuels. This book will be of great interest to students
and scholars of energy transitions, sustainable energy and
environmental and energy history.
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