Advances in Carbon Management Technologies

Advances in Carbon Management Technologies comprises 43 chapters contributed by experts from all over the world. Volume 1 of the book, containing 23 chapters, discusses the status of technologies capable of yielding substantial reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from major combustion sources. Such technologies include renewable energy sources that can replace fossil fuels and technologies to capture CO2 after fossil fuel combustion or directly from the atmosphere, with subsequent permanent long-term storage. The introductory chapter emphasizes the gravity of the issues related to greenhouse gas emissionglobal temperature correlation, the state of the art of key technologies and the necessary emission reductions needed to meet international warming targets. Section 1 deals with global challenges associated with key fossil fuel mitigation technologies, including removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and emission measurements. Section 2 presents technological choices for coal, petroleum, and natural gas for the purpose of reducing carbon footprints associated with the utilization of such fuels. Section 3 deals with promising contributions of alternatives to fossil fuels, such as hydropower, nuclear, solar photovoltaics, and wind.

Tan Trends in transportation greenhouse gas emissions and implications for carbon management H. Christopher Frey SECTION 3. WIND/SOLAR/HYDRO/NUCLEAR Nuclear energy and carbon emission reduction -- promise and problems Anthony Barrata Concentrated solar energy driven multi-generation systems based on the organic Rankine cycle technology Nishit Desai and Fredrik Haglind Solar photovoltaic technologies and systems J.N. Roy Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Wind Energy: What Can Be Learned from Life-Cycle Studies? Melanie Sattler Hydropower Anund Killingtveit