Overview

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 situation regarding the development of its alt- native energy resources. The main motivation for organizing the German-Mexican Symposium 2006 Energy for the future: towards a cleaner planet, was to get a global perspective for changing the present energy-mix in Mexico, currently based on fossil fuels, towards cleaner energy resources. To achieve this, a wide range of relevant topics must be analysed, such as the state of the art of each energy type, their potential use and benefits, social, economic, - litical and environmental aspects, and their inclusion as a real alternative to energy generation programs. It will take time for every country to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons and to increase its alternative energies share.

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Author:   Jaime Klapp ,  Jorge L. Cervantes-Cota ,  José Federico Chávez Alcalá
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.682kg
ISBN:  

9783642090493

ISBN 10:   3642090494
Pages:   419
Publication Date:   30 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

General Overview and Energy Efficiency.- Energy for the Present and Future: A World Energy Overview.- Energy, Present and Future.- Advanced Energy Conversion.- Energy efficiency in Mexico — a bird’s eye view.- Energy efficiency and conservation in Mexico.- Traditional Energy Resources.- Status of the Mexican Electricity Generation.- Thermoeconomic Study of CCGT Plants.- CO2 Capture for Atmosphere Pollution Reduction.- Fossil Fuels Pollution and Air Quality Modeling.- Fundamentals of Boiling Water Reactor Safety Design and Operation.- General Overview of the Current Situation of Nuclear Energy.- The Clean and Safe Nuclear Reactors of the Future.- Transition Strategies for a Hydrogen Economy in Mexico.- Nuclear Energy Economical Viability.- Natural Safety Storage of Radioactive Waste.- The Reinassance of Nuclear Power.- Alternative Energy Resources.- Renewable Energy in Mexico: Current Status and Future Prospects.- The Development of Thermal Solar Cooling Systems.- Converting Solar Radiation to Electric Power in Mexico.- Some Recent Research on Solar Energy Technology.- Wind Energy: an opportunity for diversifying electricity generation in Mexico.- Development of geothermal energy in México and its energetic potential for the future.- Energy and Activated Carbon Production from Crop Biomass Byproducts.- Hydrogen: The Ecological Fuel for Mexican Future.- Nuclear Fusion as an Energy Option for the 21st Century.

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