National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Brent Heard, Anne Frances Johnson
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jan-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309730624)
The U.S. electricity system, known collectively as "e;the grid,"e; is increasingly integrating a complex array of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and small-scale energy generators. By harnes...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717786)
National and international plans for halting and reversing climate change focus on reducing and eventually ending the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions: carbon dioxide (CO2) released by fossil fuel combustion. However, as the nation moves to...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmen
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Aug-2024, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309721431)
Interest in decarbonizing various sectors of the U.S. economy has produced a rich body of scholarly research, policy studies, and practitioner reports on technology pathways and scenarios, with a particular focus on the power sector, vehicles, and bu...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Gulf Research Program, Gulf Offshore Energy Safety Board, Yee San Su
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Aug-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309704793)
Today, with a changing climate putting pressure on communities and ecosystems worldwide, goals for a carbon-neutral economy mean that renewable and low-carbon energy sources are being presented as solutions. While these cleaner energy sources have th...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309693301)
Carbon materials pervade many aspects of modern life, from fuels and building materials to consumer goods and commodity chemicals. Reaching net-zero emissions will require replacing existing fossil-carbon-based systems with circular-carbon economies...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee on the Assessment of High Energy Density Science
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309694179)
High energy density (HED) science has critical applications for society from fusion energy to sustaining the US nuclear deterrent, while also contributing to broader scientific questions such as understanding planets and their origins.The next decade...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Board on Energy and
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-May-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309693349)
Over the last three decades, there have been fundamental shifts in the electricity system, including the growing adoption of clean distributed generation energy technologies such as rooftop solar. Net metering, which compensates customers for excess...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Mar-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309697262)
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a set of reference values that encompass a safe range of intake and provide recommended nutrient intakes for the United States and Canada. The DRIs for energy are used widely to provide guidance for maintainin...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, C
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Feb-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309295116)
The United States has deployed commercial nuclear power since the 1950s, and as of 2021, nuclear power accounts for approximately 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation. The current commercial nuclear fleet consists entirely of thermal-spectrum, l...Loe edasi...
Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States, Anne Frances Johnson
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Dec-2022, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309689878)
Nuclear reactors can provide low-carbon energy, and advanced nuclear technologies could play an important role in moving the United States toward a zero-carbon future. Next-generation nuclear reactors have the potential to be smaller, safer, less exp...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resource
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Oct-2022, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309273961)
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with petroleum accounting for 90 percent of transportation fuels. Policymakers encounter a range of questions as they consider low-carbon fuel standards to reduce...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Kyra Howe, Raphael Apeaning
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2022, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309692229)
The widespread adoption of electric vehicles will play a critical role in decarbonizing the transportation sector as the nation moves toward net-zero emissions. Recent announcements from automakers and the federal government, as well as provisions in...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on the Assessment and Advancement of Science in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Environmental
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Mar-2022, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309271028)
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the energy and mineral resources on the outer continental shelf. BOEMs environmental program, by producing environmental studies and conducting environmental assessments, ensures that environmenta...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Dut
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Dec-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309371834)
From daily commutes to cross-country road trips, millions of light-duty vehicles are on the road every day. The transportation sector is one of the United States largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel is an important cost for drivers....Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Yee San Su, Gulf Research Program, Gulf Offshore Energy Safety Board, Karina Khazmutdinova, Sydney Steward, Riddhi Suva, Jamie Biglow...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Dec-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309269216)
More than a decade after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf Research Program convened a diverse group of 60 experts in a virtual event to inform its efforts to enhance resilience to future offshore oil disasters in the Gulf of Mexico region. Th...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Board on Energy and
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Aug-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309682954)
The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas. This energy transition is critical to mitigating climate change...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Air Force Studies Board, Committee on Energy Challenges and Opportunities for Future Data-Driven Operations in the United
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Jun-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309670760)
Significant efforts are ongoing within the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to improve national security and competitiveness by harnessing the growing power of information technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Product and process tec...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S.
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309684477)
Electric power is essential for the lives and livelihoods of all Americans, and the need for electricity that is safe, clean, affordable, and reliable will only grow in the decades to come. At the request of Congress and the Department of Energy, the...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Michaela Kerxhalli-Kleinfield
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Feb-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309684644)
A widespread and rapid transition to a low-carbon energy system by 2050 is essential to keep pace with ambitious policy goals and avoid the worst consequences of climate change. Innovation is necessary to lower costs and improve performance of existi...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S., Anne Frances Johnson
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Aug-2020, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309680998)
Providing a reliable and resilient supply of electric power to communities across the United States has always posed a complex challenge. Utilities must support daily operations to serve a diverse array of customers across a heterogeneous landscape w...Loe edasi...
