100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Textbook on the science and methods behind a global transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for science, engineering, and social science students.

Mark Z. Jacobson (Author)

9781108790833, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 October 2020

450 pages
28 x 21.6 x 2 cm, 1.25 kg

'Mark Jacobson shines a bright light illuminating the path forward, painstakingly detailing - with numbers and facts - how we can decarbonize our energy infrastructure, take action on climate, create a cleaner environment and sustain a healthy, green economy. At a time when there is far too much doom and gloom over our prospects for averting climate catastrophe, read this book, take action and be part of the battle to preserve a healthy, livable planet.' Michael E. Mann, Penn State University

Numerous laws – including the Green New Deal – have been proposed or passed in cities, states, and countries to transition from fossil fuels to 100% clean, renewable energy in order to address climate change, air pollution, and energy insecurity. This textbook lays out the science, technology, economics, policy, and social aspects of such transitions. It discusses the renewable electricity and heat generating technologies needed; the electricity, heat, cold, and hydrogen storage technologies required; how to keep the electric power grid stable; and how to address non-energy sources of emissions. It discusses the history of the 100% Movement, which evolved from a collaboration among scientists, cultural leaders, business people, and community leaders. Finally, it discusses current progress in transitioning to 100% renewables, and the new policies needed to complete the transition. Online course supplements include lecture slides, answers to the end-of-chapter student exercises, and a list of extra resources.

Preface
1. What problems are we trying to solve?
2. Wind-water-solar (WWS) and storage solution
3. Technologies not needed or not helpful
4. Electricity basics
5. Photovoltaics and solar radiation
6. Onshore and offshore wind energy
7. Steps in developing 100 percent all-sector WWS and storage roadmaps
8. Matching electricity, heat, cold, and hydrogen demand continuously with 100 percent WWS supply, storage, and demand response
9. Evolution of the 100 percent movement and policies needed for a WWS solution
Glossary of acronyms
Acknowledgments
Appendix
References.

Subject Areas: Social issues: environment & green issues [Children's / Teenage YXZG], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Environmentalist thought & ideology [RNA], The environment [RN], Meteorology & climatology [RBP], Environmental economics [KCN]