Renewable energy and climate change 8.1 Gone with the Wind Where the Wind Comes From 8.2 Utilizing Wind 8.3 Installations and Parks 8.4 Planning and Design 8.5 Economics 8.6 Ecology 8.7 Wind Power Markets 8.8 Outlook and Development Potential 9 Hydropower Plants Wet Energy 9.1 Tapping into the Water Cycle 9.2 Water Turbines 9.3 Hydropower Plants 9.4 Planning and Design 9.5 Economics 9.6 Ecology 9.7 Hydropower Markets 9.8 Outlook and Development Potential 10 Geothermal Energy Power from the Deep 10.1 Tapping into the Earths Heat 10.2 Geothermal Heat and Power Plants 10.3 Planning and Design 10.4 Economics 10.5 Ecology 10.6 Geothermal Markets 10.7 Outlook and Development Potential 11 Heat Pumps from Cold to Hot 11.1 Heat Sources for Low Temperature Heat 11.2 Working Principle of Heat Pumps 11.3 Planning and Design 11.4 Economics 11.5 Ecology 11.6 Heat Pump Markets 11.7 Outlook and Development Potential 12 Biomass Energy from Nature 12.1 Origins and Use of Biomass 12.2 Biomass Heating 12.3 Biomass Heat and Power Plants 12.4 Biofuels 12.5 Planning and Design 12.6 Economics 12.7 Ecology 12.8 Biomass Markets 12.9 Outlook and Development Potential 13 The Hydrogen Industry and Fuel Cells 13.1 Hydrogen as an Energy Source 13.2 Fuel Cells: Bearers of Hope 13.3 Economics 13.4 Ecology 13.5 Markets Outlook and Development Potential 14 Sunny Prospects Examples of Sustainable Energy Supply 14.1 Climate Compatible Living 14.2 Working and Producing in Compatibility with the Climate 14.3 Climate Compatible Driving 14.4 Climate Compatible Travel by Water or Air 14.5 Carbon Free Electricity for an Island 14.6 Alls Well that Ends Well Appendix A.1 Energy Units and Prefixes A.2 Geographic Coordinates of Energy Power Plants References Index Preface 1 Our Hunger for Energy 1.1 Energy Supply Yesterday and Today 1.2 Energy Needs Who Needs What Where and How Much 1.3 Anyway Energy 1.4 Energy Supplies Wealth Forever 1.5 The End of Fission 1.6 Oil Prices Today Politics Supply and Demand 2 The Climate Before the Collapse 2.1 It Is Getting Warm Climate Changes Today 2.2 The Guilty Parties Causes of Climate Change 2.3 Outlook and Recommendations What Lies Ahead 2.4 Difficult Birth Politics and Climate Change 2.5 Self Help Climate Protection 3 From Wasting Energy to Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Dioxide 3.1 Less Efficient Energy Use and Waste Today 3.2 Personal Energy Needs Easily Saved at Home 3.3 Industry and Co Everyone Else is to Blame 3.4 The Personal Carbon Dioxide Record 3.5 The Sale of Ecological Indulgences 4 Carbon Free Energy Vision or Utopia 4.1 Options for Carbon Free Energy Supply 4.2 Renewable Energy Sources No End to What is Available 4.3 Options for Protecting the Climate 4.4 Reliable Supply Using Renewable Energies 5 Photovoltaics Energy from Sand 5.1 Structure and Function 5.2 Production of Solar Cells from Sand to Cell 5.3 Photovoltaic Systems Networks and Islands 5.4 Planning and Design 5.5 Economics 5.6 Ecology 5.7 Photovoltaic Markets 5.8 Outlook and Development Potential 6 Solar Thermal Systems Year Round Heating from the Sun 6.1 Structure and Functionality 6.2 Solar Collectors Collecting the Sun 6.3 Solar Thermal Systems 6.4 Planning and Design 6.5 Economics 6.6 Ecology 6.7 Solar Thermal Markets 6.8 Outlook and Development Potential 7 Solar Power Plants Even More Energy from the Sun 7.1 Concentration on the Sun 7.2 Solar Power Plants 7.3 Planning and Design 7.4 Economics 7.5 Ecology 7.6 Solar Power Plant Markets 7.7 Outlook and Development Potential 8 Wind Power Systems Electricity from Thin Air Front Matter Our Hunger for Energy The Climate Before the Collapse From Wasting Energy to Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Dioxide Carbon Free Energy Vision or Utopia Photovoltaics b6 s Energy from Sand Solar Thermal Systems b6 s Year Round Heating from the Sun Solar Power Plants b6 s Even More Energy from the Sun Wind Power Systems b6 s Electricity from Thin Air Hydropower Plants b6 s Wet Energy Geothermal Energy b6 s Power from the Deep Heat Pumps b6 s from Cold to Hot Biomass b6 s Energy from Nature The Hydrogen Industry and Fuel Cells Sunny Prospects b6 s Examples of Sustainable Energy Supply Appendix References Index