The Carbon Footprint of our Primary Energy Sources

Mukul M. Sharma

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443223297
• Subtopic: Energy
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The Carbon Footprint of our Primary Energy Sources supplies readers with a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the carbon footprints of a range of primary energy sources including crude oil, natural gas, coal, solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy and nuclear energy, and biofuels, and their carbon footprints, employing a full lifecycle assessment (LCA) of each primary energy source. It furnishes both the foundation and a tool for estimating carbon footprints for a range of energy systems. The work culminates in a cost-benefit analysis of these primary energy sources.With the significant uptick of global investment in alternative energies and the global focus on reducing emissions, this text delivers an important foundational overview/understanding of these systems, and an opportunity for teachers and readers to apply learnings to their own energy consumption choices. - Presents foundational information about various energy systems and quantifies their carbon footprint - Raises awareness among readers of their energy consumption and the primary sources of carbon emissions - Equips policy makers and engineers with the tools to calculate the carbon footprint of various energy sources - Empowers readers to make informed energy decisions that support the reduction of carbon emissions - Discusses the technologies, options and costs of energy storage for intermittent sources of energy - Presents the costs of carbon capture, sequestration and utilization and its impact on energy prices for the consumer - Summarizes valuable "lessons learnt" from our energy policy and choices over the past two decades

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Carbon Footprint of our Primary Energy Sources
• The Carbon Footprint of our Primary Energy Sources
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface and acknowledgments
• 1 - Our energy mix
• 2 - The carbon footprint of crude oil
• 3 - The carbon footprint of natural gas
• 4 - The carbon footprint of coal
• 5 - The carbon footprint of solar energy
• 6 - The carbon footprint of wind energy
• 7 - The carbon footprint of geothermal energy
• 8 - The carbon footprint of hydroelectric energy
• 9 - The carbon footprint of nuclear energy
• 10 - The carbon footprint of energy storage options: Batteries, pumped hydro, and hydrogen
• 11 - Carbon capture, sequestration, and utilization
• 12 - A comparison of energy sources
• A - The carbon footprint of materials used in energy production and storage
• Index
• Back Cover