Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
-How normala came to be
-Why a renewable world will be different
-Overview of this book
PART I. The Context: It's All About Energy
Chapter 1. Energy 101
-What is energy? The basics of the basics.
-Laws of Thermodynamics
-Net energy
-Lifecycle impacts
-Operational versus embodied energy
-Energy resource criteria
Chapter 2. A Quick Look At Our Current Energy System
-Growth
-Energy rich, energy poor
-Energy resources
-End use
PART II. Energy Supply in a Renewable World: Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 3. Renewable Electricity: Falling Costs, Variability, and Scaling Challenges
-Price is less of a barrier
-Intermittency
-Storage
-Grid redesign
-Demand management
-Capacity redundancy
-Scaling challenges
-Lessons from Spain and Germany
-Pushback against wind and solar
Chapter 4. Transportation: The Substitution Challenge
-Electrification
-Biofuels
-Hydrogen
-Natural gas
-Sails and kites
-Summary: A less mobile all-renewable future
Chapter 5. Other Uses of Fossil Fuels: the Substitution Challenge Continues
-High temperature heat for industrial processes
-Low-temperature heat
-Fossil fuels for plastics, chemicals, and other materials
-Summary: Where's our stuff?
Chapter 6. Energy Supply: How Much Will We Have? How Much Will We Need?
-EROEI of renewables
-Building solar and wind with solar and wind
-Investment requirements
-The efficiency opportunity: We may not need as much energy
-Energy Intensity
-The role of curtailment and the problem of economic growth
Chapter 7. What AboutGǪ?
-Nuclear power
-Carbon capture and storage
-Massive technology improvements
PART III. Preparing For Our Renewable Future
Chapter 8. Energy and Justice
-Energy and equity in the least industrialized countries
-Energy and equity in rapidly industrializing nations
-Energy and equity in highly industrialized countries
-Policy frameworks for enhancing justice while cutting carbon
Chapter 9. What Government Can Do
-Support for an overall switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy
-Support for research and development of ways to use renewables to power more industrial processes and transport
-Conservation of fossil fuels for essential purposes
-Support for energy conservation in general'efficiency and curtailment
-Better greenhouse gas accounting
Chapter 10. What We the People Can Do
-Individuals and households
-Communities
-Climate and environmental groups, and their funders
Chapter 11. What We Learned
-We really need a plan; no, lots of them
-Scale is the biggest challenge
-It's not all about solar and wind
-We must begin pre-adapting to having less energy
-Consumerism is a problem, not a solution
-Population growth makes everything harder
-Fossil fuels are too valuable to allocate solely by the market
-Everything is connected
-This really does change everything
About the Authors
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
-How normala came to be
-Why a renewable world will be different
-Overview of this book
PART I. The Context: It's All About Energy
Chapter 1. Energy 101
-What is energy? The basics of the basics.
-Laws of Thermodynamics
-Net energy
-Lifecycle impacts
-Operational versus embodied energy
-Energy resource criteria
Chapter 2. A Quick Look At Our Current Energy System
-Growth
-Energy rich, energy poor
-Energy resources
-End use
PART II. Energy Supply in a Renewable World: Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 3. Renewable Electricity: Falling Costs, Variability, and Scaling Challenges
-Price is less of a barrier
-Intermittency
-Storage
-Grid redesign
-Demand management
-Capacity redundancy
-Scaling challenges
-Lessons from Spain and Germany
-Pushback against wind and solar
Chapter 4. Transportation: The Substitution Challenge
-Electrification
-Biofuels
-Hydrogen
-Natural gas
-Sails and kites
-Summary: A less mobile all-renewable future
Chapter 5. Other Uses of Fossil Fuels: the Substitution Challenge Continues
-High temperature heat for industrial processes
-Low-temperature heat
-Fossil fuels for plastics, chemicals, and other materials
-Summary: Where's our stuff?
Chapter 6. Energy Supply: How Much Will We Have? How Much Will We Need?
-EROEI of renewables
-Building solar and wind with solar and wind
-Investment requirements
-The efficiency opportunity: We may not need as much energy
-Energy Intensity
-The role of curtailment and the problem of economic growth
Chapter 7. What AboutGǪ?
-Nuclear power
-Carbon capture and storage
-Massive technology improvements
PART III. Preparing For Our Renewable Future
Chapter 8. Energy and Justice
-Energy and equity in the least industrialized countries
-Energy and equity in rapidly industrializing nations
-Energy and equity in highly industrialized countries
-Policy frameworks for enhancing justice while cutting carbon
Chapter 9. What Government Can Do
-Support for an overall switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy
-Support for research and development of ways to use renewables to power more industrial processes and transport
-Conservation of fossil fuels for essential purposes
-Support for energy conservation in general'efficiency and curtailment
-Better greenhouse gas accounting
Chapter 10. What We the People Can Do
-Individuals and households
-Communities
-Climate and environmental groups, and their funders
Chapter 11. What We Learned
-We really need a plan; no, lots of them
-Scale is the biggest challenge
-It's not all about solar and wind
-We must begin pre-adapting to having less energy
-Consumerism is a problem, not a solution
-Population growth makes everything harder
-Fossil fuels are too valuable to allocate solely by the market
-Everything is connected
-This really does change everything
About the Authors