Abstract
The ability of renewable resources to provide all of society's energy needs is shown by using the United States as an example. Various renewable systems are presented, and the issues of energy payback, carbon dioxide abatement, and energy storage are addressed. Pathways for renewable hydrogen generation are shown, and the implementation of hydrogen technologies into the energy infrastructure is presented. The question is asked, Should money and energy be spent on carbon dioxide sequestration, or should renewable resources be implemented instead.
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Renewable energyRenewable resourceEnvironmental economicsCarbon sequestrationHydrogen technologiesEnergy engineeringEnergy developmentNatural resource economicsEnvironmental scienceEnergy storageBusinessCarbon dioxideHydrogen fuelHydrogen economyFuel cellsEngineeringEconomicsChemistryPower (physics)Electrical engineeringPhysics
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- 1999
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 285
- Issue
- 5428
- Pages
- 687-689
- Citations
- 1579
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John A. Turner
(1999).
A Realizable Renewable Energy Future.
Science
, 285
(5428)
, 687-689.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5428.687
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.285.5428.687