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Provides a holistic view of raw mineral depletion in the context of renewable energy transistion
Compares the demand for resources to the amount available in a data-driven way
Offers solutions to avoid becoming Thanatia
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Providing numerous tables and illustrations, 'The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia' gives readers a thorough understanding of mineral depletion. Exploring geology, geochemistry, mining, metallurgy, the environment and thermodynamics, this is a truly holistic book.
Authors and Affiliations
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Instituto CIRCE, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero, Guiomar Calvo
About the authors
the topics addressed in this book, related to the exergy evaluation of mineral resource depletion, among others.
Professor Antonio Valero is Chair in Thermal Systems at University of Zaragoza since 1986 and Founder of the Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption, (CIRCE). He is full Member of the Club of Rome Intl. and
ASME Fellow. He is a main contributor of thermoeconomics —general theory of exergy saving, diagnosis of complex energy plants —and exergoecology, applied to evaluate the exergy of resources of the earth, from which Thanatia is derived. He is Winner of the ASME James Harry Potter Gold Medal Award’96, among many other distinctions.
Dr. Guiomar Calvo is Geologist with extensive experience on the subject, providing a necessary counterpoint by combining engineering with geology.
The authors have published numerous scientific articles and books, receiving several international Best Paper awards. They have participated in conferences and talks, for which they have a broad career and an outstanding reputation in their respective fields of study.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia
Authors: Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero, Guiomar Calvo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78533-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78532-1Published: 20 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78533-8Published: 19 July 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 253
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mineralogy, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Renewable and Green Energy, Geology