Mark Z Jacobson - 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

To Dionna, Daniel, and Jessica and all others who will inherit the Earth and everything that is in it

100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Transitioning the world from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean, renewable energy and storage for everything is seen internationally as necessary to address global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity.

This textbook lays out the science, technology, economics, policy, and social aspects of transitioning from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean, renewable energy sources for all energy purposes. It discusses the electricity- and heat-generating technologies needed; the electricity, heat, cold, and hydrogen storage technologies needed; how to keep the electric power grid stable; and how to address non-energy sources of emissions. It also describes how to develop science-based clean, renewable energy plans for cities, states, and countries, as well as the history of the 100 Percent Movement, which evolved from a collaboration among scientists, cultural leaders, businesspeople, and community leaders.

The text includes numerous worked-out example problems and Transition Highlight boxes that illustrate real-world successes. Online resources consist of lecture slides, answers to the end-of-chapter questions, and a list of extra resources.

Mark Z. Jacobson is Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment and of the Precourt Institute for Energy. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an A.B. in Economics, and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford in 1988. He received an M.S. and PhD in Atmospheric Sciences in 1991 and 1994, respectively, from UCLA and joined the faculty at Stanford in 1994. He has published three textbooks and over 165 peer-reviewed journal articles. He received the 2005 American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award and the 2013 American Geophysical Union Ascent Award for his work on black carbon climate impacts and the 2013 Global Green Policy Design Award for developing state and country energy plans. In 2015, he received a Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for his work on the grid integration of 100 percent wind, water and solar energy systems. In 2018, he received the Judi Friedman Lifetime Achievement Award For a distinguished career dedicated to finding solutions to large-scale air pollution and climate problems. In 2019, he was selected as one of the worlds 100 most influential people in climate policy by Apolitical. He has served on an advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, appeared in a TED talk, appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to discuss converting the world to clean, renewable energy, and cofounded The Solutions Project. His work is the scientific basis of the energy portion of the U.S. Green New Deal and laws to go to 100 percent renewable energy in cities, states, and countries worldwide.

Mark Jacobsons new book - 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything - provides the most authoritative look yet at the future of energy beyond fossil fuels. The text is clearly written, authoritative, and thoroughly referenced. This will make a great textbook for courses on energy and climate change, but is also a must read for all of us interested in the transition to a renewable future.

Professor Jacobson's work on the possibilities for renewable energy have opened eyes around the globe. Where people once saw barriers, increasingly they see possibilities and openings, and this book consolidates that new understanding.

A great book! It shows why problems of air pollution and global warming can be solved by using renewable energies. It explains very clearly all aspects of a secure and climate-friendly full supply of renewable energies, using comprehensive scientific facts and clear practical examples. It should be used as a standard textbook in all energy economics lectures, worldwide! It is highly relevant not only for students but for all those interested in energy economics in these times of unsolved challenges caused by climate change and pollution. A book that everyone should read!

The world's major crises need radical and comprehensive solutions, with 100% clean renewable energy systems at the core of any health, climate, peace, or prosperity plan. Mark Jacobson shows in a brilliant and scientifically profound way why such a worldwide transformation is necessary and how it can be realized. A powerful work that leaves no more excuses for political inaction.

Mark Jacobson shines a bright light illuminating the path forward, painstakingly detailing - with numbers and facts - how we can decarbonize our energy infrastructure, take action on climate, create a cleaner environment and sustain a healthy, green economy. At a time when there is far too much doom-and-gloom over our prospects for averting climate catastrophe, read this book, take action, and be part of the battle to preserve a healthy, livable planet.

100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Mark Z. Jacobson

Stanford University, California

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DOI: 10.1017/9781108786713

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