04474nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-49417-8 DE-He213 20251030111725.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240318s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031494178 978-3-031-49417-8 10.1007/978-3-031-49417-8 doi TJ807-830 THX bicssc TEC031010 bisacsh THV thema Divan, Deepak. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73205 ENERGY 2040 [electronic resource] : Aligning Innovation, Economics and Decarbonization / by Deepak Divan, Suresh Sharma. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XX, 247 p. 24 illus., 19 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Energy and Society – At a Tipping Point -- Historical Perspective on Energy (4000 BCE to 2000 CE) -- Energy in the 21st Century – Projections from 2000 Are Totally Wrong! -- Understanding the Disruptions in Energy -- The Next 20 Years in Energy – Journey into the Unknown -- Accelerating Commercialization of Innovations in Energy -- Aligning the Forces of Economics and Decarbonization -- Beyond 2040 – Getting to Energy Utopia! -- Epilogue – Next Steps. Access to energy is essential for our daily lives, economic growth, environment, and sustainability. However, our use of fossil fuels has contributed to global climate change, which poses a significant threat to society and life on this planet. Yet, it has been challenging to reconcile the perceived conflict between economics and climate change, which has created deep divisions in our society. ENERGY 2040: Aligning Innovation, Economics, and Decarbonization provides a holistic and comprehensive analysis of the ongoing energy transition and its underlying causes. It presents a viable path to meet the energy, economic, and climate goals by weaving together science, technology, economics, policy, entrepreneurship, and geopolitics. The book presents a captivating narrative that brings together a range of topics, including new and disruptive technologies with steep learning rates, the challenges of the future power grid, the democratization of energy, and reducing the timeline from science to impact at scale. It also explores the complex role of scientific research, disruptive deep tech, entrepreneurship, and policy in accelerating this energy transformation. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the future of energy. Whether you're a scientist, energy-industry practitioner, policymaker, investor, student, or concerned citizen, this book offers critical insights into the complex and evolving world of energy, innovation, decarbonization, and climate change. Highlights the disruptive technologies that are accelerating the energy transition; Offers a critical examination of the challenges posed by the power-grid transformation; Shows how aligning economic and climate goals can create a viable path to sustainability. Renewable energy sources. 58133 Energy policy. 61992 Energy and state. 66460 Electric power distribution. 66068 Economics. 58354 Power resources. 62154 Applied ethics. 61779 Renewable Energy. 64206 Energy Policy, Economics and Management. 66461 Energy System Transformation. 70141 Energy Grids and Networks. 66069 Political Economy of Energy. 69175 Energy Ethics. 70970 Sharma, Suresh. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73206 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031494161 Printed edition: 9783031494185 Printed edition: 9783031494192 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49417-8 ZDB-2-ENE ZDB-2-SXEN 58392 58392