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The greenhouse effect: A new source of energy

Meunier, F.
2007
Applied Thermal Engineering, 27(2-3): 658-664


Meunier, F., (2007), "The greenhouse effect: A new source of energy", Applied Thermal Engineering, 27(2-3): 658-664 .
Abstract:
Climate change induced by global warming is a result of an excess of energy at the earth's surface due to the greenhouse effect. But a new energy management can reverse the situation taking advantage of the greenhouse effect to produce renewable energy. In fact, both the renewable energy and the energy consumed which are not dissipated into heat are subtracted from the excess of energy produced by the greenhouse effect and contribute to mitigate climate change. This opens perspectives to harness the greenhouse effect [F. Meunier, Domestiquer l'effet de serre, Dunod, 2005]. Should all the primary energy be renewable energy and should part of the energy production not dissipated into heat, the present earth's energy imbalance should be beneficial and should serve to produce renewable energy.


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