Sustainable energy future trends

Future trends of consumer behaviors may include buying second-hand textiles where possible buy fewer and more durable textile products for new product shopping select the ones made with least energy and also toxic chemicals lease clothing, where possible wash textiles less often at lower temperatures with appropriate detergents dry in open air avoid ironing where possible and repair the available textile products. Possible consumer opposition to the above-mentioned precautions can be changed with education about a sustainable textile approach. 

Abstract This chapter will introduce advances in properties, production and manufacturing techniques of the advanced polymer/fibre composite materials that are utilised in the manufacture of machines that produce sustainable energy. Chapter 19 discussed the various methods of transferring wind, tidal, wave and solar energies into electrical power and this chapter will show how advanced composites are utilised in these various machines. Furthermore, it will suggest methods for the repair, maintenance and recycling of advanced polymer composite wind turbine blades. Finally, the future trends of sustainable energy systems and the role that polymers and polymer/fibre composites will have in their manufacture/fabrication will be evaluated. 

Major oil spills attract the attention of the public and the media. In recent years, this attention has created a global awareness of the risks of oil spills and the damage they do to the environment. However, oil is a necessity in our industrial society, and a major sustainer of our lifestyle. Most of the energy used in Canada and the United States is for transportation that runs on oil and petroleum products. According to trends in energy usage, this is not likely to decrease much in the future. Industry uses oil and petroleum derivatives to manufacture such vital products as plastics, fertilizers, and chemical feedstocks, which will still be required in the future. 

The thermosetting polymer field is continuously changing. Different precursors, combinations of materials, and modifications of existing manufacturing methods are introduced for new applications. The sustainable development is the major trend for the future. LCA is a new tool for the choice of a reactive system coupled with a processing technique. Efforts are made to decrease the energy consumption by the use of solvent-free and nontoxic chemistries enabling... 

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