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Energy and Civilization: A History by Vaclav Smil
RRP: £21.00£14.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262536165Author Vaclav SmilFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 33mm -
Helgoland: The Strange and Beautiful Story of Quantum Physics by Carlo Rovelli
RRP: £10.99£7.77The instant Sunday Times bestseller -- a beautiful story of rebellion and scienceShortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize'A triumph. . . We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical' Financial TimesIn June 1925,... -
Energy: A Beginner's Guide by Vaclav Smil
RRP: £9.99£6.41With one famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein proved all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere and it is everything. In this newly updated and engaging introduction, renowned scientist Vaclav Smil explores energy in all its facets - from the... -
Energy, the Subtle Concept: The discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein by Jennifer Coopersmith 9780199546503
£61.70Energy is at the heart of physics (and of huge importance to society) and yet no book exists specifically to explain it, and in simple terms. In tracking the history of energy, this book is filled with the thrill of the chase, the mystery of smoke and... -
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air by David J. C. MacKay
RRP: £22.99£18.44Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale--for Europe, the United States, and the world. In... -
Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History by Matthieu Auzanneau
RRP: £19.99£14.35Catholic Herald Book Awards 2019 Finalist, Current Affairs "Auzanneau has created a towering telling of a dark and dangerous addiction."-Nature The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource... -
Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking by Charles Seife 9780143116349
RRP: £24.00£16.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116349Author Charles SeifeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm... -
Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy by Seth Fletcher 9780809030644
RRP: £11.99£9.70Did you know that the tools that have become absolutely integral to your life - your laptop, iPod, and cell phone - are all powered by lithium batteries? Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. The third element on the periodic... -
Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Jenkins
RRP: £8.99£6.84Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In... -
The Clean Energy Transition: Policies and Politics for a Zero-Carbon World Daniel J. Fiorino 9781509544875
RRP: £18.99£16.87Is the goal of a transition to clean energy at all realistic? If so, how could it be accomplished? Climate change poses a formidable challenge for twenty-first-century governments. Unless they can move to a clean energy system built on efficiency,... -
Solar Farms: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Design and Construction of Utility-scale Photovoltaic Systems by Susan Neill 9780367783990
RRP: £43.99£38.44The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience. Recently... -
Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Jelley
RRP: £8.99£6.45Energy is vital for a good standard of living, and much of the world's population does not have enough. Affordable and adequate sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial; and renewables provide the answer. Wind and solar... -
Off Grid Solar: A handbook for Photovoltaics with Lead-Acid or Lithium-Ion batteries by Joseph P O'Connor 9780578546193
RRP: £11.99£8.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578546193Author Joseph P O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Old Sequoia PublishingPublisher Old Sequoia PublishingWeight(grams) 281g -
Electric Power Systems with Renewables: Simulation s Using PSS (R)E by Mohan
£102.09Electric Power Systems with Renewables Concise, balanced, and fundamentals-based resource providing coverage of power system operation and planning, including simulations using PSS (R)E software Electric Power Systems with Renewables provides a... -
The Hydrogen Revolution: a blueprint for the future of clean energy Marco Alvera 9781529360271
RRP: £20.00£13.75A Financial Times BEST BOOKS OF 2021'Engaging, authoritative and very timely. Marco Alvera spells Hydrogen's critical role as an energy store in the clean power transition' - Mike Berners-Lee, author of THERE IS NO PLANET BPicture this: It's 2050. The... -
Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass by Frank Close 9780141997582
RRP: £12.99£9.09The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of itIn the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the... -
The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin 9781250766113
RRP: £13.99£9.70A new vision for America's future is quickly gaining momentum. Facing a global emergency, a younger generation is spearheading a national conversation around a Green New Deal and setting the agenda for a bold political movement with the potential to... -
Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction by Maxwell Irvine
RRP: £8.99£6.61With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the... -
The Hydrogen Revolution: a blueprint for the future of clean energy Marco Alvera 9781529360318
RRP: £10.99£7.40A Financial Times BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Engaging, authoritative and very timely. Marco Alvera spells Hydrogen's critical role as an energy store in the clean power transition' - Mike Berners-Lee, author of THERE IS NO PLANET BPicture this: the looming... -
Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century by Professor Bruce Usher
RRP: £16.99£13.65From wood to coal to oil and gas, the sources of energy on which civilization depends have always changed as technology advances. Now renewables are overtaking fossil fuels, with wind and solar energy becoming cheaper and more competitive every year... -
Green Energy (WIRED guides): How to build a sustainable future by Nicole Kobie
RRP: £8.99£6.45Fossil fuels may be keeping the world running, but they're also destroying the planet. What viable alternatives do we have, and what technological breakthroughs are on the horizon? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Nicole... -
Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545044Author Saul GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Renewable Energy Engineering by Nick Jenkins 9781009295765
RRP: £49.99£43.75Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides students with a quantitative and accessible introduction to the renewable technologies at the heart of efforts to build a sustainable future. Key features include new chapters on essential topics in... -
Wind Turbines: Theory and Practice by Colin Anderson
RRP: £68.99£60.38In the multi-disciplinary field of wind energy, students and professionals can often be uncomfortable outside their own specialist areas. This essential textbook explains the key aspects of wind turbine technology and its application in a single readable... -
Fire Safety in Residential Property: A Practical Approach for Environmental Health by Richard Lord 9780367617868
RRP: £19.99£17.69This book aims to take the reader through all aspects of fire safety and management in residential settings, from origin and ignition, risk assessment, protection and prevention, as well as comparing effective enforcement options from across all parts of... -
Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications by Austin Hughes 9780081026151
RRP: £49.95£47.16Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications, Fifth Edition is intended primarily for non-specialist users or students of electric motors and drives, but many researchers and specialist industrialists have also acknowledged its value... -
The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain: A History by Simon Taylor 9781906860318
RRP: £22.99£17.44The story of the rise, fall and second ascendancy of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were once high hopes in the 1950s that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export... -
Energy Medicine: the science of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other healing methods by Jill Blakeway 9781911344940
RRP: £16.99£11.58What is energy healing? And why does it work? For thousands of years, practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have used the body's own energy - which they call 'qi' - to promote healing. Here, one of the world's most sought-after acupuncturists... -
Fundamentals of Power System Economics Daniel S. Kirschen (UMIST, UK) 9781119213246
RRP: £94.95£82.72A new edition of the classic text explaining the fundamentals of competitive electricity markets now updated to reflect the evolution of these markets and the large scale deployment of generation from renewable energy sources The introduction of... -
Alternative Energy For Dummies by Rik DeGunther 9780470430620 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£3.63The myths and facts about alternative fuels-and how they impact our lives As the price of energy continues to soar, so too has the demand for alternative energy. But there's no clear "winner" in the race to replace fossil fuels. Alternative Energy For... -
Alternative Energy For Dummies by Rik DeGunther
RRP: £15.99£12.54The myths and facts about alternative fuels-and how they impact our lives As the price of energy continues to soar, so too has the demand for alternative energy. But there's no clear "winner" in the race to replace fossil fuels. Alternative Energy For... -
Power Engineering: Advances and Challenges Part B: Electrical Power Viorel Badescu 9780367780586
RRP: £45.99£40.13Traditionally, power engineering has been a subfield of energy engineering and electrical engineering which deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power and the electrical devices connected to such systems... -
Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid by Meredith Angwin
RRP: £18.99£16.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735358000Author Meredith AngwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Carnot CommunicationsPublisher Carnot CommunicationsWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm)... -
Principles of Power Electronics by John G. Kassakian 9781316519516
£55.60Substantially expanded and updated, the new edition of this classic textbook provides unrivalled coverage of the fundamentals of power electronics. Comprehensive coverage of foundational concepts in circuits, magnetics, devices, dynamic models, and... -
Our Biggest Experiment: A History of the Climate Crisis by Alice Bell
RRP: £11.99£7.72The history of climate change research - how the world became addicted to fossil fuels, how we discovered that electricity may be our saviour, and how renewable energy is far from a 20th-century discovery. Did you know the link between carbon... -
Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future by Stephen Peake
RRP: £63.99£62.01The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to... -
Energy Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts by John Andrews 9780198854401
RRP: £45.99£43.54The only book to successfully integrate social, economic and environmental considerations with an accessible, quantitative approach to energy science. Energy Science introduces the latest energy technologies, explaining the physical principles... -
Sound Healing & Values Visualization: Creating a Life of Value by John Beaulieu 9781532377808
RRP: £21.95£18.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532377808Author John BeaulieuFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Biosonic Enterprises, Ltd.Publisher Biosonic Enterprises, Ltd.Weight(grams)... -
Growing Remembrance David Childs 9781848845510
RRP: £14.99£10.95The story of the inspiration for, establishment and evolution of the National Memorial Arboretum is a fascinating one. Sited at Alrewas, Staffordshire, the Arboretum has become the Nation's all year round focus for remembering and paying tribute to all... -
Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century Vaclav Smil (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada) 9781119012863
RRP: £27.95£24.25Natural gas is the world's cleanest fossil fuel; it generates less air pollution and releases less CO2 per unit of useful energy than liquid fuels or coals. With its vast supplies of conventional resources and nonconventional stores, the extension of...