Energy

Is 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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783000638787Author Patrick WeinandFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint Pw-Media24Publisher Pw-Media24Weight(grams) 757gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536100457Author Hilmar HilmarssonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 382g

The aim of the book is to provide an understanding of the current science underpinning Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) and to provide students and interested researchers with sufficient background on the basics of Chemical Engineering, Material...

Natural 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...

The 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...

In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe , Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right...

Energy Materials: A Short Introduction to Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage provides readers with an accessible overview of the functional materials currently employed or investigated for energy provision, conversion, and storage...

Fossil 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...

The 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...

Apologies 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)...

This pocket guide helps those who may be lacking in specialist knowledge achieve compliance with the ISO14001 Standard for Environmental Management. The authors, two experienced auditors, are acknowledged experts in the area and have drawn on material...

Fully 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559569Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Ever since the Industrial Revolution energy has been a key driver of world politics. From the oil crises of the 1970s to today's rapid expansion of renewable energy sources, every shift in global energy patterns has important repercussions for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615335612Author Tony SebaFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Tony SebaPublisher Tony SebaWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312643751Author Jeremy ShereFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

The 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award.Book InformationISBN 9780143121947Author Daniel YerginFormat PaperbackPage Count 864Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam...

For four decades, Petroleum Refining has guided thousands of readers toward a reliable understanding of the field, and through the years has become the standard text in many schools and universities around the world offering petroleum refining classes,...

The use of renewables is spreading rapidly. Over a quarter of global electricity is already generated from solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy. With costs falling significantly, renewables are booming, helping to avoid the major climate change risks...

In order to improve the resiliency of the grid and to enable integration of renewable energy sources into the grid, the utilization of battery systems to store energy for later demand is of the utmost importance. The implementation of grid-scale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736290231Author Paul ScheckelFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Parsec Energy ConsultingPublisher Parsec Energy ConsultingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732544642Author Bill NusseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint Anenergyproject, LLCPublisher Anenergyproject, LLCWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939438263Author Antony C SuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Dauphin PublicationsPublisher Dauphin PublicationsWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

This book assesses how low-carbon generation, the advance of energy storage and consumer-based models can help decarbonise electricity supplies at a national level.This book is built around developing a decarbonised electricity mix for Britain which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477483Author William McDonoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point Press

Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy, Second Edition presents a complete overview of the bioenergy value chain, from feedstock to end products. It examines current and emerging feedstocks and advanced processes and technologies enabling the...

Get up-to-speed with the fundamentals of how electricity markets are structured and operated with this comprehensive textbook, presenting coverage of key topics in electricity market design, including power system and power market operations,...

As new technologies are created and advances are made with the ongoing research efforts, power system harmonics has become a subject of great interest. The author presents these nuances with real-life case studies, comprehensive models of power system...

This book provides a comprehensive and balanced account of global energy policy; covering moral, political, social, technical and economic aspects of the subject. While The Energy Conundrum does not offer easy solutions, it provides the facts and...

Energy 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...

The Technology of Discovery Incisive discussions of a critical mission-enabling technology for deep space missions In The Technology of Discovery: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Thermoelectric Technologies for Space Exploration, distinguished...

The petroleum industry is arguably the most influential and important industry in the world. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the economics of oil and natural gas extraction and production along with a detailed discussion of pricing,...

In a new edition of his hard-hitting book on climate change, economist Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy. "An optimistically levelheaded...

This book provides a detailed, global examination of energy transitions, supplying a long-term historical perspective, an up-to-date assessment of recent and near-term advances in energy production technology and implementation, and an explanation of why...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525549656Author Jeane ManningFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy. As Leah Stokes shows in Short Circuiting Policy, however, that policy did not lead to momentum in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939438355Author Antony C SuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dauphin PublicationsPublisher Dauphin PublicationsWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm)...