Energy

The turmoil and strife of the Middle East raises serious questions about the security of the world's oil supply. Oil, Turmoil, and Islam in the Middle East is a hard-hitting indictment of OPEC and OAPEC, arguing that these organizations can no longer...

This work traces the development of residential natural gas markets in the United States from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. It examines how social, economic, and technological factors interrelated to bring a relatively new energy...

This landmark study is the result of a collaborative research effort among the East-West Center and a group of institutions in China (Taipei), Japan, and Korea, in consultation with experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Electric...

An exceptionally timely volume that weighs the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and their implications for reducing energy consumption. As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue to ride on an oil slick. Worldwide, many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313225581Author Professor Mary Ann TetreaultFormat HardbackPage Count 215Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275921798Author George GaskellFormat HardbackPage Count 357Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899300108Author Arabinda GhoshFormat HardbackPage Count 206Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Competition in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity is of increasing interest to policy makers as well as to buyers and sellers of power. The use of competition as a social policy tool to benefit consumers carries the necessity...

The editors have assembled 15 articles by experts which examine the problems of this country's energy policy, and the confusion which surrounds the issues. Beginning with the crisis of 1970, the articles selected discuss current energy issues, what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899300955Author David O. FrederickFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

This book deals with the two aspects of the oil industry, the Arab oil industry as a unit, and its future.About the Authoryegh /f Kamal /i S. /r ed.Book InformationISBN 9780313205002Format HardbackPage Count 357Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987810953Author John J BarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 426Imprint Cascadia CommunicationPublisher Cascadia CommunicationWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm)...

Used to clean the borehole, stabilize rock, control pressures, or enhance drilling rates, drilling fluids and their circulation systems are used in all phases of a drilling operation. These systems are highly dynamic and complicated to model until now...

This volume focuses on the critical problems facing the electric power industry. Written for industry executives, power system planners, energy policymakers, and students of energy economics, Electric Power provides the historical background and...

Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, energy policy has been a hotly debated topic. Governments around the world have struggled to respond to a changing energy market. Yet the policy-making process is all too often distorted by self-interest groups who are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899300122Author Professor Mary Ann TetreaultFormat HardbackPage Count 271Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Examines the economics of an industry that has become a critical component of modern life - the electric utility industry. The public nature of electricity has affected the development of the industry, both private and public. While this book focuses on...

This text provides updated coverage of key topics involved in integrated resource planning (IRP), also called least-cost planning. IRP in comparison with conventional power can provide the same energy services at a lower societal cost and with reduced...

Electricity has penetrated deeply into virtually every aspect of American life, be it in industry, the home, or in the rapidly growing commercial and service sectors. This book documents and analyzes the existence of a strong, and growing, synergy...

The 1970s saw unprecedented change in the laws governing the activities of the Forest Service. This study focuses on the legislative process and the circumstances surrounding forest policy-making during the 1970s. Dennis C. Le Master draws on his Capitol...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313234040Author David L. WeimerFormat HardbackPage Count 229Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorescott /f Martha /i MooreBook InformationISBN 9780313207662Author Martha TrescottFormat HardbackPage Count 391Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury...

The petroleum industry is among the most lucrative and most important in the world, and its impact within the realm of international politics is tremendous (although it can be overstated). Taking a well-balanced and objective approach to the complicated...

In the natural gas industry, competition and contracting are gradually replacing monopoly and regulation. In this volume, many leading economists who follow the gas industry present their views on current and future industry trends. To help regulators...

This veteran analyst offers an appraisal of investment opportunities in a wide array of space-related activities. NASA will no longer be a major factor in the commercialization of space. . . . There are a few futuristic projections, such as mining...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275922009Author John CairnsFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275921583Author Sidney SaltzmanFormat HardbackPage Count 396Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

In the international political economy of the last two millennia, there tends to be one state leading the world as the foremost producer of energy and new technology. In Racing to the Top, William R. Thompson and Leila Zakhirova argue that the US and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036559155Author William AmpomahFormat HardbackPage Count 310Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 866g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036557137Author Farhad Taghizadeh- HesaryFormat HardbackPage Count 354Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 962g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981973197Author Michael J. OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Plain View PressPublisher Plain View PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681749723Author William H. KlinkFormat HardbackPage Count 107Imprint Morgan & Claypool PublishersPublisher Morgan & Claypool PublishersWeight(grams) 825g

An invaluable resource for both graduate-level engineering students and practising nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors, the reactors of the future. This book is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768217820Author Raymond M WrightFormat PaperbackImprint Raymond M. WrightPublisher Raymond M. WrightWeight(grams) 508g

PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEM DELIVERY AS RELIABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE A practical guide to improving photovoltaic power plant lifecycle performance and output Photovoltaic (PV) System Delivery as Reliable Energy Infrastructure introduces a Preemptive...

SDG7 aims to 'ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.' Meeting the demands of the 2030 agenda will be a unique challenge. National priorities and policy action need to be strengthened in order to fulfil the ambitious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811461743Author Moubarek BsisaFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams) 178g

This book focuses on the processes and materials behind energy technologies. The author details the underlying chemistry of renewable sources, such as biofuels and wind power, as well as the traditionally used coal and gas. Chapters on energy storage...

Two of the most powerful tools used to study magnetic materials are inelastic neutron scattering and THz spectroscopy. Because the measured spectra provide a dynamical fingerprint of a magnetic material, those tools enable scientists to unravel the...

In today's automated world, the need for economic generation of power is of vital importance. However, the industry is commonly perceived as being responsible for pollution of the atmosphere and contamination of land and water. The wide-ranging subjects...