Energy

Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology: An Introduction provides a foundational understanding of electricity and the methods and devices specific to electricity from renewable sources.The book begins with a brief explanation of the...

Batteries are becoming increasingly important in today's world of portable electronic devices, along with the need to store electricity derived from solar and other renewable forms of energy, and the desire to introduce electric and hybrid electric...

A global exploration of coal geology, from production and use to chemical properties and coal petrology Coal Geology, 3rd Edition, offers a revised and updated edition of this popular book which provides a comprehensive overview of the field of coal...

This book is an introductory text on fundamental aspects of combustion including thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer and chemical kinetics which are used to systematically derive the basic concepts of combustion. Apart from the fundamental aspects,...

The fact is, we are hopelessly addicted to energy. It is the thin glue that holds our civilized world together and life without it would be unthinkable. That would be challenging enough in itself, but we have an additional problem. Our "drug" has...

PEM Water Electrolysis, a volume in the Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Primers series presents the most recent advances in the field. It brings together information that has thus far been scattered in many different sources under one single title, making...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143111153Author Daniel YerginFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 465gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm...

Develop a Complete and Thorough Understanding of Industrial Steam SystemsIndustrial Steam Systems: Fundamentals and Best Design Practices is a complete, concise user's guide for plant designers, operators, and other industry professionals involved with...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809029570Author Kenneth S. DeffeyesFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Publisher Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946197252Author Jason SchenkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Prestige Professional PublishingPublisher Prestige Professional...

Power System SCADA and Smart Grids brings together in one concise volume the fundamentals and possible application functions of power system supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). The text begins by providing an overview of SCADA systems,...

This book offers a revealing picture of the myths and realities of the energy world by one of our most renowned energy experts and managers. At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the human race finds itself caught in an "energy trap...

Go Facts: Physical Science looks at four key topics in primary science and design technology: Energy, Forces, Materials and Simple Machines. Each book is a model of well-written, accurate and easy-to-read non-fiction. The author has incorporated a...

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...

Combined Heat and Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date and accessible guide to the combined delivery of heat and power to anything, from a single home to a municipal power plant. Breeze discusses the historical background for CHP and why it is set...

The 1970s were a decade of historic American energy crises - major interruptions in oil supplies from the Middle East, the country's most dangerous nuclear accident, and chronic shortages of natural gas. In Energy Crises, Jay Hakes brings his expertise...

Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems and Applications provides a timely introduction to state-of-the-art technologies and important demonstration projects in this rapidly developing field. Written with a view to real-world applications, the authors describe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994282804Author Joshua FloydFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Simplicity InstitutePublisher Simplicity InstituteWeight(grams) 172g

Energy, and access to energy, are essential to human life, civilisation and development. A number of energy issues - including energy security, energy prices and the polluting emissions for energy use - now have high prominence on global agendas of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262692359Author Vaclav SmilFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788770229364Author Anco S. BlazevFormat PaperbackPage Count 1076Imprint River PublishersPublisher River PublishersWeight(grams) 1990g

The application of energy storage within transmission and distribution grids as non-wire alternative solutions (NWS) is hindered by the lack of readily available analysis tools, standardized planning processes, and practical know-how. This Element...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934451816Author Nikola TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Wilder PublicationsPublisher Wilder PublicationsWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Energy policy promoting sustainable development is transforming global energy markets. Solar power, the most abundant of all renewable resources, is crucial to greater achieving energy security and sustainability. This new edition of Solar Energy...

Reviews state-of-the-art technologies in modern heuristic optimization techniques and presents case studies showing how they have been applied in complex power and energy systems problems Written by a team of international experts, this book describes...

Oil is the most vital resource of our time. Because it is so important, misperceptions about the black gold abound. Leonardo Maugeri clears the cobwebs by describing the colorful history of oil, and explaining the fundamentals of oil production. He...

A comprehensive text covering all aspects of wave and tidal energy Wave and Tidal Energy provides a comprehensive and self-contained review of the developing marine renewable energy sector, drawing from the latest research and from the experience of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478161295Author Robert HargravesFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Power Cable Technology provides a precise understanding of the design, manufacture, installation, and testing of a range of electric power cables-from low-voltage, 1,000/1,100V cables to extra-high-voltage, 400kV cables-with reference to future trends in...

This book focuses on established cardiovascular principles and highlights some of the progress achieved by recent research in the cardiovascular field. The authors report the basic concepts related to the functioning of the cardiovascular system...

The electrical power supply is about to change; future generation will increasingly take place in and near local neighborhoods with diminishing reliance on distant power plants. The existing grid is not adapted for this purpose as it is largely a remnant...

Explore the theoretical foundations and real-world power system applications of convex programming In Mathematical Programming for Power System Operation with Applications in Python, Professor Alejandro Garces delivers a comprehensive overview of power...

Although more than 70% of the globe is covered with water, only a small portion is suitable for direct human use, making the scarcity of freshwater one of our plant's most serious challenges. In this context "desalination", defined as "the removal of...

Each book in this series follows a packet of energy along a journey. Each stage of the journey is described in a short chapter, and we learn what alternative paths the energy might have taken along the way. This book shows how sunlight is turned into a...

As a society we use energy for climate control and lighting in buildings, moving people and goods form one place to another and making things. Our standard of living depends on transforming energy locked up in fossil fuels, atomic nuclei or provided free...

The book offers a comprehensive account of how the world evolved to its present state in which humans now exercise a powerful, in many cases dominant, influence for global environmental change. It outlines the history that led to this position of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780367495053Author Dimitris Al KatsaprakakisFormat PaperbackPage Count 594Imprint CRC PressPublisher CRC PressWeight(grams) 178g

In the United States, proposals for gasoline tax hikes have consistently met with broad-based congressional opposition. Although such taxes are a common and effective method of conserving energy in other industrialized nations, U.S. policy has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996886413Author Steven B KrivitFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Pacific Oaks PressPublisher Pacific Oaks PressWeight(grams) 585g