Energy

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313214783Author Clayton BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

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.Book InformationISBN 9780313207662Author Martha Moore TrescottFormat HardbackPage Count 391Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

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...

Hira explores the impact of the neoliberal revolution in Latin America, which claims the superiority of markets that are freed from government intervention and restrictions on trade and investment. He examines changes in the energy policy of the Southern...

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 work follows upon the author's previous volume, The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil, and investigates the general workings of the Mexican oil industry in relationship to the economics and politics of Mexico. Specifically the author examines...

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...

The unprecedented financial pressures facing today's electric utilities have encouraged the evolution of conservation as a planning strategy. Electric Utility Conservation Programs is the first book to isolate the problems electric utilities encounter...

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

This work explores problems in national development in the Third World using Nigeria during the petroleum boom as a case study. The book explores how historical, political, ideological, economic, social, and cultural factors affected Nigeria's...

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...

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954917111Author Andrew RollinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Low-Impact Living InitiativePublisher Low-Impact Living InitiativeWeight(grams) 327g

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) 277g

This book discusses the operation of power systems amid the 4th industrial revolution and the value of Industry 4.0 technologies to grid operators and end customers.The concept of smart grids was introduced years ago, but their practical implementation...

The first version of quantum theory, developed in the mid 1920's, is what is called nonrelativistic quantum theory; it is based on a form of relativity which, in a previous volume, was called Newton relativity. But quickly after this first development,...

Development of new energy‑related materials is essential in addressing future energy demands. Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage focuses on the materials science related to energy conversion and energy storage technologies. It covers the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782398154411Author U S AashFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Self PublishPublisher Self PublishWeight(grams) 263g

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...

Changing Energy outlines how humanity came to its current energy economy through three previous energy transitions and now stands poised for a necessary fourth one. Despite the immense benefits conferred by a global energy economy based primarily on...

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...

It is widely recognised that global warming is occurring due to increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Methods of capturing and then storing CO2 from major sources such as fossil-fuel-burning power plants are...