Energy category: 1670 books
Reengineering Capitalism
From Industrial Revolution towards Sustainable Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This book provides an innovative approach to sustainable development, one based on insights gleaned from the Industrial Revolution to the present, and which highlights the importance of aligning economic interests with sustainable development considerations. It investigates how a broad-based systematic...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Many countries have recognised that greater use of nuclear power could play a valuable role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. However, given the high capital cost and complexity of nuclear power plants, financing their construction often remains a challenge. This is especially true where such...
International Bioenergy Trade
History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and markets
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
The trade of global bioenergy commodities, such as ethanol, biodiesel and wood pellets has been growing exponentially in the past decade, and have by 2013 reached true “commodity” volumes, i.e. tens of millions of tonnes traded each year, and billions (both in US$/€) of annual turnover.
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by Helen Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
This book explains the place of oil in the economic and political predicaments that now confront the West. Thompson explains the problems that the rising cost of oil posed in the years leading up to the 2008 crash, and the difficulties that a volatile oil market now poses to economic recovery under...
by U. Kavya Jyotsna
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Stress and anxiety in children and teenagers are just as prevalent as in adults. Stressful and negligent parents, high expectations in academic or other performances, abused or deprived childhood, growing up tensions and demand for familial responsibilities are the main causes of childhood and teenage...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
This report, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, summarizes the results of a workshop sponsored by the DOE/EERE Biomass Program in Denver, Colorado, on December 2-3, 2009. The workshop was convened to identify and discuss challenges to the expanded use of biopower and the...
Uranium for Nuclear Power
Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fuel
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Uranium for Nuclear Power: Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fuel discusses the nuclear industry and its dependence on a steady supply of competitively priced uranium as a key factor in its long-term sustainability. A better understanding of uranium ore geology and advances in exploration and...
Oil to Cash
Fighting the Resource Curse through Cash Transfers
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corruption? How can citizens truly benefit from national wealth? With many of the world's poorest and most fragile states suddenly joining the ranks of oil and...
Geothermics
Heat Flow in the Lithosphere
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
After a brief review of global tectonics and the structure of the crust and upper mantle, the basic relations of conductive heat transport and the rock thermal properties are introduced as well as the various methods for measuring thermal conductivity and heat generation due to the decay of radioactive...
Green Biocomposites
Manufacturing and Properties
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This book addresses different aspects of green biocomposite manufacture from natural fibres and bioplastics, including the manufacturing procedures and the physical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of green biocomposites.
Featuring illustrations and tables that maximize reader...
by Gregory F. Treverton
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
The National Intelligence Council's 2008 report "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" projects what the world will look like in 2025 based on recent trends. This paper asks: How should U.S. policy adapt now to account for these trends and the future that will result from them? The author explores...
Future of CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage Projects
Analysis using a Systemic Risk Management Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
This book presents a summary of a three-year research project on risk management for the Capture, Transport and Storage of CO2 (CTSC), offering an in-depth study on complex sociotechnical systems and systemic modeling. Approaching CTSC as a complex sociotechnical system, this book proposes systemic...
by Dennis P. Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for the Oil, Gas, Chemical, and Related Facilities, Fourth Edition, discusses high-level risk analysis and advanced technical considerations, such as process control, emergency shut-downs, and evaluation procedures. As more engineers...