Energy category: 1670 books
Fukushima
The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
A gripping, suspenseful page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews) with a fast-paced, detailed narrative that moves like a thriller” (International Business Times), Fukushima teams two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists, David Lochbaum and Edwin Lyman, with award-winning journalist...
Strom 4.0
Innovationen für die deutsche Stromwende
Language: German
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Im Jahr 2013 deckte Deutschland seinen Primärenergiebedarf nur zu ca. 12 Prozent aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen; im Jahr 2050 sollen es aber 60 Prozent sein. Die Darstellung, wie und ob dies gelingen kann, ist Ziel dieses Buches. Zum einen müssen bereits bekannte Technologien, die rapide kostengünstiger...
by Tariq Muneer, Mohan Kolhe, Aisling Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Electric Vehicles: Prospects and Challenges looks at recent design methodologies and technological advancements in electric vehicles and the integration of electric vehicles in the smart grid environment, comprehensively covering the fundamentals, theory and design, recent developments and technical...
by Falin Chen
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
By outlining a new design or the Kuroshio power plant, new approaches to turbine design, anchorage system planning, deep sea marine engineering and power plant operations and maintenance are explored and suggested. The impact on the local environment, particularly in the face of natural disasters,...
Progress of Nuclear Safety for Symbiosis and Sustainability
Advanced Digital Instrumentation, Control and Information Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
This book introduces advanced methods of computational and information systems allowing readers to better understand the state-of-the-art design and implementation technology needed to maintain and enhance the safe operation of nuclear power plants. The subjects dealt with in the book are (i) Full...
Coal and Biomass Gasification
Recent Advances and Future Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
This book addresses the science and technology of the gasification process and the production of electricity, synthetic fuels and other useful chemicals. Pursuing a holistic approach, it covers the fundamentals of gasification and its various applications. In addition to discussing recent advances...
Renewable Biofuels
Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Microbial Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
This book offers a complete introduction for novices to understand key concepts of biocatalysis and how to produce in-house enzymes that can be used for low-cost biofuels production. The authors discuss the challenges involved in the commercialization of the biofuel industry, given the expense of...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The rather young field of research into electricity savings is attracting increasing attention since low electricity consumption is a vital component of environmentally sustainable development. The potential benefits from using less electricity, without sacrificing quality of life, are immense, as...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster
Investigating the Myth and Reality
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In other words, nothing like the catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was possible—no...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
The potential development of any nuclear power programme should include a rigorous justification process reviewing the substantial regulatory, economic and technical information necessary for implementation, given the long term commitments involved in any new nuclear power project. Infrastructure...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
In addition to the nuclear power industry, the nuclear field has extensive projects and activities in the areas of research reactors, medical isotope production, decommissioning, and remediation of contaminated sites. Managing nuclear projects focuses on the management aspects of nuclear projects...
Climate Change
The Earth is Dying and You Can Help To Save It
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2018
Is the Earth dying?
Climate Change has been one of the major issues experiencing our planet today.
If you are curious what is REALLY happening, and how you can contribute to stopping this dilemma, then keep reading...
Animals are being extinct, water is becoming insufficient,...
by Francis Chen
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
This complete introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion by one of the pioneering scientists in this expanding field offers both a simple and intuitive discussion of the basic concepts of this subject and an insight into the challenging problems of current research. In a wholly lucid manner...
Relativity
The Special and the General Theory
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Robert Geroch builds on Einstein's work with commentary that addresses the ideas at the heart of the theory, bringing a modern understanding of relativity to the text. He elucidates how special relativity is a reconciliation of the contradictions between the nature of light and the principle of relativity;...