Energy systems and sustainability: power for a sustainable future
By: Everett, Bob (Editor)
Contributor(s): Peake, Stephen (Editor) | Warren, James (Editor)
Language: English Publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press c2021Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 632p.; 26cmISBN: 9780198767640Subject(s): Energy engineering | Renewable energy sources | Environmental science | Environmental sustainabilityDDC classification: 621.042 EVE/E Online resources: Publisher's URL Summary: Energy Systems and Sustainability provides an exploration of the economic, social, environmental, and policy issues raised by current systems of energy use, as well as describing their key physical and engineering features.
From an overview of the historical evolution of the world's energy systems, through the principles underlying their use, to future prospects and sustainability, this comprehensive text provides thorough coverage of contemporary energy conversion systems and their impact on society and the environment.
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Table of Contents:
1:Introduction
2:Primary energy
3:What do we use energy for?
4:Forms of energy
5:Coal
6:Heat to motive power
7:Oil and gas
8:Oil and gas engines
9:Electricity
10:Nuclear power
11:Future of nuclear power
12:Costing energy
13:Penalties
14:Remedies
Energy Systems and Sustainability provides an exploration of the economic, social, environmental, and policy issues raised by current systems of energy use, as well as describing their key physical and engineering features.
From an overview of the historical evolution of the world's energy systems, through the principles underlying their use, to future prospects and sustainability, this comprehensive text provides thorough coverage of contemporary energy conversion systems and their impact on society and the environment.