Energy: The Basics

Zusatztext "This 200-page primer is evenhanded and level-headed! and just right for what is intended: providing access to fundamentals without presumption! pretense! or prescription.Summing Up: Recommended." - L. W. Fine! CHOICE! Columbia University Informationen zum Autor Harold Schobert is Professor Emeritus of Fuel Science in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University, and Extraordinary Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at North-West University. Zusammenfassung Is mankind?s energy usage killing the planet? How do we deal with nuclear waste? What happens when the oil runs out? Energy: The Basics answers these questions and more in this engaging yet even-handed introduction. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Energy Concepts 2. Petroleum 3. Electricity 4. Coal 5. Nuclear 6. Biofuels 7. Wind and Water 8. Solar 9. Energy and the Environment Glossary Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Harold Schobert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2013
• EAN: 9780415603003
• ISBN: 978-0-415-60300-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: The Basics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Natural Resources, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Energy technology & engineering, Energy industries & utilities, Energy resources, Energy technology and engineering, Energy industries and utilities