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  • Ocean Energiesby R.H. Charlier; J.R. Justus

    Elsevier Science 1993; US$ 272.00

    This timely volume provides a comprehensive review of current technology for all ocean energies. It opens with an analysis of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), with and without the use of an intermediate fluid. The historical and economic background is reviewed, and the geographical areas in which this energy could be utilized are pinpointed.... more...

  • Nonlinear Targeted Energy Transfer in Mechanical and Structural Systemsby Alexander F. Vakakis; Oleg V. Gendelman; Lawrence D. Bergman; D.Michael McFarland; Gaetan Kerschen; Young Lee

    Springer 2008; US$ 219.99

    Discusses targeted nonlinear energy transfer in mechanical and structural systems. This book presents theoretical methods, computational results and experimental demonstrations of this concept applied to discrete and continuous coupled nonlinear oscillators. more...

  • Energy Autonomyby Hermann Scheer

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95

    For 200 years industrial civilization has relied on the combustion of abundant and cheap carbon fuels. But continued reliance has had perilous consequences. On the one hand there is the insecurity of relying on the world's most unstable region - the Middle East - compounded by the imminence of peak oil, growing scarcity and mounting prices. On the... more...

  • A Cubic Mile of Oilby Hewitt Crane; Edwin Kinderman; Ripudaman Malhotra

    Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 21.99

    One cubic mile of oil (CMO) corresponds very closely to the world's current total annual consumption of crude oil. The world's total annual energy consumption - from all energy sources- is currently 3.0 CMO. By the middle of this century the world will need between 6 and 9 CMO of energy per year to provide for its citizens. Adequate energy... more...

  • Energy Science & Technology in Chinaby Yong Chen

    Springer 2010; US$ 79.99

    As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of energy science. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety,... more...

  • Lights Out!by Spencer Abraham; William Tucker

    St. Martin's Press 2010; US$ 14.99

    In this timely book, former Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham debunks the myths that warp our current debate over energy, and offers new solutions to the real problems we face in America. Drawing on the very latest thinking from experts in industry and academia, and his own experiences running America's Energy Department, he proposes a fresh... more...

  • Energy Explainedby Vikram Janardhan; Bob Fesmire

    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 94.99

    Energy Explained presents a comprehensive overview of energy issues from the science, economics and public policy of electricity, oil and natural gas to the latest developments in renewable energy. Readers will learn how energy is produced, how it is bought and sold in global markets, and how it is used in modern society. Volume One concentrates on... more...

  • Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Degradationby Matthew M. Mench; Emin Caglan Kumbur; T. Nejat Veziroglu

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 129.95

    For full market implementation of PEM fuel cells to become a reality, two main limiting technical issues must be overcome- cost and durability. This cutting-edge volume directly addresses the state-of-the-art advances in durability within every fuel cell stack component. Designed to be relevant to the professional community, in addition to researchers,... more...

  • Environment, Power and Society for the Twenty-First Centuryby Howard T. Odum; Mark T. Brown

    Columbia University Press 2007; US$ 43.99

    Howard T. Odum possessed one of the most innovative minds of the twentieth century. He pioneered the fields of ecological engineering, ecological economics, and environmental accounting, working throughout his life to better understand the interrelationships of energy, environment, and society and their importance to the well-being of humanity and... more...

  • OCR(A) AS Chemistry Student Unit Guide: Unit F322 Chains, Energy and Resourcesby Mike Smith

    Hodder Education 2008; US$ 15.98

    Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers. There are three sections to each guide:. Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested... more...