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  • Geothermal Power Plantsby Ronald DiPippo

    Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 129.95

    Now in its 3e, this single resource covers all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation using fundamental scientific and engineering principles. Its practical emphasis is enhanced by the use of case studies from real plants that increase the reader's understanding of geothermal energy conversion and provide a unique compilation... more...

  • Energy Access, Poverty, and Developmentby Benjamin K. Sovacool; Ira Martina Drupady

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 124.95

    This book showcases how small-scale renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, cookstoves, biogas digesters, microhydro units, and wind turbines are helping Asia respond to a daunting set of energy governance challenges. Using extensive original research this book offers a compendium of the most interesting renewable energy case studies over... more...

  • Search for the Ultimate Energy Sourceby Stephen O. Dean

    Springer 2013; US$ 99.99

    Why has the cheap, limitless energy promised by fusion always seemed just out of reach? Search for the Ultimate Energy Source: A History of the U.S. Fusion Energy Program, explains the fundamentals and concepts behind fusion power, and traces the development of fusion historically by decade--covering its history as dictated by US government policies,... more...

  • Nuclear Power, Economic Development Discourse and the Environment: The Case of Indiaby Manu V. Mathai

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 145.00

    Nuclear power is often characterized as a "green technology." Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of values and priorities. Nuclear power is no different. It is a product of a particular political economy and the question is whether that political economy can helpfully engage... more...

  • The Handbook of Global Energy Policyby Andreas Goldthau

    Wiley 2013; US$ 198.50

    This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international energy issues in one volume. Maps the emerging field of global energy policy both for scholars and practitioners; the focus is on global issues, but it also explores the regional impact of international energy policies... more...

  • Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nationsby Allan Mazur

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95

    Energy is at the top of the list of environmental problems facing industrial society, and is arguably the one that has been handled least successfully, in part because politicians and the public do not understand the physical technologies, while the engineers and industrialists do not understand the societal forces in which they operate. In this book,... more...

  • The World Scientific Handbook of Energyby Gerard M. Crawley

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2013; US$ 194.00

    Competition for energy resources worldwide will almost certainly increase because of population growth and economic expansion, especially in countries such as China and India, with large populations. In addition, environmental concerns with the use of certain energy sources add a complicating factor to decisions about energy use. Therefore there is... more...

  • Biomass and Agricultureby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 126.00

    The 21st century could see the switch from the fossil fuel to the biological based economy. Agriculture could be rejuvenated as a source of bioenergy and biomaterials, as well as providing food and fibres. The relative costs of fossil fuels and agricultural biomass will clearly play a key role. more...

  • Dictionary of Energyby Cutler J. Cleveland; Christopher G. Morris

    Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 105.00

    At a time when the topic of energy prices, resources and environmental impacts are at the forefront of news stories and political discussions, we are pleased to announce the publication of the exciting new Dictionary of Energy . This authoritative resource, called "an essential reference for energy researchers" by Mark Jaccard, Director of the... more...

  • China and the Global Energy Crisisby T. Kambara; C. Howe

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2007; US$ 40.00

    China?s rapid economic development is having profound implications for energy resources. China has always been exceptionally reliant on its abundant coal, but consumption of oil and gas have grown rapidly since reform began in the 1980s. In spite of vigorous domestic development ? most recently in the Tarim Basin ? China is now consuming approximately... more...