Energy Explained
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0372-3 (ISBN)
Vikram Janardhan is currently chief executive officer of Insera Energy LLC, a consulting firm providing services to electric utilities and power generation companies. Bob Fesmire is media relations manager of ABB Inc. Visit the Energy Explained website at www.energyexplained.com.
1 Volume I: Conventional Energy 2 Preface - A call for Energy Literacy 3 Part 1: The World of Energy 4 Chapter 1: Why is this Topic so Important Now? 5 Chapter 2: A Brief History of Energy 6 Part 2: Oil, Oil Everywhere: The World of Oil 7 Chapter 3: Black Gold: A Brief History of Oil 8 Chapter 4: The Science and Technology of Oil 9 Chapter 5: Refining and Distribution 10 Chapter 6: How do Gasoline Prices Work? 11 Chapter 7: Peak Oil: How Much Do We Have Left? 12 Chapter 8: OPEC and the Role of the Oil Cartel 13 Chapter 9: Oil and the Environment 14 Chapter 10: The Future of Oil 15 Part 3: Fuel From Fossils 16 Chapter 11: King Coal 17 Chapter 12: Natural Gas 18 Chapter 13: Global Warming 19 Part 4: Power Up! The Incredible World of Electricity 20 Chapter 14: What is Electricity? 21 Chapter 15: Power Generation 22 Chapter 16: Transmission and Distribution 23 Chapter 17: Our Electric System 24 Part 5: Energy Policy 25 Chapter 18: Energy Policy at Home and Abroad 26 Chapter 19: Energy Market Regulation 27 Chapter 20: Deregulation 28 Volume II: Alternative Energy 29 Part 1: Renewable Energy 30 Chapter 1: Wind Energy 31 Chapter 2: Solar Energy 32 Chapter 3: Tidal Energy 33 Chapter 4: Biomass Energy 34 Chapter 5: Geothermal Energy 35 Chapter 6: Bottle That Electron! (Energy Storage) 36 Part 2: Energy and Transportation 37 Chapter 7: Land, Sea and Air - Energy in Transportation 38 Chapter 8: Fuels From Fossils (Revisited) 39 Chapter 9: Biodiesel 40 Chapter 10: Ethanol 41 Chapter 11: Hybrids, Plug-ins and Electric Vehicles 42 Chapter 12: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 43 Chapter 13: The Road Ahead 44 Part 3: Energy Security 45 Chapter 14: Security, Reliability, Diversity and Independence 46 Chapter 15: Our Aging Power Grid 47 Chapter 16: Nuclear Energy 48 Chapter 17: The Geopolitics of Oil 49 Part 4: Energy Efficiency 50 Chapter 18: Reducing Energy Wastage 51 Chapter 19: Energy Efficiency Begins at Home 52 Chapter 20: Green Living 53 Chapter 21: Energy Efficiency on a Broader Scale 54 Part 5: A New Energy Economy 55 Chapter 22: Clean Tech Investments 56 Chapter 23: Energy, Economy, Jobs and Education 57 Chapter 24: The Coming Energy Revolution 58 Epilogue
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.1.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | Energy Explained |
Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 162 x 239 mm |
Gewicht | 1157 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4422-0372-2 / 1442203722 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-0372-3 / 9781442203723 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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