
- 700 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Energy Security for the 21st Century
About this book
This book takes a very close look at energy and energy security from a hands-on, technical point of view with an ultimate goal of sorting out and explaining the deep meaning of energy as well as the key factors and variables of our energy security. The book reviews the major energy sourcesâcoal, crude oil, natural gas, the renewables, and other alternative fuels and technologiesâaccording to the way they affect our energy security now and what consequences might be expected in the future.
Topics include the different technical, logistics, regulatory, social, political, and financial aspects of modern energy products and technologies. The advantages and disadvantages of the different fuels, technologies, energy strategies, regulations, and policies are reviewed in detail, sorted, and clearly laid out as well as their effects on our present and future energy security in a way that is easy to understand by high school students, engineers, and professors alike. This book is a must-read for energy executives, environmental specialists, investors, bankers, lawyers, regulators, politicians, and anyone involved, or interested, in today's energy production and use and their effects on our energy security.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1âThe New Energy Reality
- Chapter 2âThe Game Changers
- Chapter 3âCrude Oil
- Chapter 4âNatural Gas
- Chapter 5âCoal (Friend or Foe)
- Chapter 6âNuclear and Hydro Power
- Chapter 7âRenewablesâThe Futureâs (Only) Hope!
- Chapter 8âFuture Energy and Energy Security
- Appendix
- Index