Energy Studies

W Shepherd, D W Shepherd

• Publisher: ICP
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781783264728
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Energy
• Index: Technology & Engineering

How is the future world energy demand to be met? The rates of use of the fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — are increasing all over the world. The remaining stocks are finite and are not renewable.

This book considers the various options of renewable energy, including water energy, wind energy and biomass, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy. And should the nuclear option remain open?

The work also examines the environmental implications and economic viability of all fossil and renewable sources, introduces more distant future options of geothermal energy and nuclear fusion, and discusses a near-future energy strategy.

Contents:

• Energy and Power
• Energy Resources and Energy Use
• Electricity
• Coal
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Geothermal Energy
• Nuclear Energy
• Water Energy
• Wind Energy
• Solar Heating of Water or Air
• Solar Photovoltaic Conversion
• Biological Energy and Chemical Energy
• The Energy Future

Readership: Undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in energy research and environmental education.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the Third Edition
• Acknowledgements
• Acknowledgements for the Second Edition
• Acknowledgements for the Third Edition
• Contents
• Chapter 1 Energy and Power
• Chapter 2 Energy Resources and Energy Use
• Chapter 3 Electricity
• Chapter 4 Coal
• Chapter 5 Oil
• Chapter 6 Natural Gas
• Chapter 7 Geothermal Energy
• Chapter 8 Nuclear Energy
• Chapter 9 Water Energy
• Chapter 10 Wind Energy
• Chapter 11 Solar Heating of Water or Air
• Chapter 12 Solar Photovoltaic Conversion
• Chapter 13 Biological Energy and Chemical Energy
• Chapter 14 The Energy Future
• Answers
• Index