Energy and the environment

In the year 1973 the term "energy" became common in households throughout the United States. At that time, an energy crisis suddenly fell upon the country and for some time it was not unusual for motorists to spend hours waiting in line to obtain gasoline at a filling station. Customers were sometimes limited to a 5-gallon purchase. The speed limit on all highways …

The rough guide to the energy crisis

Energy is what keep us- and our way of life-going. It is something we tend to take granted. As long as there is electricity in the wall sockets and petrol in the pumps, most of us are not worried about how the electricity is generated, or concerned about posible alternative fuels for our cars. This book is guide to energy, its different forms, the myths that surround it, and its relationship to…

IEA scoreboard 2009 : 35 key energy trend over 35 Years

This first edition of the IEA scoardboard, published on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the international Energy Agency (IEA), offers an excellent opportunity to review the evolution of the energy situation in IEA member countries. The publication brings together the latest data on energy production and demand, stock, trade, prices, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion, a…

Handbook of energy and economic statistics in Japan

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ISBN/ISSN

4-87973-172-2

Deskripsi Fisik

311 hlm. : ilus. ; 13 cm

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No. Panggil

PMB 333.791.6 EDMC h

Renewable Energy

This third edition of Renewable Energy is undoubtedly one of most complete accounts of the subject, from source through to extraction and use. The book is academically rigorous, but accessible. The author first describes the effect of the sun on the atmosphere and the creation of wind and waves, including the effects of global warming. For each type of renewable energy, from direct solar radiat…

Agile energy systems : Global lessons from the California Energy Crisis

The future of energy has become a critical question in public policy debate around the world. Increasing political instability in the Middle East, the high price of oil on world markets, global warming, and escalating first and third world debt are forcing the nations of the world to ask a fundamental question. How do we begin preparing f…

Towards A Plan Of Actions For Mankind

Participants to this conference were 236 belonging to 29 countries. Five items were chosen, they were each subject to a preparatory colloquium in September and October 1973. The works of this colloquium were published in the book "TOWARDS A PLAN OF ACTION FOR MANKIND, PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES". The proceeding of the conference itself are published in five volumes. This event will be followed b…

Marine Renewable Energy Handbook

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ISBN/ISSN

9781848213326

Deskripsi Fisik

xiii,643 pages : 24cm

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No. Panggil

BSL 620.91 MAR m

2012 Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistic of Indonesia

The updating of the Handbook of Indonesia’s Energy Economy Statistics is a part of the Center for Data and Information Energy and Mineral Resources (CDI-EMR) effort to provide accurate and reliable energy economic data and information consolidated in one book.

Geothermics and Geothermal Energy

The outflow of heat from the Earth’s interior, the terrestrial heat flow, and the temperature field at depth are determined by deep-seated tectonic processes. The knowledge of the regional heat flow patterns is thus very important in geophysics and provides a useful tool for studying crustal and lithospheric structures and for understanding the nature of their evolution.