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Energy, complexity and wealth maximization
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"This book is about the mechanisms of wealth creation, or what we like to think of as evolutionary "progress." The massive circular flow of goods and services between producers and consumers is not a perpetual motion machine; it has been dependent for the past 150 years on energ…
This book is about the mechanisms of wealth creation, or what we like to think of as evolutionary ℓ́ℓprogressℓ́ℓ. For the modern economy, natural wealth consists of complex physical structures of condensed (ℓ́ℓfrozenℓ́ℓ) energy ℓ́ℓ mass - maintained in the earthℓ́ℓs crust far from the…
With new chapters on electrical system optimization and ISO 50001, this edition also covers the latest updates to codes and standards in the energy industry. Also included are chapters on energy economic analysis, energy auditing, waste heat recovery, utility system optimization…
"The sequence of chapters in this Thirteenth Edition is identical to that in the previous edition. Personality profiles continue with every chapter, highlighting a scientist, teacher, or historical figure who complements the chapter material. Each chapter begins with a photo mon…
Climate change is a huge challenge to humanity in the 21th century. In view of China's recent pledge to the international community to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, this book examines climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in China t…
Energy weaves the tapestry of our lives, and it does so in more ways than we usually recognize. While it is clear that it powers our homes, airplanes, and factories, its overwhelming influence often goes without notice in other areas, from the heartbreak of poverty to the motiva…
"This book presents an introduction to the planning and implementation methods for interplant resource integration. The analytic tools provided in the book can be used for the tasks of formulating mathematical programming model(s) to maximize the achievable overall saving and al…
"This book presents an introduction to the planning and implementation methods for interplant resource integration. The analytic tools provided in the book can be used for the tasks of formulating mathematical programming model(s) to maximize the achievable overall saving and al…
Fully updated to incorporate new SPICE features and capabilities, this practical guide explains, step by step, how to simulate, test, and improve switch-mode power supply designs. Detailed formulas with founding equations are included. Based on the author's continued research an…
Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy transitions being made i…
Renewable energy: from Europe to Africa
by Elliott, David, Cook, Terence
fromPalgrave Pivot
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Renewable energy: from Europe to Africa
by Elliott, David, Cook, Terence
fromPalgrave Pivot
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Type: Book
Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy transitions being made i…