Title Statements
- Full title :Energy explained. / Vikram Janardhan and Bob Fesmire.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield
- Place of Publication:Lanham, Md
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxii, 271 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781442203747, 1442203749
- oclc:ocn700455088
- LC Classification:TJ163.2
- Dewey Decimal:333.79
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Conventional energy. pt. 1: The world of energy. Why is this topic so important now? -- A brief history of energy -- pt. 2: Oil, oil everywhere: the world of oil. Black gold: a brief history of oil -- The science and technology of oil -- Refining and distribution -- How do gasoline prices work? -- Peak oil: how much do we have left? -- OPEC and the role of the oil cartel -- Oil and the environment -- The future of oil -- pt. 3: Fuel from fossils. King coal -- Natural gas -- Global warming -- pt. 4: Power up! The incredible world of electricity. What is electricity? -- Power generation -- Transmission and distribution -- Our electric system -- pt. 5: Energy policy. Energy policy at home and abroad -- Energy market regulation -- Deregulation.
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