Introduction to energy analysis

Introduction to Energy Analysis- Front Cover -- Introduction to Energy Analysis -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustration credits -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- What is energy analysis? -- Energy systems -- What can be expected from this book? -- Chapter 1: Energy and society -- 1.1 A brief history of energy use -- 1.2 Energy and human development -- 1.3 Environmental impacts of energy use -- 1.4 Security of energy supply -- 1.5 Energy and sustainable development -- Further reading -- References

Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 2: What is energy? -- 2.1 Energy in energy systems -- 2.2 Units of energy -- 2.3 Power -- 2.4 What are energy carriers? -- 2.5 The energy content of energy carriers -- 2.6 Higher and lower heating value of fuels -- 2.7 Energy use or energy consumption? -- 2.8 Final energy use -- 2.9 Calculating primary energy use from final energy use -- 2.10 Energy balances and energy statistics -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 3: Energy services and energy demand -- 3.1 Energy functions/energy services

3.2 Energy use in buildings -- 3.3 Energy use in transportation -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 4: Energy use in industry, analysis and management of energy use -- 4.1 Energy use in the manufacturing industry -- 4.2 Energy analysis of energy users -- 4.3 Energy management -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 5: Energy extraction and conversion -- 5.1 Non-renewable energy sources -- 5.2 Reserves and resources -- 5.3 Renewable energy sources and conversion

5.4 Electricity production: conventional power plants -- 5.5 Combined generation of heat and power -- 5.6 Transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas -- 5.7 Oil refineries -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 6: Energy markets -- 6.1 Energy demand and price elasticities -- 6.2 Oil markets -- 6.3 Coal markets -- 6.4 Natural gas markets -- 6.5 Bio-energy markets -- 6.6 Electricity markets -- 6.7 Carbon markets -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 7: Exergy analysis

7.1 The second law of thermodynamics -- 7.2 Exergy -- 7.3 Exergy analysis -- 7.4 Pinch analysis -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises -- Chapter 8: Analysis of energy chains -- 8.1 General approach to energy chain analysis -- 8.2 Accuracy of primary energy use -- 8.3 Related concepts and applications of energy chain analysis -- 8.4 Average and marginal approaches in the electricity sector -- 8.5 Allocation in multi-output processes -- 8.6 Emission factors -- Further reading -- References -- Final achievement levels -- Exercises

Chapter 9: Life-cycle energy analysis

First edition published 2007