This Second Edition has been updated to reflect the advances that have taken place since publication of the previous edition. The book draws upon basic physics and engineering principles coupled with key economic, market, business, investment, and policy factors to explain the c…
Assessing a rapidly changing landscape, this Handbook explores how the scope and complexity of energy politics increases constantly with the rise of new technologies, cyber security threats and environmental concerns. Starting with the fundamentals, the Handbook of Energy Politi…
"Energy costs impact the profitability of virtually all industrial processes. Stressing how plants use power, and how that power is actually generated, this book provides a clear and simple way to understand the energy usage in various processes, as well as methods for optimizin…
Presenting boundary conditions for the economic and environmental utilization of geothermal technology, this is the first book to provide basic knowledge on the topic in such detail. The editor is the coordinator of the European Geothermic Research Initiative, while the authors …
Recent years have seen acceleration in the development of cleaner energy systems. In Europe and North America, many old coal-fired power plants will be shut down in the next few years and will likely be replaced by combined cycle plants with higher-efficiency gas turbines that c…
Seit Erscheinen der erfolgreichen ersten zwei Auflagen hat sich viel getan, weshalb das Buch von 15 auf 24 Kapitel angewachsen ist. Neu sind: Gezeitenströmungs- und Osmosekraftwerke, Anschluss riesiger Nordsee-Windparks ans Stromnetz, solare Klimatechnik, energieeffizient klimat…
