Power plays : energy options in the age of peak oil / Robert Rapier.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:New York : Apress : [2012]الموزع: Distributed by Springer-Verlag, [2012]تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2012وصف:xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781430240860
- 1430240865
- Energy options in the age of peak oil
- TJ163.2 .R358 2012
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | TJ163.2 .R358 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000011490 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
All about energy : dependence and disconnect -- Fossil fuels and nuclear power : powering modern civilization -- Renewable energy : energy of the past and the future -- Energy production : from the source to the consumer -- Global warming : how do you stop a hurricane? -- Peak oil : myth or threat to civilization? -- Nuclear power : practical solution or environmental disaster? -- Risk and uncertainty : energy security challenges -- Reducing the risks : policies to enhance energy security -- Investing in cleantech : a guide to technical due diligence -- The race to replace oil : alternative transportation fuels -- Oil-free transportation : alternatives to the internal combustion engine -- Corn ethanol : past, present, and future -- U.S. energy politics : the elusive goal of energy independence -- The road ahead : planning and preparation.
Explains the global energy situation, how it affects different groups of people, and the likely future of natural gas, coal, oil, nuclear power, and alternative energy resources.