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Energy

The Basics

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-032-66554-2
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungstermin: 02.06.2025
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Energy: The Basics offers a concise and engaging introduction to energy, answering critical questions and providing accessible definitions of essential concepts and developments in the field.

People rarely stop to think about where the energy they use to power their everyday lives comes from and when they do it is often to ask a worried question: is mankind’s energy usage killing the planet? How do we deal with nuclear waste? What happens when the oil runs out? Energy: The Basics answers these questions, but it also does much more. In this engaging yet even-handed introduction, readers are introduced to:

- the concept of ‘energy’ and what it really means

- the ways energy is currently generated and the sources used

- new and emerging energy technologies such as solar power and biofuels

- the impacts of energy use on the environment including climate change

This new edition has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on energy storage, along with new material on transportation energy and batteries.

Featuring explanatory diagrams and an extensive further reading list, this book is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the impact and future of the world’s energy supply.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781032665542
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-032-66554-2
  • Verlag: Routledge
  • Erscheinungstermin: 02.06.2025
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 2. Auflage 2025
  • Serie: The Basics
  • Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 351 g
  • Seiten: 174
  • Format (B x H x T): 145 x 222 x 13 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Vorauflage: 978-0-415-60300-3
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List of figuresPreface1 Energy and us2 Human energy and the energy balance3 Water, wind, and kinetic energy4 Heat, steam, and thermal efficiency5 Petroleum fuels and their engines6 Electricity7 Electricity from steam8 Nuclear energy9 Energy from the sun10 Biomass energy11 Electricity from falling water12 Electricity from wind13 Energy storage14 Energy and climate15 The 18-terawatt challenge Appendix Suggestions for further reading Index