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Energy for the 21st century : a comprehensive guide to conventional and alternative sources / Roy L. Nersesian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nersesian, Roy L., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power resources.
- Energy policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 401 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the role of the principal sources of energy, both in the aggregate and by specific types (biomass, coal, oil, natural gas, hydro and nuclear power, and sustainable sources), for a balanced view of energy.
- Contents:
- Are we on Easter Island?
- Electricity and the utility industry
- Biomass
- Coal
- The story of big oil
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Nuclear and hydropower
- Sustainable energy
- Looking toward the future
- An energy strategy.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612891182
- 9781317471493
- 1317471490
- 9781315704654
- 131570465X
- 9781317471509
- 1317471504
- 9781282891180
- 1282891189
- 9781780345888
- 1780345887
- 9780765626158
- 0765626152
- OCLC:
- 676699465
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