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Energy systems : a very short introduction / Nick Jenkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jenkins, Nick, 1954- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- Energy supply is foundational to modern society, but damaging to the environment. This text takes a 'systems view', from extraction of primary fuel, through conversion to usable energy, and transportation to point of use. It explores initiatives to generate electricity in an environmentally benign manner, and decarbonise the supply of energy.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2019.
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 14, 2019).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-254352-0
- 0-19-254353-9
- 0-19-185164-7
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