Energy : resources, technologies and the environment / Christian Ngo ; preface by Bernard Bigot ; translated from French by Jeremy Hamand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngô, Christian.

Contributor:

Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Series:

IET renewable energy series ; 8.

IET renewable energy series ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past two centuries, the use of coal and later oil and gas has allowed an unprecedented increase in the standard of living. Over the past fifty years, the dominance of nuclear energy has given us access to an even more powerful source of energy. More recently there has been a revival in interest for renewable energy sources, which have for a long time dominated the history of humanity. This new edition has been fully updated, describing energy sources from the past, from today and for the future, as well as focussing on their usage by looking at all the different issues (technological,

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Units of energy measurement and conversion factors; 1. Basic concepts; 2. Fossil fuels; 3. Renewable energies; 4. Nuclear energy; 5. Utilisation and storage; 6. Energy and the environment; 7. Future prospects; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85781-9

9786612857812

1-84919-153-0

OCLC:

813239717