03117nam 2200661 a 450 991046454580332120200520144314.01-283-14496-49786613144966981-4322-05-9(CKB)3400000000016671(EBL)731278(OCoLC)741492830(SSID)ssj0000630679(PQKBManifestationID)12311622(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000630679(PQKBWorkID)10747313(PQKB)11701990(MiAaPQ)EBC731278(WSP)00001193 (Au-PeEL)EBL731278(CaPaEBR)ebr10480031(CaONFJC)MIL314496(EXLCZ)99340000000001667120110712d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnergy in the 21st century[electronic resource] /John R. Fanchi with Christopher J. Fanchi2nd ed.Singapore ;Hackensack, N.J. World Scientific Pub. Co.20111 online resource (380 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4324-54-X 981-4322-04-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; CONTENTS; About the Authors; 1 A Brief History of Energy Consumption; 2 Fossil Energy - Coal; 3 Fossil Energy - Oil and Gas; 4 Peak Oil; 5 Nuclear Energy; 6 Renewable Energy - Solar Energy; 7 Renewable Energy - Wind Energy; 8 Renewable Energy - Energy from Water; 9 Renewable Energy - Bioenergy and Synfuels; 10 Energy Carrier, Energy Storage and Hybrid Energy Systems; 11 Electricity Generation and Distribution; 12 Energy Economics; 13 Future Issues - Geopolitics of Energy; 14 Future Issues - Energy Forecasts; Appendix A; Appendix BAppendix CReferences; IndexEnergy may be the most important factor that will influence the shape of society in the 21st century. The cost and availability of energy significantly impacts our quality of life, the health of national economies, the relationships between nations, and the stability of our environment. What kind of energy do we want to use in our future? Will there be enough? What will be the consequences of our decisions? Everyone has a stake in the answers to these questions and the decisions that are being made to provide energy. ""Energy in the 21st Century"", in its second edition, examines the energy soEnergy in the twenty-first centuryPower resourcesEnergy developmentElectronic books.Power resources.Energy development.333.79621.042Fanchi John R626447Fanchi Christopher J911597MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464545803321Energy in the 21st century2041429UNINA