LEADER 04544nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910459081403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-92248-3 010 $a9786612922480 010 $a1-4422-0374-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060155 035 $a(EBL)662259 035 $a(OCoLC)741355887 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435959 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11311424 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435959 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427119 035 $a(PQKB)10848405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC662259 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL662259 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490244 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL292248 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060155 100 $a20100316d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnergy explained$b[electronic resource] /$fVikram Janardhan and Bob Fesmire 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (566 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0372-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aPreliminaries; Volume 1: Conventional Energy; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acronyms; Preface A Call for Energy Literacy; Acknowledgments; Part I: The World of Energy; Chapter 1 Why Is This Topic So Important Now?; Chapter 2 A Brief History of Energy; Part II: Oil, Oil Everywhere: The World of Oil; Chapter 3 Black Gold: A Brief History of Oil; Chapter 4 The Science and Technology of Oil; Chapter 5 Refining and Distribution; Chapter 6 How Do Gasoline Prices Work?; Chapter 7 Peak Oil: How Much Do We Have Left?; Chapter 8 OPEC and the Role of the Oil Cartel; Chapter 9 Oil and the Environment 327 $aChapter 10 The Future of OilPart III: Fuel From Fossils; Chapter 11 King Coal; Chapter 12 Natural Gas; Chapter 13 Global Warming; Part IV: Power Up! The Incredible World of Electricity; Chapter 14 What Is Electricity?; Chapter 15 Power Generation; Chapter 16 Transmission and Distribution; Chapter 17 Our Electric System; Part V: Energy Policy; Chapter 18 Energy Policy at Home and Abroad; Chapter 19 Energy Market Regulation; Chapter 20 Deregulation; Notes; Selected Bibliograp; Index; About the Authors; Volume 2: Alternative Energy; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acronyms 327 $aPart I: Renewable EnergyChapter 1 Wind Energy; Chapter 2 Solar Energy; Chapter 3 Tidal Energy; Chapter 4 Biomass Energy; Chapter 5 Geothermal Energy; Chapter 6 Bottle That Electron! (Energy Storage); Part II: Energy and Transportation; Chapter 7 Land, Sea, and Air-Energy in Transportation; Chapter 8 Fuels from Fossils (Revisited); Chapter 9 Biodiesel; Chapter 10 Ethanol; Chapter 11 Hybrids, Plug-Ins, and Electric Vehicles; Chapter 12 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen; Chapter 13 The Road Ahead; Part III: Energy Security; Chapter 14 Security, Reliability, Diversity, and Independence 327 $aChapter 15 Our Aging Power GridChapter 16 Nuclear Energy; Chapter 17 The Geopolitics of Oil; Part IV: Energy Efficiency; Chapter 18 Reducing Energy Wastage; Chapter 19 Energy Efficiency Begins at Home; Chapter 20 Green Living; Chapter 21 Energy Efficiency on a Broader Scale; Part V: A New Energy Economy; Chapter 22 Cleantech Investments; Chapter 23 Energy, Economy, Jobs, and Education; Chapter 24 The Coming Energy Revolution; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Authors 330 $aEnergy Explained presents a comprehensive overview of energy issues from the science, economics and public policy of electricity, oil and natural gas to the latest developments in renewable energy. Readers will learn how energy is produced, how it is bought and sold in global markets, and how it is used in modern society. Volume One concentrates on conventional energy sources, those that predominantly fuel the world we live in today, while Volume Two looks at alternative energy and how those sources work and may come to provide energy for the masses in the future. 606 $aPower resources 606 $aPetroleum$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPower resources. 615 0$aPetroleum$xHistory. 676 $a333.79 700 $aJanardhan$b Vikram$f1971-$0923967 701 $aFesmire$b Bob$f1967-$0923968 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459081403321 996 $aEnergy explained$92073487 997 $aUNINA