Introduction to Energy: Resources, Technology, and Society
Energy issues such as pollution, resource depletion, global warming, nuclear power and waste are problems demanding timely solutions. This book provides a critical examination of the resources, market forces, and social impacts of modern energy production. The book addresses the dilemmas that have arisen due to society's crucial dependence on energy, particularly fossil fuels, and explores the available alternative energy producing technologies. The second edition has increased emphasis on...
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Provides a critical examination of all aspects of modern energy production.
PrefaceIEnergy resources and technology1Introduction32Energy resources93Conventional conversion of energy364The demand for energy645Global perspectives99IIPower generation: the technology and its effects6Fossil fuels - impacts and technology1357Nuclear fission technology1698The nuclear fuel cycle2109The economics of electric power230IIIEnergy technology in the future10Alternative technologies25111Paradigms of new technologies277Epilogue322App. AScientific principles324App. BEstablishing criteria for safety and health standards357App. CSynopses of new technologies374Index423
