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  • Beyond Oil and Gas

    The Methanol Economy

    by George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert, G. K. Surya Prakash ...
    Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this bestseller discusses the concept and ongoing development of using methanol and derived dimethyl ether as a transportation fuel, energy storage medium, and as a chemical raw material to replace fossil fuels.The contents have been expanded by 35% with new and up to date coverage on energy storage, methanol from biomass and waste products, as ... Read more

    Was $47.00 USD Now $37.00 USD

  • Beyond Oil and Gas

    The Methanol Economy

    by George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert, G. K. Surya Prakash ...
    The world is currently consuming about 85 million barrels of oil a day, and about two-thirds as much natural gas equivalent, both derived from non-renewable natural sources. In the foreseeable future, our energy needs will come from any available alternate source. Methanol is one such viable alternative, and also offers a convenient solution for efficient energy storage on a large scale.In this ... Read more

    $27.50 USD

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    The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy.The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its ... Read more

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  • No Miracles Needed

    How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air

    by Mark Z. Jacobson ...
    The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have time to save the planet without resorting to 'miracle' technologies. We need to wave goodbye to ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining

    by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani ...
    Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and unit operations to overall refinery economics. The book covers important topics, such as clean ... Read more

    $229.49 USD

  • Powering the Future

    How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow

    by Robert B Laughlin ...
    In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we've ceased to use carbon from the ground -- either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Refinery of the Future

    by James G. Speight ...
    As feedstocks to refineries change, there must be an accompanying change in refinery technology. This means a movement from conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically) coking technologies to more innovative processes that will coax the last drips of liquid fuels from the feedstock. This book presents the evolution of refinery processes during the last century and as well as ... Read more

    $148.49 USD

  • Entropy And Sustainable Growth

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    While the possible depletion of energy sources has been emphasized in most literatures, this book aims to show that the increase of entropy in the biosphere, resulting since the dawn of industrial era, is a cause for urgent concern.As the entropy release puts a limit on sustainable growth, and the CO₂ atmospheric content is a reliable indicator of global entropy release that threatens the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

    Emerging Technologies and Applications

    by Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Bent Sorensen ...
    In a multidisciplinary field such as energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells stands out by covering the entire width of hydrogen production and usage technologies, giving detailed descriptions of not just one but the range of very different fuel cells that have been developed or are under development. In one volume, respected experts Bent Sorensen and Giuseppe Spazzafumo provide all the basic scientific ... Read more

    $92.69 USD

  • The Hydrogen Economy

    Opportunities and Challenges

    Edited by Michael Ball, Martin Wietschel ...
    Responding to the sustained interest in and controversial discussion of the prospects of hydrogen, this book strives to reflect on the perspectives of a hydrogen economy in light of the global energy challenge, in particular the question of how to meet the growing demand for transport energy in the long term and how to secure sustainable energy for transportation. This book stands out from other ... Read more

    $90.19 USD

  • Energy Policy Analysis: A Conceptual Framework

    A Conceptual Framework

    by Michael S Hamilton ...
    Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs. Energy technologies examined include coal, nuclear, oil, natural gas, solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass and biogas, energy conservation and ... Read more

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  • Nuclear Energy

    An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

    by Raymond L. Murray ...
    Series series Pergamon Unified Engineering Series
    This expanded, revised, and updated fourth edition of Nuclear Energy maintains the tradition of providing clear and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the subject, with emphasis on the explanation of trends and developments. As in earlier editions, the book is divided into three parts that achieve a natural flow of ideas: Basic Concepts, including the fundamentals of energy, particle ... Read more

    $65.69 USD