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“martin wietschel”

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  • 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

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  • The Quest

    Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

    by Daniel Yergin ...
    **“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .” —Wall Street Journal“It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better introduction to the essentials of energy in the 21st century. The Quest is . . . the definitive guide to how we got here.” ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Preparing for Peak Oil in South Africa

    An Integrated Case Study

    by Jeremy J. Wakeford ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial economies. Petroleum powers virtually all motorized transport, which in turn enables most economic activities and provides mobility for citizens. But oil is a finite resource that is steadily depleting. In the past decade, the phenomenon of global peak oil – the fact that annual world oil production must at some point reach a maximum and then decline – has ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Biomass Supply Chains for Bioenergy and Biorefining

    Edited by Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Ehiaze Augustine Ehimen ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
    Biomass Supply Chains for Bioenergy and Biorefining highlights the emergence of energy generation through the use of biomass and the ways it is becoming more widely used. The supply chains that produce the feedstocks, harvest, transport, store, and prepare them for combustion or refinement into other forms of fuel are long and complex, often differing from feedstock to feedstock. Biomass Supply ... Read more

    $269.99 USD

  • European Energy and Climate Security

    Public Policies, Energy Sources, and Eastern Partners

    Edited by Rossella Bardazzi, Maria Grazia Pazienza, Alberto Tonini ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    As energy is becoming one of the crucial concerns in the EU, this volume provides an in-depth analysis and interdisciplinary perspective on European energy security. Given the multidimensional nature of energy security in terms of physical availability, affordability and geopolitical security, it brings together authors from different backgrounds pursuing a distinctly multidisciplinary approach. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Economics and Price Risks in International Pellet Supply Chains

    by Rita Ehrig, Frank Behrendt, Manfred Wörgetter, Christoph Strasser ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The aim of this book is to investigate critical economic aspects and price risks along international pellet supply chains and to offer new insights into the interconnections between the sector, the various supply risks within the market and guidelines for de-risking biomass supply chains. It provides three real case studies as practical examples of determining actual supply costs from resource ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • China’s Renewable Energy Revolution

    by John A. Mathews, Hao Tan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The authors suggest that China's renewable energy system, the largest in the world, will quickly supersede the black energy system that has powered the country's rapid rise as workshop of the world and for reasons that have more to do with fixing environmental pollution and enhancing energy security than with curbing carbon emissions. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Energy Transition

    An Overview of the True Challenge of the 21st Century

    by Vincent Petit ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Against the backdrop of rapid advances in the energy sector, this book provides a concise overview of the complex challenges in the energy paradigm today, which revolve around the seemingly unsolvable energy equation.The author, an experienced energy professional, combines the various aspects of the energy transition into a single perspective. While highlighting a number of salient problems, he ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects

    Hydroelectricity Versus Other Uses

    by Per-Olov Johansson, Bengt Kriström ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Smart Rules for Smart Cities

    Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries

    Edited by Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro, Gaetano Zizzo ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Integrated Spatial and Transport Infrastructure Development

    The Case of the European North-South Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa

    Edited by Hansjörg Drewello, Bernd Scholl ...
    Series series Contributions to Economics
    The challenge of growth in transport, especially in freight transport, and scarce resources in money, landscape and local opposition against new infrastructure investment require new solutions from transport policy. This book deals with these issues taking as an example the transport corridor Rotterdam-Genoa, one of the most heavily used in Europe. In 2010 the INTERREG project Code24 with partners ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions

    Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends

    by John W. Day, Eric Roy, Matthew Moerschbaecher, David Pimentel, Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia, Charles Hall, Chris D'Elia ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information revolutions, we assume that humans have taken control of our collective destinies in spite of potholes ... Read more

    $40.49 USD