Energy industries and utilities Books

"The Mineral Resources and Manufacturing Facilities of the City of Cumberland, Md." offers a detailed snapshot of the industrial landscape of Cumberland, Maryland, circa 1875. Compiled by C.J. Orrick, this historical record provides valuable insights...

This open access book reconfigures Energy Transition as a global discourse from a multidisciplinary perspective. Energy Transition is not only one of the most daring technological endeavours of the present, it is also its new master narrative. Focusing...

This book addresses one of the most important legal instruments that can help combat climate change, namely Power Purchase Agreements. As decarbonisation is essential for the global transition to electricity, these contracts are a direct legal link that...

This publication outlines how digital twins can be harnessed to help develop resilient and sustainable infrastructure. The framework explains how these dynamic representations of real-world assets can be used to enhance planning, reduce costs, manage...

"Der Kupferbergbau Am Obern See in Nordamerika" bietet eine detaillierte Betrachtung des Kupferbergbaus am Oberen See in Nordamerika. Das Werk aus dem Jahr 1877 beleuchtet die technischen und wirtschaftlichen Aspekte des Bergbaus in dieser Region. Es...

This book provides readers with introductory information on oil and natural gas industry and engineering. It was written primarily for students at the university level, whose contribution will be crucial to ...

The Petroleum Engineering Handbook has long been recognized as a valuable, comprehensive reference book that offers practical day-to-day applications for students and experienced engineering professionals alike. The Petroleum Engineering...

The complexity and volatility of energy markets creates strong demand for quantitative analysis and econometric techniques. This book offers an introduction to the state of the art in econometric modelling applied to the most pertinent issues in today's...

This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil...

Fundamentals of Gas Utilization is a basic textbook on the principles and application of natural gas handling and usage. Like the first and second editions, the third edition of this classic text is designed to cover the essentials of theory and practice...

The papers of this book are based on a Symposium on Numerical Simulation in Oil Recovery held at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications. The major research emphasis is on the modeling of fractures, heterogeneities,...

Whilst financial rights have appeared as a successful ingredient in North-American power markets, they have their shortcomings both theoretically and in practice. Financial Transmission Rights: Analysis, Experiences and Prospects present a systematic and...

""Entwicklung des Niederrhein-Westfal Bergbaus und der Eisen-Industrie im 19. Jahrhundert mit besonderer Ber�����cksichtigung der Arbeiterverh�����ltnisse"" ist ein Buch von Robert Schneider, das im Jahr 1899 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es besch�����ftigt...

Das Buch ""Die Hagelversicherungsfrage In Deutschland: Betrachtet Vom Theoretischen, Historischen Und Kritischen Standpunkte"" wurde im Jahr 1890 von Heinrich Suchsland verfasst. Es behandelt die Thematik der Hagelversicherung in Deutschland aus...

Das Buch ""Die Gemeindewirtschaft: Nach gel�����uterten Begriffen und nach den im K������nigreich W�����rttemberg geltenden Gesetzen"" von F. F. Mayer wurde im Jahr 1851 ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Gemeindewirtschaft und...

""The Manufacture of Synthetic Phenol from Benzol by Sulphonation"" is a book written by George H. Stevens and first published in 1916. The book provides a detailed explanation of the process of producing synthetic phenol from benzol through sulphonation...

This volume offers insights into the steps and challenges involved in this transition and addresses some urgent questions about the possible pathways for India's renewable energy generation.

This book examines Russia's multidimensional foreign energy policy and the emerging and on-going conflicts with energy-consuming and transit countries.

This book explores the myriad issues that play out in the upstream petroleum industry of Ghana from a legal perspective.

This handbook provides a comprehensive study of consumer protection and behaviour in energy markets in selected jurisdictions worldwide. It provides a contemporary overview of national consumer protection and policy developments in the energy sector. The...

This book examines how current energy and water management processes affect Indigenous communities in North America, with a specific focus on Canada.

Recent developments like the rising trend in crude oil price, the international economic crisis, the civil revolts in Northern Africa and the Middle East, the nuclear threat in Japan after the tsunami, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the economic...

Sustainable energy branding has become one of the hottest topics in business. As climate change and market liberalisation-the greatest environmental and economic challenges of our times-are prompting the world's power companies to transform on a scale...

This book helps power industry executives to systematically navigate the complex technological and organizational changes necessary to recreate power grids.This is especially pertinent in the current environment characterized by volatility, uncertainty,...

The role of the microbiome and its potential impact on future energy systems remains an open question. Petroleum Microbiology: The Role of Microorganisms in the Transition to Net Zero Energy explores technological advances in applied microbiology in the...

A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks...

"Juhasz bravely and expertly exposes the inner workings of an industry and a government riddled with secrets, lies, and deception."--Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers In the tradition of the Academy...

Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunitiesIn The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution...

This is the story of Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller, the two reporters who led the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Enron and uncovered the unorthodox partnerships at the heart of the scandal through skill, luck, and relentless determination. It...

Water as a Natural Resource.- Hydropower with Constraints.- Multiple Producers.- Mix of Thermal and Hydropower Plants.- Trade.- Transmission.- Market Power.- Uncertainty.- Summary and Conclusions.

Not only are Hispanics the largest minority group in the United States, but Mexico is fast becoming our major trading partner, surpassing even Japan. In fact, the U.S. now has the fourth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, after Mexico,...

This volume investigates how mining affects societies and communities in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. As ex-Soviet states, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan share history, culture and transitions to democracy. Most importantly, both are mineral-rich countries on...

This book addresses learnings from the energy transition in the Netherlands.

This book explores the intrinsically multiscale issue of renewable energy transition from a local, national and transnational perspective. Of interest to advanced students and scholars focusing on renewable energy transition, stakeholder issues,...

This book focusses on the various refinery processes that are used for gas cleaning operations. By understanding the use of gas cleaning processes, this book will satisfy the needs of engineers and scientists at all levels from academia to the refinery...

For the largest oil companies - referred to as Big Oil - branding and brand management are complex, due to the historical negativity surrounding the original Big Oil company - Standard Oil. Even though today's largest oil companies, Exxon Mobil, BP,...

This research and reference text assesses the viability of nuclear power within the context of renewable energy and the challenges of climate change. This thoroughly updated second edition contains extensive new content on the prospects of nuclear power...

The original text of this work was published in 2014 which meant that events after the death of President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela in March 2013 such as the Maduro Presidency from 2013 to 2024 and the impact of the unilateral coercive measures of the...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Engineering - Metal Engineering, Metal Processing, Metal Structure, grade: -, , language: English, abstract: In the industry of crude oil refining, can be found wide range of applications of ferrous...

The global demand for green energy has never been higher, and it's set to soar. There's never been a more critical time for us to harness the power of the sun, and with the world deploying solar photovoltaic (PV) technology more quickly than ever, we...