Energy industries and utilities Books

`Electric energy must be treated as a commodity which can be bought, sold, and traded, taking into account its time- and space-varying values and costs.` Spot Pricing of Electricity, Schweppe et al, 1988. Computational...

As the annual production of carbon Dioxide (CO2) reaches 30 billion tones, the growing issue of the greenhouse effect has triggered the development of technologies for CO2 sequestration, storage and use as a reactant. Collecting together the reports of...

Sustainable mobility is a highly complex problem as it is affected by the interactions between socio-economic, environmental, technological and political issues. Energy, Transport, & the Environment: Addressing the Sustainable Mobility Paradigm...

Using the Kelly Criterion for Investing.- Designing Minimum Guaranteed Return Funds.- Performance Enhancements for Defined Benefit Pension Plans.- Hedging Market and Credit Risk in Corporate Bond Portfolios.- Dynamic Portfolio Management for Property and...

Beschrijving Der Tentoonstelling To Magelang Van Producten Van Inlandsche Nijverheid Uit De Residentie Kedoe (1894) is een boek uitgegeven door Landsdrukkerij Publisher. Het boek beschrijft de tentoonstelling van lokale ambachtelijke producten uit de...

""Lectures on Statistics and Political Economy: As Affecting the Condition of the Operative and Laboring Classes"" is a book written by Robert Wilmot Horton in 1832. The book is a collection of lectures that were delivered by the author on the subjects...

This book provides an overview of crude oil refining processes and presents a deep analysis of the current context and challenges imposed on players in the downstream industry. Crude Oil Refining: A Simplified Approach covers traditional processes of the...

Oil has long been and will continue to be at the centre of the global economy. This book explores the oil trade, energy (geo)politics, and new trends in regionalising or globalising the oil industry in the new era of international relations and economic...

The aim of the book is to analyse the factors that have influenced wind power outcomes in a range of countries which have featured significant wind power deployment programmes. A central theme is the relationship between patterns of ownership and the...

China's rapid economic growth has led to a huge increase in its domestic energy needs. This book provides a critical overview of how China's growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects...

The evolution of the Nigerian oil and gas industry spanned about a century during which several challenges were encountered and surmounted by major International Oil Companies (IOCs). This book provides a thoroughly researched guide to the Nigerian oil...

Energy has become a major element to Russia's attempts, under Putin, to restore its influence over former Soviet territories and reaffirm itself as the dominant regional power. This book investigates how Russia has manipulated the energy of its...

In 2010, we can expect that oil and gas prices will again increase beyond the US$100 per barrel, as the global economy recovers gradually from the global recession and uses more oil and gas. It is therefore important for the general public to read and...

Schon heute übersteigt die momentane Stromerzeugung immer häufiger den Stromverbrauch im nördlichen Deutschland, zukünftig sogar deutschlandweit:- Wie kann dieser Überschussstrom vernünftig genutzt werden?Es gibt aber auch Zeiten ohne jeden Wind- und...

World Oil Fact and Policy, a brilliant book published in 1944, delivers a deep exploration and disciplined examination of domestic and foreign petroleum resources, their import to United States energy and security policy during World War II, and their...

Africa's oil and gas industry is facing extraordinary circumstances. An ongoing energy transition and new efforts to decarbonize the world are weighing on oil demand. The shale revolution is exacerbating these pressures. And of course, the COVID-19...

""Der �����sterreichische P�����chter: Praktische Winke f�����r Verp�����chter und angehende P�����chter"" ist ein Buch von Ferdinand Lassmann, das erstmals im Jahr 1892 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch bietet praktische Tipps und Anleitungen f�����r...

Il libro ""Dei Pericoli Minacciati Alle Banche Popolari: E A Ogni Forma Di Societa Cooperativa Dai Nuovi Progetti Di Revisione Del Codice Di Commercio (1895)"" di Luigi Rodino ����� un saggio che esamina i rischi che le banche popolari e le societ������...

Il libro ""Degli Interessi Economici Della Agricoltura In Italia"" scritto da Carlo Leardi nel 1862, ����� un'opera che si concentra sull'importanza dell'agricoltura per l'economia italiana. L'autore analizza il ruolo dell'agricoltura nel passato e nel...

This book studies the extent to which nuclear safety issues have contributed towards the stagnation of nuclear power development around the world, and accounts for differences in safety regulations in different countries.In order to understand why...

Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores...

The global food crises of 2008 and 2010 and the increased price volatility revolve around biofuels policies and their interaction with each other, farm policies and between countries. While a certain degree of research has been conducted on biofuel effica

Cattoi and McDaniel present a selection of articles on the role of the body and the spiritual sensesour transfigured channels of sensory perceptionsin the context of spiritual practice. The volume investigates this theme across a variety of different...

Penni McLean-Conner, in her book Profiles, shares the stories of eight all-star chief customer officers who have demonstrated success in creating a customer-focused culture, developing a team dedicated to customers and providing valued customer facing...

HAVE YOU been tasked with developing a plan to transition your organisation to 100% renewable energy but need more information to make this project a success?DO YOU want to reduce or eliminate fossil fuels in your organisation but need to build a...

Engineers seek solutions to problems, and the economic viability of each potential solution is normally considered along with the technical merits. This is typically true for the petroleum sector, which includes the global processes of exploration,...

This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of the IEC 62559 Use Case Methodology, explains how it is related to the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM), and details how a holistic view for both architecture and requirements engineering can be...

This book focuses on spatial planning - an important determinantof energy saving and renewable energy supply. Revealing the key driving forcesfor spatial development supporting the shift towards energy efficiency andrenewable energy supplies, it shows...

Contributing to the growing debate on the need for sustainable water use and management, with concrete examples of new approaches, concepts, arguments, methods and findings which illustrate how this can be achieved, this book will be attractive for large...

The book explains the reasons for the recent economic success of Turkey by examining the transformation of the private sector and the development policies implemented by the Turkish government. Further concrete insights are provided by professionals...

The modern financial system was developed to support the rapid economic growth that took off about 200 years ago with the phenomenal amounts of cheap energy made available through the exploitation of fossil fuels. As a result, its viability is completely...

Die fünf in diesem Band vereinigten Aufsätze sind Niederschriften von Vorträgen, die Prof. Dr. JAN SZARGUT im Frühjahr 1974 an der Technischen Hochschule Wien, der Johannes Kepler Hochschule in Linz und der Montanistischen...

This book covers available approaches to improving the performance and impact of long-term projections of the national energy sector development. In turn, it introduces an original multi-stage approach to narrowing down the uncertainty range of the input...

Canada is a well-endowed country that serves as an ideal model to lead the reader through the development of energy, resources, and society historically and into a post-carbon future. The book provides an historical perspective and describes the physical...

In recent years the Arctic has become the focus of political, popular and scholarly debates around the future of our world's Energy. Increasing consumption, dwindling reserves, climate warming and developing technologies are expected to push...

This book suggests a new bargain between the NPT nuclear weapon states and the non-NPT nuclear weapons possessor states, mainly India and Pakistan, through a regional arrangement to help move towards universalization of the nuclear nonproliferation...

Beretning Om Det Almindelige Landbrugsmode (1877) er en bok utgitt av Gundersens Bogtrykkeri Publisher som gir en omfattende beskrivelse av det generelle landbruket p������ den tiden. Boken inneholder en rekke artikler og rapporter fra forskjellige...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zum Schweizerischen Postrecht"" von Caspar Heinrich Muggli aus dem Jahr 1890 ist eine umfassende Abhandlung �����ber das Postrecht in der Schweiz. Der Autor besch�����ftigt sich mit verschiedenen Aspekten des Postwesens, wie...

The need for this book has arisen from demand for a current text from our students in Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College and from post-experience Short Course students. It is, however, hoped that the material will also...

Taking a comparative case study approach between Canada and Germany, this book investigates the contrasting response of governments to anti-wind movements. Environmental social movements have been critical players for encouraging the shift towards...

Considering the deleterious impacts of fossil fuels on the environmental and natural ecosystems, it has become imperative to make a paradigm shift toward renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. The exhaustive everyday usage of fossil fuels and...

This book explores the issue of energy poverty in post-communist Europe and shows how it is viewed and addressed through public policies.Energy poverty is severely affecting many parts of the European Union, but up until now only a few comparative...

This book investigates and evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance in building local capacity for energy infrastructure governance. Presenting a comparative analysis of three city cases from across Europe- Birmingham, Frankfurt...

The rapid and sustained economic growth of the past two decades has led to marked increases in energy demand in the region and developing Asia will continue to lead the energy demand growth. The increase in energy demand threatens energy security and...

Investigation of the disaster will pose questions regarding why Daiichi was constructed in an earthquake-prone zone and was still operating despite problems that had been plaguing the reactors since 1989 such as cracks in infrastructure and leaks in...

This book is an overview of electricity and power transmission aspects in India. We briefly summarise technical aspects related to the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. We also discuss the Electricity Act 2003 in India, which is...

Petroleum is a yellowish-black liquid which occurs naturally in the geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is formed when large quantities of dead organisms such as alga and zooplankton are buried under sedimentary rocks and subjected to...

A Montgomery County jury returned a verdict in December 2000, finding that Exxon defrauded Alabama on royalties from natural gas wells in state waters. The jury awarded the state $87.7 million in compensatory damages and $3.42 billion in punitive damages...