Energy: Supply and Demand
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Focusing on trends in energy supply and demand, this text provides students with a comprehensive account of the subject and an understanding of how to use data analysis and modeling to make future projections and study climate impacts. Developments in technology and policy are discussed in depth, including the role of coal, the fracking revolutions for oil and gas, the electricity grid, wind and solar power, battery storage, and biofuels. Trends in demand are also detailed, with analysis of industrial…
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Key features
- Written in a fresh, engaging style accessible to students from a range of backgrounds
- Case studies and examples demonstrate the successes and failures of real-life models, policies, and industry developments
- Focuses on trends and projections, with an emphasis on climate impacts
- End of chapter exercises are included for homework and self-study, along with lists of key concepts to review
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139381208
- Subjects Applied Geoscience, Petroleum and Mining Geoscience,Earth and Environmental Sciences,Engineering,Power and Energy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 12 December 2019
- ISBN: 9781107031074
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1.25kg
- Contains: 450 colour illus. 41 tables 64 exercises
- Page extent: 556 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 November 2019
- ISBN: 9781139381208
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