Electric Power Industry in Nontechnical Language
ISBN: 9781593700676 / Angielski / Twarda / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the second edition of this bestseller, Denise Warkentin-Glenn presents in everyday language the nuances, history, and recent developments of the electric power industry. This new version includes updated information on utilities, merchant plants, rural cooperatives, government entities and more. It also has new chapters covering the 2005 Energy Policy Act, environmental standards, and updates to industry mergers and acquisitions. This important edition gives a comprehensive look at our country's most critical economic driver.
Key Features: • Impacts of new regulation •... In the second edition of this bestseller, Denise Warkentin-Glenn presents in everyday language the nuances, history, and recent developments of the el...
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Terra Incognita: A Navigation Aid for Energy Leaders
ISBN: 9781593701093 / Angielski / Twarda / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Terra Incognita addresses the forthcoming transition in energy supplies and shift from conventional oil as the strategic energy source. It identifies the leadership challenges ahead and summarizes the lessons learned from interviews with more than 20 energy company CEOs and senior leaders. The structure of the book follows the planning cycle of strategic assessment (Chapters 1-4), strategy development (Chapters 5-7), and strategy implementation (Chapters 8-10) through a leadership perspective focused directly on the energy industry.
Features and benefits: • This is the first... Terra Incognita addresses the forthcoming transition in energy supplies and shift from conventional oil as the strategic energy source. It identifies ...
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Oil: A Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on Earth
ISBN: 9781595580283 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When "Oil" was published in cloth last year, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the " Wall Street Journal," the "Christian Science Monitor," and "The Nation" to " Newsday ," the... Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil only to stumble before exiting the ba... |
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Crude Power: Politics and the Oil Market
ISBN: 9781845110239 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia running high, oil will impact the world economy as well as thousands of lives in the future. This is an indispensable book for anyone concerned with the fate of the world today, especially the interplay of power and money in the Middle East and beyond.
In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Ara...
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Privatization and Deregulation in the Gulf Energy Sector
ISBN: 9781860644115 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leading industry specialists and scholars here assess the principal issues associated with the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector. Topics explored include oil production and refining, gas and electricity production, and their transmission and distribution. The book assesses the arguments for and against deregulation of the energy sector and highlights the political, legal, institutional, and resource requirements for successful implementation of a privatization program.
Leading industry specialists and scholars here assess the principal issues associated with the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector. To...
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The Energy Debate
ISBN: 9783836415194 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book at hand ties up the most vital issues of the 21st Century: on one
hand environmental degradation, and on the other our energy consumption that inflicts the former. The emphasis is on developing countries, as their energy consumption per capita is projected to rapidly grow. But what consequences does this bare for the environment, if several billion people enjoy the same standard of living as the reader and myself? The country perspectives of both South Africa and India are taken into consideration, as the book is comprised of two individual term papers from the Global Studies Program... The book at hand ties up the most vital issues of the 21st Century: on one
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Modelling and optimisation of future energy systems
ISBN: 9783836424356 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The energy system needs to undergo major transformations before the system will fulfill sustainability criteria. To understand most of these changes, modelling of the system is necessary. This work sets out a modelling approach that is particularly suited to systems with significant geographical and temporal dependency - especially systems with a high share of renewable energy. The approach is implemented in a software tool called TASES.
One scenario is presented comprising the existing european electricity grid with a high proportion of renewable energy added. A further example... The energy system needs to undergo major transformations before the system will fulfill sustainability criteria. To understand most of these changes...
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Governance of Rural Electricity System in India
ISBN: 9788171886036 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Identifying key issues and possible strategies for developing a rural electricity infrastructure in India, 18 contributors with years of experience in the electric sector tackle the role that government plays in delivering electricity and how the current quality and quantity provided are not meeting expectations. Considering the existing socio-political scenario and ecological concerns, this thoughtful research explains policy issues and technology options while providing direction for a functional electricity governance system.
Identifying key issues and possible strategies for developing a rural electricity infrastructure in India, 18 contributors with years of experience in...
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India, GCC and the Global Energy Regime : Exploring Interdependence and Outlook for Collaboration
ISBN: 9788171886333 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Addressing the bilateral economic relations between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council in the face of massive energy consumption increases, this analysis argues that the evolving pattern of energy-related links will act as a stimulant and boost these relations. This volume cites India's trajectory and importance, explaining that Asia's burgeoning demand for oil and gas is a crucial factor in the current world energy market and has occupied center stage in the contemporary discourse on global energy security.
Addressing the bilateral economic relations between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council in the face of massive energy consumption increases, this a...
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Energy Perspectives on Singapore and the Region
ISBN: 9789812304100 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book published by ISEAS contains selected papers based on some of the lectures delivered over 2005/2006 at the ISEAS Energy Forum. The aim is to educate the public on a whole range of energy issues and trends in Singapore, Southeast Asia and the wider region. It is a timely review of an important issue which is now on top of regional and international agendas. The papers are written by various experts, who provide detailed and extensive knowledge on a wide variety of energy issues. It is meant for the general reader who wishes to update and inform himself/herself.
This book published by ISEAS contains selected papers based on some of the lectures delivered over 2005/2006 at the ISEAS Energy Forum. The aim is to ...
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Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future
ISBN: 9780849398179 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a unique insight into the corporate health of energy companies in an evolving landscape of deregulation. Cutting across both historical and present-day situations, it demonstrates important elements vital to the success of energy companies coming out of a safe regulated structure and dealing with a new competitive environment.
Targeted at corporate executives, energy professionals, the financial and investment communities, strategic planners and regulators, readers will find this resource helpful to understand how energy companies can meet the challenges of a competitive... This book offers a unique insight into the corporate health of energy companies in an evolving landscape of deregulation. Cutting across both historic...
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Empires of Oil: Corporate Oil in Barbarian Worlds
ISBN: 9781846680465 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We might think that the world's oil empires are invincible megaliths, dominated by American interests, but Duncan Clarke reveals the ways in which these empires will face huge challenges in the twenty-first century. Based on razor-sharp analysis of contemporary geopolitics and a deep knowledge of global history, he shows exactly why these empires are declining. He explains where the new empires of oil will be around the world; which of the hidden threats and unknown enemies are and will be the most serious; and where companies have gone wrong and can improve their global strategies. Empires...
We might think that the world's oil empires are invincible megaliths, dominated by American interests, but Duncan Clarke reveals the ways in which the...
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Global Electrification
ISBN: 9780521880350 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines how multinational enterprises and international finance influenced the course of electrification around the world. Multinational enterprises played a crucial role in the spread of electric light and power from the 1870s through the first three decades of the twentieth century. Their role did not persist, as over time they exited through domestication (buy-outs, confiscations, or other withdrawals), so that by 1978 multinational enterprises in this sector had all but disappeared, replaced by electrical utility providers with national business structures. Yet, in recent...
This book examines how multinational enterprises and international finance influenced the course of electrification around the world. Multinational en...
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Accelerating Clean Energy Technology Research, Development, and Deployment: Lessons from Non-Energy Sectors
ISBN: 9780821374818 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Climate change is one of the key challenges of this century. At the same time, energy use the primary source of climate-altering global greenhouse gas emissions is increasing at unprecedented rates and is vital to the continued economic growth of developing countries. This poses a serious dilemma that can only be reconciled with new and improved clean energy technologies that balance climate change mitigation and increased energy needs in developing countries. Despite a recent increase in investment, public and private research, development, and deployment (RD&D) funding rates are well below...
Climate change is one of the key challenges of this century. At the same time, energy use the primary source of climate-altering global greenhouse gas...
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The Clean Tech Revolution: Discover the Top Trends, Technologies, and Companies to Watch
ISBN: 9780060896249 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunities In 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 among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. By highlighting eight major clean-tech sectors--solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water... Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunities In The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wil... |
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Economics of the Caspian Oil and Gas Wealth: Companies, Governments, Policies
ISBN: 9781403987570 / Angielski / Twarda / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the economic challenges involved in managing hydrocarbon wealth in the Caspian region, and looks at how to design an optimal energy policy. The book draws on the Author's experience in dealing with the governments of the region, and her knowledge of the role of major companies in the area.
This book explores the economic challenges involved in managing hydrocarbon wealth in the Caspian region, and looks at how to design an optimal energy...
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Miscanthus Bioenergy
ISBN: 9783836493314 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Opting for Oil: The Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945–1961
ISBN: 9780521451246 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book investigates the causes, course, and consequences of the shift in West German chemical technology from a coal to a petroleum basis between 1945 and 1961. It examines the historical underpinnings of technological culture of the German chemical industry; changing political and economic constraints on technological decision-making in the postwar period; and the actual decision-making process within five individual firms. The study's main importance lies in its detailed portrayal of decision-making within individual chemical firms. By addressing a wide variety of broader issues, as...
This book investigates the causes, course, and consequences of the shift in West German chemical technology from a coal to a petroleum basis between 1...
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Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air And The Global Energy Crisis
ISBN: 9781846270055 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis. This book exposes the true status of the world's energy supplies, revealing both the scale of the disaster looming over our planet, and the action each and every one of us must take - right now.
Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis. This book exposes the true status of the world's energy supplies, revealing both the scale of the dis...
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Roughnecks, Rock Bits, and Rigs: The Evolution of Oil Well Drilling Technology in Alberta, 1883-1970
ISBN: 9781552380673 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roughnecks, Rock Bits, and Rigs: The Evolution of Oil Well Drilling Technology in Alberta, 1883-1970, is a detailed study of an important and little-documented area of the history of oil and gas in Alberta. It is the first comprehensive study to focus on the technologies that made Alberta's oil industry viable. Author Sandy Gow provides an in-depth look at the evolution of oil well drilling technology from 1883 through 1970, the era of conventional oil exploration in the province. During the early exploration years, the individuals working in the oilfield developed and adapted technologies,...
Roughnecks, Rock Bits, and Rigs: The Evolution of Oil Well Drilling Technology in Alberta, 1883-1970, is a detailed study of an important and little-d...
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