John Andrews, Nick Jelley

Energy Science

Principles, Technologies, and Impacts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With a focus on the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, Energy Science provides a comprehensive overview of the latest energy technologies, combining an accessible but rigorous explanation of the physical principles behind energy science with a cohesive examination of its environmental, economic, and social impacts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 4 Revised edition
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 187mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 988g
• ISBN-13: 9780198854401
• ISBN-10: 0198854404
• Artikelnr.: 60591005

Autorenporträt

John Andrews is Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol. Nick Jelley is Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

1: An introduction to energy science
2: Essentials of thermal, chemical, and fluid energy
3: Energy from fossil fuels
4: Bioenergy
5: Solar thermal and geothermal energy
6: Hydropower, tidal power, and wave power
7: Wind power
8: Photovoltaics
9: Nuclear power
10: Electricity and energy storage
11: Energy demand in buildings, industry, and transport
12: Energy and society: making the transition from fossil fuels to renewables