Energy Industries & Utilities

Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. Oil politics in the twentieth century was abo...

In 1956, geophysicist and Shell Oil researcher Marion King Hubbert forecast that American oil production would peak surprisingly soon and decline s...

If you're lucky enough to be employed today in the United States, there's about a one-in-ten chance that you're in a labor union. And even if you r...

If you're lucky enough to be employed today in the United States, there's about a one-in-ten chance that you're in a labor union. And even if you r...

The outrageous sequel to Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs (She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse) brings more great stories from the far s...

Focusing on local content in the oil and oil service sectors and the changing accumulation strategies of the domestic elite, this book questions wh...

Oil is the lifeblood of the modern world. Without it, there would be no planes, no plastic, no exotic produce, and a global political landscape few...

The energy transition has begun. To succeed - to replace fossil fuels with wind and solar power - that process must be fair. Otherwise, mounting ...

Energy is at the core of the way Canadians live. Yet recent research indicates that North America's supply of oil-our most consumed source of prima...

The efficient utilization of energy, sustainable use of natural resources, and large-scale adoption of sustainable technologies is the key to a s...

Thirty years ago, the best thinking on urban stream management prescribed cement as the solution to flooding and other problems of people and flowi...

The European Union is poised to establish a genuine European Energy Union with the new powers conferred on it by the Lisbon Treaty. Since 2014, it ...

This unique book offers an introduction to the development of renewable energy in Australia in the early 2000s. Examining the rise of dispersed, em...

Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of e...

Developed in partnership between Skills2Learn and Cengage Learning, this highly interactive workbook can be used as a resource tool for all introdu...

This Second Edition of Plankton is a fully updated introduction to the biology, ecology and identification of plankton and their use in monitoring ...

The world is at a pivotal crossroad in energy choices. There is a strong sense that our use of energy must be more sustainable. Moreover, many also...

Thirty years ago, the best thinking on urban stream management prescribed cement as the solution to flooding and other problems of people and flowi...

Water is an essential natural resource for life. Nowadays, water contamination is a common issue due to a variety of sources but mainly of anthropo...

'Cruachan!' was the battle cry of the Campbells. In the early 1960s, the invasion of the 3,000 men who hollowed out Argyll's noblest and highest mo...

Water and Energy - Threats and Opportunities creates an awareness of the important couplings between water and energy. It shows how energy is used ...

A whole host of motivations are driving the development of the renewables industry ranging from the desire to develop sustainable energy resources ...

Increasing dependence on foreign sources of crude oil, concerns over global climate change, and the desire to promote domestic rural economies have...