Energy Industries & Utilities

The federal government is the nation''''s single largest energy consumer, spending approximately $17 billion in fiscal year 2007 on energy for buil...

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was created in 1975 to help protect the U.S. economy from oil supply disruptions and it currently holds about...

This book examines the production potential of biofuels in the world. World biofuels production was assessed over the 2010 to 2030 timeframe using ...

It is a scientific fact that primary energy has always been one of the principal drivers behind the growth of human prosperity; it is also a scient...

Urbanisation has re-shaped China''''s economy, society, and energy system. Between 1990 and 2007 China added 290 million new urban residents, bring...

This book examines select elements, issues and analyses relating to international energy partnerships. Topics discussed include the proposed U.S.-M...

Increasing concerns about energy systems and their environmental implications, as well as the costs, supply and security of energy resources, are f...