Energy Industries & Utilities

Approximately 5000 years ago, a small dam was built in the Indus river valley, using asphalt as a mortar between stones. That was one of the first ...

With its in-depth investigation of the opportunities and obstacles facing the region, this book offers data-driven assessments and policy recommend...

ICOLD Bulletin 194, Tailings Dam Safety, aims to assist the international community to further develop and adopt safe practices for tailings dam pl...

This book analyses the role of liquified natural gas in a decarbonising world, and presents the most significant energy transition options and impl...

The United States has deployed commercial nuclear power since the 1950s, and as of 2021, nuclear power accounts for approximately 20 percent of U.S...

Over the last three decades, there have been fundamental shifts in the electricity system, including the growing adoption of clean distributed gene...

Energy and mineral resources are essential for the nation's fundamental functions, its economy, and security. Nonfuel minerals are essential for th...

The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest consumer of energy in the federal government. In turn, the U.S. Air Force is the largest consumer of...

While progress has been made in the development of decarbonization technologies, much work remains in scale-up and deployment. For decarbonization ...

Offering broad coverage of both basic and advanced principles and applications, Control of Heavy Metals in the Environment series provides environm...

This book introduces ethnoeconomics, explaining how cultural, social, and historical factors influence economic behavior and decision-making. The b...

The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, altern...

The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research...

If the United States is to sustain its economic prosperity, quality of life, and global competitiveness, it must continue to have an abundance of s...

High energy density (HED) science has critical applications for society from fusion energy to sustaining the US nuclear deterrent, while also contr...

The United States and China are the world's top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive...

In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards fo...

Electricity, supplied reliably and affordably, is foundational to the U.S. economy and is utterly indispensable to modern society. However, emissio...

The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity int...

Carbon materials pervade many aspects of modern life, from fuels and building materials to consumer goods and commodity chemicals. Reaching net-ze...

Electric power is essential for the lives and livelihoods of all Americans, and the need for electricity that is safe, clean, affordable, and relia...

Americans' safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a complex c...