Energy Technology & Engineering

It is a well-known fact that since the start of industrial crude oil extraction, some 150 years ago, the United States has consistently been the na...

The United States has seen resurgence in petroleum production, mainly driven by technology improvements -- especially hydraulic fracturing and dire...

The recent growth in unconventional natural gas production has also produced a profusion of publications on the exploration, development, productio...

This book examines current research relating to energy efficiency opportunities in select Chinese industries with a focus on the pulp and paper ind...

In thermodynamics, the exergy of a system is the maximum work possible during a process that brings the system into equilibrium with a heat reservo...

Book & CD-ROM. This text has been used in the form of class notes taught to graduate and senior undergraduate students in chemical and mechanic...

This book introduces readers to the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of frogs. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text a...

A capacitor or condenser is a passive electronic component consisting of a pair of conductors separated by a dielectric (insulator). When a potenti...

Transistors play a central role in many electronic circuits, where they usually function as either a switch or an amplifier. This book reviews rese...

This book examines renewable energy technologies with a focus on community wind projects. The community wind sector in the United States has hist...

In this book, the authors discuss the theory of operation, behaviour and safety regulations of capacitors. Topics include (CCTO) ceramics as potent...

The U.S. electric power system has historically operated at such a high level of reliability that any major outage, either caused by sabotage, weat...

In recent years, electrical power and energy systems have undergone an unprecedented revolution never observed before. The liberalisation of electr...

The President has established a goal to supply 35 billion gallons per year of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017. This goal is addressed in pa...

The production of energy feedstocks and fuels requires substantial water input. Not only do biofuel feedstocks like corn, switchgrass, and agricult...

How do we assess energy efficiency? The methodology proposed in this book links the efficiency at the system level to the data - flows and establis...

Energy is an essential factor in development, since it stimulates, and supports economic growth, and development. Any form of energy can be transfo...

Large Power Transformers have long been a concern for the U.S. Electricity Sector, because the failure of a single unit can cause service interrupt...

This book presents a comprehensive review of energy research studies from authors around the globe, including strategic interactions during oil exp...

Solar and other renewable power can play an important role in future electricity system, as shown by numerous energy and electricity system model s...