Energy systems and sustainability /
Contributor(s): Boyle, Godfrey
| Everett, Bob | Ramage, Janet | Open University.
Series: OU T206 Energy for a Sustainable Future series.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press ; Open University Press, 2003, (2004)Description: xvii, 619 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0199261792; 9780199261796:.Subject(s): Renewable energy sources | Power resources -- Environmental aspects | Energy policyDDC classification: 333.79 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introductory overview -- Primary energy -- What do we use energy for? -- Forms of energy -- Coal -- Heat to motive power -- Oil and gas -- Oil and gas engines -- Electricity -- Nuclear power -- The future of nuclear power -- Costing energy -- Penalties: Assessing the environmental and health impacts of energy use -- Remedies: Making fossil fuel use more sustainable
Written with undergraduates and graduates in mind, this volume provides a thorough introduction to the economic, social, environmental and policy issues raised by current systems of energy use. The authors also describe the key physical and engineering features of these energy production systems.