Description: Further DetailsTitle: Energy SystemsCondition: NewEAN: 9780198813927ISBN: 9780198813927Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/28/2019Item Height: 175mmItem Length: 111mmItem Width: 9mmAuthor: Nick JenkinsLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0198813929Description: Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change. In this Very Short Introduction Nick Jenkins explores our historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable manner, and extend access across the developing world. Considering the impact of changing to an environmentally benign and low-carbon energy system, Jenkins also looks at future low-carbon energy systems which would use electricity from a variety of renewable energy sources, as well as the role of nuclear power in our energy use.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: Very Short IntroductionsGenre: Science Nature & MathItem Weight: 126gSubtitle: A Very Short IntroductionRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Energy Systems
Title: Energy Systems
EAN: 9780198813927
ISBN: 9780198813927
Release Date: 11/28/2019
Release Year: 2019
ISBN-10: 0198813929
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Very Short Introductions
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction
Book Title: Energy Systems : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: General, Power Resources / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Technology & Engineering
Item Weight: 4.4 Oz
Author: Nick Jenkins
Item Length: 6.9 in
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Item Width: 4.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
