Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Energy Systems Engineering presents a systems approach to future energy needs. This guide explores the latest technology within each energy systems area, the benefits and liabilities of each, the challenges posed by changing energy supplies, the negative impacts from energy consumption, and the ways in which a portfolio of new technologies can address these problems." "Filled with over 200 detailed illustrations and tables, the book examines short-, medium-, and long-term energy options for the remainder of the twenty-first century. For each energy system, the authors provide equations and problems to help practitioners quantify the performance of the technology and better understand its potential."--Jacket.

Introduction -- Systems tools for energy systems -- Economic tools for energy systems -- Climate change and climate modeling -- Fossil fuel resources -- Stationary combustion systems -- Carbon sequestration -- Nuclear energy systems -- The solar resource -- Solar photovoltaic technologies -- Solar thermal applications -- Wind energy systems -- Transportation energy technologies -- Systems perspective on transportation energy -- Conclusion: creating the twenty-first century energy system.

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