TY  - BOOK
AU  - Everett,Bob
ED  - Open University.
TI  - Energy systems and sustainability: power for a sustainable future 
SN  - 9780199593743
AV  - TJ808 .E59 2012
U1  - 333.79/414 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press, in association with the Open University
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Power resources
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Introducing energy systems and sustainability -- 2 Primary energy -- 3 What do we use energy for? -- 4 Forms of energy -- 5 Coal -- 6 Heat to motive power -- 7 Oil and gas -- 8 Oil and gas engines -- 9 Electricity -- 10 Nuclear power -- 11 The future of nuclear power -- 12 Costing energy -- 13 Penalties: assessing the environmental and health impacts of energy use -- 14 Remedies : towards a sustainable energy future
N2  - 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
ER  -