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The Solar Electric House
by Steven J. Strong
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This is the definitive book on solar electric systems for home use. Strong, who has designed more than one hundred photovoltaic (PV) systems, covers all aspects of PVs, from the history and economics of solar power to the nuts and bolts of systems and... ( read more)
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The Physics of Solar Cells: Photons In, Electrons Out (Properties of Semiconductor Materials)
by Jenny Nelson
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field. It covers: basic physics of semiconductors in photovoltaic devices; physical... ( read more)
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The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the Economics of the New World Order
by Mary Ann Tetreault
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Economic and strategic power is not the exclusive province of powerful, developed countries. Kuwait has used its main resource, oil, to integrate itself into the world economy as an autonomous actor rather than as a dependent commodity exporter. This... ( read more)
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Why Energy Conservation Fails
by Herbert Inhaber
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Energy efficiency and energy conservation are often thought to be the same. They are not, according to Herbert Inhaber. Only when less total energy is consumed by all users will energy actually be saved. Energy efficiency schemes do not accomplish this... ( read more)
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Using Energy (Designs in Science)
by Sally Morgan
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Discusses the basic principles of energy and describes how it is extracted from its sources and put to use within the natural context and in human invention.... ( read more)
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Consumer Behavior and Energy Policy: An International Perspective
by George Gaskell
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Edited by a distinguished interdisciplinary group of Dutch, English, French and West German scholars, this book contains a collection of papers selected from presentations made in 1985 at the Second International Conference on Consumer Behavior and... ( read more)
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Energy Alternatives (Opposing Viewpoints Series)
by Barbara Passero
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Essays debate the pros and cons of alternative energy sources, including the use of nuclear power and the development of new technologies such as solar and wind power.... ( read more)
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Nonlinear Dynamics of Reservoir Mixtures
by Vladimir S Mitlin
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Nonlinear Dynamics of Reservoir Mixtures provides an overview of modeling techniques for solving nonlinear problems in hydrodynamics, with an emphasis on compositional flows in porous reservoirs. The volume focuses on nonlinear wave techniques for... ( read more)
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Pricing in Competitive Electricity Markets (Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy)
by Ahmad Faruqui
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Electricity markets are being deregulated or face new regulatory frameworks. In such changing markets, new pricing strategies will need to consider such factors as cost, value of service and pricing by objective. Pricing in Competitive Electricity... ( read more)
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International Oil & Gas Ventures a Bus
by George E Kronman
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Contributors from various aspects of the international oil
exploration and production (E & P) business examine business and
management aspects of oil ventures. Themes include key components of
E & P in the global marketplace, international E & P... ( read more)
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Contributions in Economics & Economic History #40: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries: History, Policies, and Prospects
by Mary Ann Tetreault
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The most comprehensive analysis to date of the structure, purposes, achievements, and prospects of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).... Tetreault's work will appeal most to advanced students of international and regional... ( read more)
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Oil, Turmoil, and Islam in the Middle East
by Sheikh Rustum Ali
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The turmoil and strife of the Middle East raises serious questions about the security of the world's oil supply. Oil, Turmoil, and Islam in the Middle East is a hard-hitting indictment of OPEC and OAPEC, arguing that these organizations can no longer... ( read more)
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Civil Nuclear Energy: Fuel of the Future or Relic of the Past (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
by Malcolm C Grimston
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This report seeks to illuminate the main issues in the debate over nuclear power as a sustainable energy source, laying the basis for more detailed analysis unmarked by the high level of emotionalism that has so far prevented serious in-depth appraisals.... ( read more)
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Energy Shocks and the World Economy: Adjustment Policies and Problems
by Hui Liang Tsai
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The second of two works resulting from the author's extensive study of energy and the world economy, this book examines the international macroeconomic aspects of energy adjustment. Specifically, the author analyzes the ways in which economies adjust to... ( read more)
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Generating Electricity from the Sun (Ifac Symposia Series)
by Fred C Treble
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The direct conversion of daylight into electricity by photovoltaic solar cells is one of the most promising of the renewable energy options. The importance of the technology is reflected in the growth in the field. What was largely technology for space... ( read more)
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Contributions in Political Science #48: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Planning, Implementation, and Analysis
by David L Weimer
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Fascinating. For a relatively small book, it is also amazingly comprehensive. The question of the strategic petroleum reserve is potentially a major national issue. Should we get caught short, there will be hell to pay not only for the United States but... ( read more)
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The Political Economy of Mexican Oil
by Laura Randall
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This work follows upon the author's previous volume, The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil, and investigates the general workings of the Mexican oil industry in relationship to the economics and politics of Mexico. Specifically the author examines... ( read more)
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Power from Steam: A History of the Stationary Steam Engine
by Richard Hills
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Power from Steam is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in 50 years.... ( read more)
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The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil
by Laura Randall
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The Political Economy of Venezuelan Oil describes the historic role of multinationals in establishing the oil industry there and the resulting coordination of anintegrated, nationalized industry. Randall posits that the nationalization of the Venezuelan... ( read more)
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ACS Symposium #828: Low-Lying Potential Energy Surfaces
by Mark R Hoffmann
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This volume examines the requirements for a well-balanced description of energetically low-lying potential energy surfaces and the phenomena that occur on them. The theoretical aspects of the volume differ from traditional theoretical symposia by... ( read more)
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