Authors:Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewste
Publisher: Alphascript Publishing
Keywords: storage, energy, thermal, flywheel, magnetic, air, superconducting, electricity, pumped, hydroelectricity, battery, grid, compressed
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2009-11-24
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 6130220723
ISBN-13: 9786130220723
Grid energy storage refers to the methods used to store electrical energy within an electrical power grid. Electrical energy is stored during times when production (from power plants) exceeds consumption and the stores are utilized at times when consumption exceeds production. In this way, electricity production must not be so drastically scaled up and down to meet momentary consumption ? instead, production is maintained at a more constant level. This has the advantage that fuel-based power plants (i.e. coal, oil, gas) can be more efficiently and easily operated at constant production levels.
Author: Takeshi Yao
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: energy, global, program, science, coe, system, technology, warming, symposium, kyoto, carbon, proceedings, first, international, zero
Number of Pages: 390
Published: 2010-04-02
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 4431997784
ISBN-13: 9784431997788
Emissions of CO2 have come to be regarded as the main factor in climate change in recent years, and how to control them has become a pressing issue. The problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, however, because it is deeply involved with social and economic issues. Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) program titled “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System” has been held at Kyoto University, Japan. The program aims to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and poli
Author: Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Eff
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: energy, research, fossil, efficiency, doe, worth
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-11-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0309074487
ISBN-13: 9780309074483
A report from the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, and Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Softcover.
Author: William Tucker
Publisher: Bartleby Pr
Keywords: energy, america, odyssey, revolution, lead, nuclear, terrestrial
Number of Pages: 420
Published: 2008-09-19
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0910155763
ISBN-13: 9780910155762
中文参考译名:能源效率手册无论是谁使用能源：，支付公用事业，设计和制造，是节约能源和环境有关
Author: Donald R. Wulfinghoff
Publisher: Energy Institute Press
Keywords: energy, builds, interested, conservation, environment, designs, pays, efficiency, manual, everyone, uses, utilities
Number of Pages: 1536
Published: 2000-03
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 0965792676
ISBN-13: 9780965792677
This is the primary reference, how-to guide, and sourcebook for energy conservation. It lets you improve efficiency and save money in all types of buildings and plants, ranging from individual houses to commercial buildings to large institutions and industrial plants. It is organized around 400 logically grouped energy conservation actions, presented in language that everyone understands. It’s for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, manages property, operates energy systems, designs, builds, and values conservation and the environment. It’s loaded with fea
Author: David Craddock
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
Keywords: energy, hydropower, alternative, sources, wind, free, made, easy, renewable, solar
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 2008-08-18
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1601382405
ISBN-13: 9781601382405
Studies have shown that the average North American family will spend more than a quarter of a million dollars on energy in a lifetime. What many other countries, including Germany, Spain, France, Denmark, China, Brazil, and even Iceland, have realized is that there is a better way to power our homes, businesses, and cars by using renewable energy sources. Recently, the United States has begun to understand the importance of reducing its reliance on coal, natural gas, nuclear power, and hydropower plants, which comprise the majority of the nation’s electricity, due to increasing oil price
Author: Lonnie Wibberding
Publisher: Big Fish Publishing Inc
Keywords: energy, alternative, home, savings, guide, beginner, efficient, living, basics
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2006-07-21
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0977798232
ISBN-13: 9780977798230
Whether you’re building a new house or have an existing one, "Basics of Energy Efficient Living" shares the principles behind energy efficient living. Have you ever wondered: What is R-value? How much energy could I get from my creek? Can I use alternative energy in the city? How much heat will it take to keep my house warm? How much heat will I lose if I put in a bigger window? Learn what it takes to save energy, then take the next step and collect your own. Find out how much energy you can get from water, sun, wind, and wood. Discover how much energy you need by making an energy b
