TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rez,Peter
TI  - The simple physics of energy use
SN  - 9780198802297
AV  - TJ163.2 .R495 2017
U1  - 333.79 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Power resources
KW  - Power (Mechanics)
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Electric power
KW  - Electricity
KW  - Renewable energy sources
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 279) and index; Introduction -- Energy and society -- Part I Controlling the indoor environment : Buildings ; Electrical power generation : fossil fuels ; Nuclear power generation ; Electrical power distribution ; Electrical power generation : renewables--solar and wind ; Electrical power generation : hydroelectricity, tides, and pumped storage -- Part II Moving people and things around : Transportation : fuel energies ; Ground transportation : road and rail ; Air transportation ; Ground transportation : ships -- Part III Making stuff : Materials that come from the earth ; Agriculture--things that are grown ; Embodied energy and energy return on investment -- Summary : what should be done ?
ER  -