Cassedy, Edward S.,

Introduction to energy : resources, technology, and society / Edward S. Cassedy, Polytechnic University, New York; Peter Z. Grossman, Butler University, Indiana. - Third edition. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Energy resources and technology. Introduction -- Energy resources -- Conventional conversion of energy -- The demand for energy -- Global perspectives -- Part II. Power generation : the technology and its effects. Fossil fuels : impacts and technology -- Nuclear fission technology -- The nuclear fuel cycle, weapons proliferation, and nuclear power : the next generation -- The economics of electric power -- Part III. Energy technology and the future. Alternative technologies -- Energy transition.

9781107605046 (pbk.)

2016049332


Power resources.
Power (Mechanics)

TJ163.2 / .C4 2017

333.79