ABSTRACT

Energy and Society: An Introduction, Second Edition provides readers with a detailed introduction to energy sources and energy utilization. This book presents an overview of alternative energy issues and technologies, discusses the pros and cons of various energy sources, and explores their impacts on society and the environment.What's New in the S

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Energy, Work, and Power

chapter 3|16 pages

Human Energy

chapter 4|8 pages

The Energy Balance

chapter 5|12 pages

Fire

chapter 6|18 pages

Firewood

chapter 7|16 pages

Combustion for Home Comfort

chapter 8|20 pages

Waterwheels

chapter 9|14 pages

Wind Energy

chapter 10|22 pages

Steam Engine

chapter 11|26 pages

Heat and Thermal Efciency

chapter 12|18 pages

Introduction to Electricity

chapter 13|14 pages

How Electricity Is Generated

chapter 14|18 pages

Impacts of Electricity on Society

chapter 15|22 pages

Electricity from Falling Water

chapter 16|28 pages

Electricity from Steam

chapter 17|26 pages

Energy for Transportation

chapter 18|16 pages

Petroleum and Its Products

chapter 19|14 pages

Gasoline

chapter 20|18 pages

Impact of the Automobile

chapter 21|16 pages

Jet Engines and Jet Fuel

chapter 22|16 pages

Diesel Engines and Diesel Fuel

chapter 23|28 pages

Atomic Energy

chapter 24|18 pages

Nuclear Power Plants

chapter 25|34 pages

The Nuclear Controversy

chapter 26|18 pages

Energy and the Environment

chapter 27|22 pages

Acid Rain

chapter 28|16 pages

Vehicle Emissions and Emissionless Vehicles

chapter 29|36 pages

Global Climate Change

chapter 31|36 pages

Renewable Energy from Biomass

chapter 32|20 pages

Electricity from Wind

chapter 33|26 pages

Energy from the Sun

chapter 34|18 pages

Nuclear Fusion: Bringing the Sun to Earth