Overview
Energy and the Environment is a six-volume set that examines the history, technology, science, and environmental and social implications (including issues of environmental justice) associated with the acquisition and production of energy. Designed to complement science curricula, each volume describes comprehensively one or more sources of energy and the technology needed to make it useful. The books emphasize the science on which such technology is based, the limitations of each technology, the environmental effects of its use, questions of availability and cost, and the way that government policies and energy markets interact.
Natural Gas and Hydrogen is a timely overview of the complex relationship the world has with two significant sources of gaseous fuel. The book discusses the business of natural gas production and the energy futures markets that have evolved as vehicles for speculation and risk management. It also focuses on the possible advantages of adopting hydrogen as a viable source of energy, as well as on the inevitable obstacles that hamper large-scale fuel switching. The author includes an exclusive interview with Dr. Ray Boswell of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory in which Boswell discusses his work in identifying and characterizing methane hydrate reserves, one of the most promising fields of energy research today.
The volume includes information on
early gas technologies and policies
electricity generation
energy markets and energy politics
government policies
a hydrogen economy
the origin and nature of natural gas
the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen
the restructured natural gas market
Thebook contains more than 40 color photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a list of acronyms, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Energy and the Environment is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the effects of large-scale energy production and consumption on society.
Energy and The Environment Set
Biofuels
Coal and Oil
Natural Gas and Hydrogen
Nuclear Energy
Solar and Geothermal Energy
Wind and Water
Synopsis
Energy and the Environment is a six-volume set that examines the history, technology, science, and environmental and social implications (including issues of environmental justice) associated with the acquisition and production of energy. Designed to complement science curricula, each volume describes comprehensively one or more sources of energy and the technology needed to make it useful. The books emphasize the science on which such technology is based, the limitations of each technology, the environmental effects of its use, questions of availability and cost, and the way that government policies and energy markets interact.
Natural Gas and Hydrogen is a timely overview of the complex relationship the world has with two significant sources of gaseous fuel. The book discusses the business of natural gas production and the energy futures markets that have evolved as vehicles for speculation and risk management. It also focuses on the possible advantages of adopting hydrogen as a viable source of energy, as well as on the inevitable obstacles that hamper large-scale fuel switching. The author includes an exclusive interview with Dr. Ray Boswell of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory in which Boswell discusses his work in identifying and characterizing methane hydrate reserves, one of the most promising fields of energy research today.
The volume includes information on
early gas technologies and policies
electricity generation
energy markets and energy politics
government policies
a hydrogen economy
the origin and nature of natural gas
the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen
the restructured natural gas market
Thebook contains more than 40 color photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a list of acronyms, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Energy and the Environment is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the effects of large-scale energy production and consumption on society.
Energy and The Environment Set
Biofuels
Coal and Oil
Natural Gas and Hydrogen
Nuclear Energy
Solar and Geothermal Energy
Wind and Water