02110cmm a2200289 4500 214820732 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 060131s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9789812567710 electronic bk. 9812567712 electronic bk. (OCoLC)63201953 N$T eng N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ IDEBK OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ MERUC TxAuBib Fanchi, John R. Energy in the 21st century [electronic resource] / John R. Fanchi. Energy in the twenty-first century. Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2005. 1 online resource (ix, 243 p.) : ill. (some col.) "Non-technical version of Energy: technology and directions for the future"--P. vii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index. A brief history of energy consumption -- Energy options: fossil energy -- Energy options: nuclear energy -- Energy options: solar energy -- Energy options: wind and water -- Energy options: biomass and synfuels -- Hydrogen, an energy carrier -- Electricity generation and distribution -- Energy, economics and the environment -- Energy forecasts. Energy may be the most important factor that will influence the shape of society in the 21st century. The cost and availability of energy significantly impacts our quality of life, the health of national economies, the relationships between nations, and the stability of our environment. What kind of energy do we want to use in our future? Will there be enough? What will the consequences of our decisions be? Every one of us has a stake in the answers to these questions and the decisions that are being made to provide energy.The choices we make today will effect generations to come. What kind of. Power resources. Energy development. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Power Resources General. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=148566 EBSCOhost