Energy systems and sustainability :  power for a sustainable future / 
edited by Bob Everett ... [et al.]. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - xiii, 654 páginas :  ilustraciones ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Incluye bibliografía. 
<br/><br/>1 Introducing energy systems and sustainability -- 2 Primary energy -- 3 What do we use energy for? -- 4 Forms of energy -- 5 Coal -- 6 Heat to motive power -- 7 Oil and gas -- 8 Oil and gas engines -- 9 Electricity -- 10 Nuclear power -- 11 The future of nuclear power -- 12 Costing energy -- 13 Penalties: assessing the environmental and health impacts of energy use -- 14 Remedies : towards a sustainable energy future 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0199593744 9780199593743 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Política energética.<br/>Recursos energéticos renovables.<br/>Recursos energéticos--Aspectos ambientales.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.79  / E56d 2012