Energy industries and utilities

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the Fifth International Technical Symposium on Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering and the Fourth International Youth Forum on Gas Hydrate (DWOG-Hyd 2023), held in Qingdao, China, in October 2023.

Soviet Geography (1935) presents a comprehensive account of the economic development of the USSR as it stood at the time.

This edited book explicitly deals with the energy humanities, summarising existing knowledge in the area and outlining possible future directions for the nascent field.

In recognition of the trend toward using numerical methdos for analyzing aquifer test data, Aquifer Test Modeling delineates the application of numerical Laplace inversion analytical equations and numerical models and demonstrates the use of public domain software.

This book presents a comprehensive method by which to determine the proportionate share of the costs and revenues generated by the development of new water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities.

Presenting current knowledge in the field of mudflows, this book includes both rheological mudflow aspects, and information on mudflow characteristics in open channels.

Industrial activities like textile processing and mining are typical sources of heavy metal-rich wastewaters.

Este libro plantea y discute los distintos métodos de regulación y supervisión del sector eléctrico a partir de la teoría microeconómica sobre las industrias relacionadas con la provisión de servicios públicos.

High-Temperature Gas Reactors is the fifth volume in the JSME Series on Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation.

Betreiber von Anlagen, die unter das EEG fallen, werden vor der Frage stehen, wie der weitere Betrieb sicherzustellen ist.

This book presents a comprehensive, systematic analysis of Russia- Iran relations in the period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia.

Energy Efficiency and Management of Power and Energy Systems introduces students and researchers to a broad range of power system management challenges, technologies, and solutions.

Electricity offers a complete introduction to the nature of electricity for those who want to know more about electricity but do not find the time to struggle through complicated handbooks.

Bringing together leading-edge research and innovative energy markets econometrics, this book collects the author's most important recent contributions in energy economics.

Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, provides accessible coverage of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power.

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge related to concerns about methylmercury (MeHg) in the soil-rice system.

The electric power industry was traditionally a utility to which people gave little thought.

Vapour permeation and membrane distillation are two emerging membrane technologies for the production of vapour as permeate, which, in addition to well-established pervaporation technology, are of increasing interest to academia and industry.

Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications is a comprehensive eight-volume set of books that discusses in detail the theoretical basics and practical methods of various aspects of natural gas from exploration and extraction, to synthesizing, processing and purifying, producing valuable chemicals and energy.

Greywater Reuse examines the features and implications of greywater reuse scientifically, quantitatively, and thoroughly.

A definitive guide, this book focuses on the design and construction of water infrastructure projects within karst formations and provides engineering approaches for preventing and mitigating their environmental problems.

As unconventional reservoir activity grows in demand, reservoir engineers relying on history matching are challenged with this time-consuming task in order to characterize hydraulic fracture and reservoir properties, which are expensive and difficult to obtain.

Treatment of toxic wastewater generated from different unit operations of the steel industry is a matter of extensive research.

Decommissioning the Brent Spar chronicles the events leading up to the recent decision to recycle the offshore installation in a Norwegian fjord; the Greenpeace campaign to stop it being dumped at sea; the repercussions of Shell's decision to abort the decommissioning at the eleventh hour; and the dialogue processes that have occurred to attempt to resolve the issue.

Present energy systems are undergoing a radical transformation, driven by the urgent need to address the climate change crisis.

The assessment and prevention of risks inherent to natural phenomena is of topical interest to the scientific community and other authorities dealing with territorial management.

This book identifies the most important "e;rules"e; governing transport, partitioning, retention and transformation of leaked motor fuels in the underground environment.

This book elaborates on how Norway has managed to convert a large fraction of its endowment of hydrocarbons below the seabed of Norwegian waters into financial wealth, invested in the world's capital markets.

We know that the people of Mesopotamia were using crude oil as a tar for building ships and houses as early as 3000 BC, so it is not by any means a new industry-but it is a volatile one.

While new developments in genomics, nanotechnology, sampling, and modelling permit increasingly revealing investigation into flocculation structure and processes, there is still a fundamental lack of knowledge related to many aspects of this phenomenon.

This book discusses the oil industry and its impact on the world economy in the twentieth century.

As the American Southwest faces its deepest drought in history, this book explores the provocative notion of "e;water bankruptcy"e; with a view towards emphasizing the diversity and complexity of water issues in this region.

Inhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity.

#1 Calgary Herald BestsellerAn investigation of the history and demise of the most controversial North American energy infrastructure project.

Drawing on a range of global case studies, Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes illustrates the ways in which market distortions damaged the ability of privatisation processes to yield concrete benefits to consumers.

Utilities have long been essential for societies, supplying basic services for nations, organizations and households alike.

This proceedings volume contains papers and extended abstracts presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Watershed Management (SuWaMa 2014).

The problem of reservoir eutrophication and resulting increase of algal activity is common for seven Dutch waterworks.

Methods and Models for Assessing Energy Resources covers the proceedings of the First IIASA Conference on Energy Resources, held on May 20-21, 1975.

From explanations of laws and regulations to hands-on design and operation-the Handbook has it covered!

A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK IN LAYMAN'S TERMS AT THE MANY ASPECTS OF THE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC POWER, BY TWO VETERAN EXECUTIVES AND RESPECTED EXPERTS Technological advances and changes in government policy and regulation have altered the electric power industry in recent years and will continue to impact it for quite some time.

Microbial ecology is pivotal in wastewater treatment, where microorganisms play a vital role in breaking down organic matter and ultimately reduce the levels of contaminants in treated water, making it safe for reuse in agriculture, industry, and other applications.

The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts and terminology, such as water security, water productivity, virtual water and water governance.

This volume to discussing the various aspects of estuarine water quality modeling.

Flood risk management policy across the European Union is changing, partly in response to the EU Floods Directive and partly because of new scientific approaches and research findings.