Energy industries and utilities

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.

This book gathers research and best-practices concerning the achievement of sustainable development goals in both community generation and business growth.

It is becoming increasingly recognized that for the optimal sustainable development and use of natural resources, an integrated approach to water management, agriculture, food security and energy is required.

Covering the various aspects of water and climate change, Climate Change and Water Resources presents the principles of climate change science and its effects on earth's water supply.

This new volume explores important recent approaches and advanced techniques for the effective management and treatment of wastewater.

Wind energy is one of the leading technologies in the drive to increase electricity generation from renewable sources, and presents a vital solution for addressing concerns about sustainability and meeting carbon reduction targets.

This book presents a variety of policy adoption methods, irrigation scheduling, and design procedures in micro irrigation engineering for horticultural crops.

Nanoscience technology is playing a vital role in multidisciplinary research due to its unique characteristics at nanoscale as compared to bulk materials.

India's Waters: Advances in Development and Management is a critical study of the development and management of India's waters.

Focusing primarily on understanding the steady-state hydraulics that form the basis of hydraulic design and computer modelling applied in water distribution, Introduction to Urban Water Distribution elaborates the general principles and practices of water distribution in a straightforward way.

Praise for the Second Edition:"e;This is the book that the dewatering sector really needs - it is reliably based on sound theory and profound understanding of the physical processes, yet is presented in a very accessible and user-friendly manner.

This book investigates energy access through the lens of everyday energy practices in the Gambian community of Kartong.

A concise guide to the origins and prediction of subsurface fluid pressures, emphasizing the interactions with geological processes.

This book bridges the gap between conventional processes and renewable energy procedures by offering a comprehensive introduction to seawater desalination technologies.

There is a strong need for further innovation and the development of viable renewable energy sources.

Cyanobacteria and their toxins are an increasing global public health menace.

Chromatography of Natural, Treated and Waste Waters is the first book to bring together information of a range of chromatographic techniques in all types of water, precipitation to sewage effluents.

Water is often seen as a free commodity.

Originally published in 1972.

,This is a very welcome volume, and it will reach a large audience and readership among those involved in these issues from a truly multidisciplinary perspective; in essence, a much needed book!

Three quarters of our current electricity usage and transport methods are derived from fossil fuels and yet within two centuries these resources will dry up.

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source.

Though sustainable development goals and other international initiatives have insisted on the importance of energy access in peace building, there is still little understanding about the extent to which energy systems themselves can contribute to or mitigate structural violence.

Based on the lifelong experiences of two authors as supervisors and teachers, the Fourth Edition of this bestseller provides up-to-date information for newly promoted or management-aspiring professionals and engineers in the fields of environmental health, occupational health and safety, water and wastewater treatment, public health, and many others.

The Community of Oil Exporting Countries (1972) looks at the oil producing countries of the developing world and their economic reliance on oil.

Flooding is one of the most frequently occurring and damaging natural disasters worldwide.

The presence of refractory organic compounds in wastewater is a global problem.

This book highlights the Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) of the energy and textile sectors.

This translation of the original German textbook, Hydrogeologie, summarizes tracing techniques.

Taking a comparative case study approach between Canada and Germany, this book investigates the contrasting response of governments to anti-wind movements.

This book is the documented result of an expert workshop, Modeling and Management of Emerging Environmental Issues, held at Penn State University.

Nuclear energy is the most controversial energy source in the 21st century.

This book analyzes the expanding oil and gas activities in the Arctic from the perspective of Sustainable Development (SD) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

After World War II, the discovery and production of onshore oil in the United States faced decline.

This book highlights the innovations and techniques to identify and treat emerging pollutants in waste and polluted water.

This book is based on the Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference to bring together professionals interested in the advancement and application of technologies and methods for managing industrial and hazardous wastes.

In the last twenty years, policy makers in Australia have been forced to acknowledge that it is not possible to perpetually supply more water at a low cost.

Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, agriculture, bioengineering, cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, energy, renewables, surface coatings, textiles, medicine, materials manufacturing, military equipment, etc.

Climate change is without question the single most important issue the world faces over the next hundred years.

Following in the footsteps of previous highly successful and useful editions, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Third Edition presents the theoretical principles and design procedures for biochemical operations used in wastewater treatment processes.

Das Buch ist eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte sowohl der deutschen Strom- und Energiewirtschaft als auch der dazugehörigen Gesetzgebung, von den Anfängen in der Weimarer Zeit über das Entstehen der Stromkonzerne nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und die EU-Strommarktliberalisierung von 1998 bis zur Energiewende, samt Emissionshandel und Klimaschutzvertrag, und schließlich auch bis zum Kohleausstieg und zum Klimapaket.

Focusing on state-of-the-art biological testing and methods used for aquatic ecosystem health assessment, Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems evaluates the latest bioassay techniques and different types of water and sediment quality assessments.

Renewable Energy Finance: Theory and Practice integrates the special characteristics of renewable energy with key elements of project finance.

What affects the supply of oil?

Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere.

Almost everyone agrees on the need to transition the global economy to net zero.