Energy transitions : global and national perspectives / by Smil, Vaclav

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1 Energy Systems: Their Basic Properties -- Resources and Prime Movers -- Conversions and Uses -- Infrastructures and Impacts -- ch. 2 Energy Transitions: Universal Patterns -- Processes and Paces: Complexities of Energy Transitions -- Grand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and Hydrocarbons -- A New Quality: Generation of Electricity -- History of Prime Movers: From Muscles to Machines -- Quantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and Trends -- ch. 3 National Transitions: Commonalities and Particularities -- United Kingdom and France: Great European Powers -- Netherlands and Sweden: Very Different Experiences -- United States and Russia: Energy Superpowers -- Japan and China: Asia's Leaders -- Changing Patterns: Commonalities and Exceptions -- ch. 4 Decarbonization: Progress So Far -- Slow Gains: Relative Global Decarbonization -- Inadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary Electricity -- New Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind Electricity…”
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