Fossil Energy Books and Publications

Our Renewable Future - Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy

The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of easily accessible oil, coal, and natural gas, this ...

By Island Press

Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective serves as an introduction to hydraulic fracturing and provides balanced coverage of its benefits and potential negative effects. Presenting a holistic assessment of hydraulic fracturing and its environmental impacts, this book chronicles the history and development of unconventional oil and gas production and describes ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy

The energy transition is here. As fossil fuel resources shrink, as air pollution worsens, and as concerns about climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, oil, and natural gas, a new world energy economy is emerging. The old economy, fueled largely by coal and oil, is being replaced with one powered by solar and wind ...

By Earth Policy Institute

Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy

All energy sources affect the environment in which we live. While fossil fuels may essentially do more harm, renewable energy sources can also pose a threat to the environment. Allowing for the various renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy examines the environmental effects of all available renewable or alternative ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

World Energy Outlook 2013

In a world where big differences in regional energy prices impact competitiveness, who are the potential winners and losers? Huge volumes of oil are needed to meet growing demand and offset declines in existing fields. Where will it all come from? What could trigger a rapid convergence in natural gas prices between Asia, Europe and North America, and how would it affect energy markets? Is the ...

By International Energy Agency

Bioenergy - the Swedish experience

Bioenergy is the leading energy source in Sweden today. The Swedish energy system has gone through a major transformation. In the 1970s oil was totally dominating. Today, oil is almost entirely a transport fuel, whereas bioenergy has taken over in district heating, and plays a major role in indutry and in electricity production. People from around the world wonder how it happened. This book is a ...

By Svebio - The Swedish Bioenergy Association

Biofuels Handbook

Petroleum-based fuels are well-established products that have served industry and consumers for more than one hundred years. However petroleum, once considered inexhaustible, is now being depleted at a rapid rate. As the amount of available petroleum decreases, the need for alternative technologies to produce liquid fuels that could potentially help prolong the liquid fuels culture and mitigate ...

By Royal Society of Chemistry

Gaseous Fuels; Coal and Coke

Under the heading of gaseous fuels, this volume provides tables and practices for sampling and calculating thermophysical properties. In addition, several tests define methods for analyzing the properties of gaseous fuels. Other tests and practices evaluate properties of coal and coke. ...

By ASTM International

Gaseous Fuels; Coal and Coke

Under the heading of gaseous fuels, this volume provides tables and practices for sampling and calculating thermophysical properties. In addition, several tests define methods for analyzing the properties of gaseous fuels. Other tests and practices evaluate properties of coal and coke. ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (IV): D6730 - latest

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D3427 - D5763

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D5769 - D6729

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D5769 - D6729

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D3427 - D5763

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (IV): D6730 - latest

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D56 - D3348

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Combustion Characteristics; Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products; Catalysts

This volume covers test methods that are used to determine the knocking or detonation characteristics of motor and aviation fuels and the ignition characteristics of diesel fuels. Some tests evaluate catalytic materials, while others feature standard tests and practices for performing chemical and physical tests on manufactured carbon and graphite products. ...

By ASTM International

Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D56 - D3348

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Combustion Characteristics; Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products; Catalysts

This volume covers test methods that are used to determine the knocking or detonation characteristics of motor and aviation fuels and the ignition characteristics of diesel fuels. Some tests evaluate catalytic materials, while others feature standard tests and practices for performing chemical and physical tests on manufactured carbon and graphite products. ...

By ASTM International

Remediation of former Manufactured Gas Plants and Other Coal-Tar Sites

Over the long history of former manufactured gas plants (FMGPs) and other coal-tar-producing sites, there were an enormous variety of fuel stocks used as well as many processing and disposal methods, each leading to unique waste and site circumstances. This book supplies the historical information needed to understand and accurately predict the transport and fate of contaminants at these sites. ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group