This book looks at U.S. biobased products and their market potential. This study is based upon data and assumptions as of 2006 which were used to i...

The US coal industry has gone through a number of gradual shifts in recent decades. The industry has become more concentrated, and mine productivit...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as an advisor to 28 member countries, including the United St...

Energy supplies and prices are major economic factors in the U.S., and energy markets are volatile and unpredictable. As an aid in policy making, t...

Almost four decades ago, in response to the Arab oil embargo and recession it triggered, Congress passed legislation restricting crude oil exports ...

Fuel cells (FCs) are considered essential future energy technologies by developed and developing economies alike. Several countries, including the ...

The U.S. petroleum refining industry -- the largest refining industry in the world -- experienced a period of high product prices and industry prof...

The imminent exhaustion of fossil energy resources and the increasing demand for energy were the motives to put into practice an energy policy base...

Public utilities constitute a large section of Europe' economy, and they have historically been at the centre of national states and their industri...

This book examines 2011 trends in the U.S. "voluntary" markets - those in which consumers and institutions purchase renewable energy to match their...

Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that t...

Rising energy prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions have focused congressional attention on energy alternatives, including wind power. A...

This book examines the production potential of biofuels in the world. World biofuels production was assessed over the 2010 to 2030 timeframe using ...