This book examines nuclear oversight, planning and safety efforts at U.S. nuclear power reactors across the United States. The U.S. Nuclear Regulat...

It is an undisputed reality that the energy production and, particularly, the production of electricity and their sustained growth, constitute indi...

This book is concerned about the adequacy of electricity supply and the impact of greenhouse-gas emissions on the environment have prompted policym...

A major concern about the global expansion of nuclear power is the potential spread of nuclear fuel cycle technology (particularly uranium enrichme...

Nuclear reactors play a key role in 21st Century energy production. This book provides critical research in both fission and fusion energy producti...

The March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant led to a worldwide review of nuclear power programs. NRC licenses and over...

Track detectors were discovered by Young, Silk and Barner and they have been widely used in science and technology. The detection technique based o...

Management of civilian radioactive waste has posed difficult issues for Congress since the beginning of the nuclear power industry in the 1950s. Fe...

Ocean and marine energy refers to various forms of renewable electric energy harnessed from the ocean. There are two primary types of ocean energy:...

Access to potential oil and gas resources under the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) continues to be controversial. Moratoria on leasing and deve...

This book explores the prospects and processes of offshore oil and gas resources in the U.S., Cuba and Israel. Access to potential oil and gas reso...

Offshore wind energy can help the nation reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy supply, provide cost-competitive electricity to ...

Offshore wind power is poised to deliver an essential contribution to a clean, robust and diversified U.S. energy portfolio. Capturing and using th...

Thousands of oil and chemical spills of varying size occur in the United States each year. State and local officials located in proximity to these ...

High oil prices affect nearly every household and business in the United States. During the course of 2008, oil prices doubled to over $145 per bar...

The U.S. petroleum refining industry experienced what some have called a "golden age" during the years 2004-2007. During this period, the demand fo...

This book looks at developments in oil shale which is the largest untapped domestic resource with the greatest potential to decrease our dependence...

Production of oil and natural gas from leases on federal lands and waters is an important part of the nation's energy portfolio and a significant s...

Optimisation is the systematised search for the best action, the procedure used to make a system as effective or functional as possible. In the las...

The last two decades have seen unprecedented research progress made in the fabrication and testing of organic solar cell (OSC) devices due to, amon...

It has been predicted that by 2030 the world's population will be about 1.6 times that of 2004. The energy consumption will increase by 60% by 2030...

Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells are still undergoing intense development, and the combination of new and optimised materials, improved pr...

Hybrid organic and inorganic perovskites (HOIP) have shown remarkable progress since the first realisation of efficient PSCs with a PCE of 3.9% in ...

Uncertainties in the social, economic, and natural environment are changing workplace behaviors and are setting new demands, especially laws that g...

This new and important book focuses on recent research from around the world on petroleum science including the origin and accumulation of petroleu...

The historic account of the Phase-Locked Loops can be traced back from the idea of designing an electromechanical system with the objective of cont...

Frequency-dependent transmission line models can be developed in phase domain or in mode domain. Associated to these transmission line models, time...

This book provides leading research on Photonics which is the science of generating, controlling, and detecting photons, particularly in the visibl...

Unlike traditional energy-production technologies that have ongoing consumables costs, nearly all of the costs of photovoltaic (PV) systems must be...

Presenting a complete guide for the planning, design and implementation of solar PV systems for photovoltaic (PV) applications, this book features ...

The U.S. photovoltaic (PV) industry is forecast to grow in both the short term and the long term. It represents a significant opportunity for econo...

Increasing demands on energy has necessitated the development of large-scale, low-cost, renewable energy. Solar energy is highly attractive and ext...

Photovoltaics (PV) is the field of technology and research related to the application of solar cells for energy by converting sun energy directly i...

The world of nanotechnology has opened a vast array of novel frontiers in materials science, by the exploitation of the properties and phenomena at...

Piezoelectric actuators are simple structures with compact sizes that provide quick and precise responses to an electrical stimulus. The response o...

The economics of industrial production, the limitations of global energy supply, and the realities of environmental conservation are an enduring co...