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Energy Technology and Directions for the Future

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I found this book very interesting and instructive. I would recommend it for anyone working in one energy-related field who would like to know more about the field as a whole.

I work as an electrical engineer and I found it gave me a better understanding of different types of energy. Fossil based, nuclear based, and renewable sources are covered here along with very useful background information.

This book is also useful as a reference by collecting equations and other information from several branches of engineering and science in one book.

If you work in an engineering field you will find many of the equations familiar. It will also introduce you to the fundamentals of parts of the energy field you may not know much about in an understandable way. Even if you chose not to spend too much time with the equations this text gives an excellent basic understanding of the various fields related to energy production and use.

I also enjoyed this text because it does not try to push some energy agenda, as many books on energy try to do. The author does not include a bunch of statistics that try to hide unpleasant facts while giving a too rosy picture of one type or energy or another. In my opinion it presented an even-handed look at the various types of energy as well as some subjects you may not have identified as energy related before reading this book.

I would recommend this book for:

1. Anyone workiing in an energy related field who would like to get a better understanding of another part of the field or the subject of energy as a whole.

2. A working engineer who would like a reference that crosses subject boundries and collects important information about many of them in one place.

3. An educated reader who may not care about the equations presented, but still wants a somewhat in-depth look at the subject of energy in its various forms and the problems faced to provide it. (Don't let the description of the book intimidate you. Even if you totally ignore the equations you can still get a good general understanding of the various forms of energy from this book.)

4. A student of any engineering or science dicipline who would like a good understanding of the various forms of energy, their producion, and use.

This book may prompt you to do further research into one of the topics covered here. I highly recommend this book.