World politics since 1945 by Calvocoressi, Peter

Energy intermittency by Sorensen, Bent

The changing energy landscape in the Gulf strategic implications

Table of Contents: “…Energy security in the Gulf / G Bahgat -- Implications of the emerging energy scenario in the Gulf : towards a Gulf-Asia strategic partnership / T Ahmad -- Political detente and economic tensions / Ø Noreng -- Prospects for nuclear power in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- A Ahmad -- Energy situation in the Middle East : potential threats to oil export revenues in Gulf Countries / Y Kobayashi -- Saudi Arabia's nuclear energy plan : progress, prospects and politics / SA Cheema -- Legal matters impacting the oil and gas industry in the GCC countries / MB Ayad -- Potential role of the Gulf countries on re-shaping the global renewable energy landscape / H Albuflasa -- Geopolitical shift of energy supply and demand : the implications on the Middle Eastern energy suppliers / S Vakhshouri -- Converting the finite to infinite : a comparative study for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) / D Thafer.…”

Green manufacturing fundamentals and applications

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to Green Manufacturing / David Dornfeld, Chris Yuan, Nancy Diaz, Teresa Zhang -- The Social, Business, and Policy Environment for Green Manufacturing / Hazel Onsrud, Rachel Simon -- Metrics for Green Manufacturing / Corinne Reich-Weiser, Rachel Simon, Timo Fleschutz, Chris Yuan -- Green Supply Chain / Yifen Chen, Rachel Simon, Corinne Reich-Weiser, Justin Woo -- Principles of Green Manufacturing / Moneer Helu, David Dornfeld -- Closed-Loop Production Systems / Athulan Vijayaraghavan, Chris Yuan, Nancy Diaz, Timo Fleschutz -- Semiconductor Manufacturing / Sarah Boyd, David Dornfeld -- Environmental Implications of Nano-manufacturing / Chris Yuan, Teresa Zhang -- Green Manufacturing Through Clean Energy Supply / Chris Yuan -- Packaging and the Supply Chain: A Look at Transportation / Rachel Simon, Yifen Chen -- Enabling Technologies for Assuring Green Manufacturing / Athulan Vijayaraghavan, Moneer Helu -- Concluding Remarks and Observations About the Future / David Dornfeld.…”

Biomass to biofuels

Power electronics basics operating principles, design, formulas, and applications by Rozanov, I︠U︡. A. (I︠U︡riĭ Anatolʹevich) 1934-, Ryvkin, Sergey, Chaplygin, E. E. (Evgeniĭ Evgenʹevich), Voronin, Pavel

Table of Contents: “…Basic Concepts and Terms in Power Electronics Conversion of Electrical Energy: Classification of Converters Output Parameters and Characteristics of Converters Influence of Converters on the Grid Basic Converter Parameters AC and DC Filters References-- Semiconductor Power Switches and Passive Components Introduction Power Diodes Power Bipolar Transistors Thyristors Switched Thyristors Field Transistors The IGBT Switch Modules Power Assemblies Applications of Power Switches Cooling Systems for Semiconductor Power Devices Promising Developments in Power Electronics Control of Semiconductor Power Switches Passive Components References-- Control of Power Electronic Devices Mathematical Models Analysis of the Electrical Processes in Power Electronic Devices Control Methods Newton's Binomial Formula Solution of Differential Equations References-- Line-Commutated Converters Introduction Rectifiers Grid-Tie Inverters Direct Frequency Converters (Cycloconverters) AC Voltage Regulators Based on Thyristors References-- Conversion from Direct Current to Direct Current Introduction: Continuous Stabilizers Basic DC Voltage Regulators Voltage Regulators with Transformer Uncoupling of the Input and Output Circuits Multiquadrant Direct-Current Converters Thyristor-Capacitor Regulators with Dosed Energy Supply to the Load References-- Inverters and AC Converters Based on Completely Controllable Switches Voltage Inverters Current Inverters AC Converters Frequency Converters References-- Pulse-Width Modulation and Power Quality Control Basic Principles of Pulse-Width Modulation PWM Techniques in Inverters Power Quality Control on the Basis of PWM Converters Basic Control Systems of AC-DC Converters with PWM References-- Resonant Converters Introduction Converters with a Load in Resonant Circuit Quasi-Resonant Converters References-- Multilevel, Modular, and Multicell Converter Topologies Introduction Parallel Connection of Rectifiers and DC-DC Converters Parallel Connection of Inverters Voltage Multipliers and Voltage Dividers Based on Capacitor-Diode Cells Multilevel Converter Structures References-- Applications of Power Electronics Improving of the Efficiency of Power Supply Electric Drives Engineering Applications References…”

Energy and US foreign policy the quest for resource security after the Cold War by Mahdi, Ahmed