August 2015
Intermediate to advanced
396 pages
15h 1m
English
World energy development is a constant process of transformation and innovation. Since the first Industrial Revolution, two significant changes in world energy development have taken place, namely: substitution of coal for firewood and substitution of petroleum for coal. The shift has helped to meet the world’s ever-rising energy needs and fuel rapid socioeconomic growth. In the face of climate change, a new round of energy revolution is looming as an inexorable trend. The basic direction is to focus on clean energy substitution and electric energy substitution, marking a fundamental change from a fossil fuel-based energy structure to one based on clean energy. This is the ...
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