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Presents in everyday language the nuances, history, and developments of the electric power industry. This title includes information on utilities, merchant plants, rural cooperatives, and government entities. It also has chapters covering the 2005 Energy Policy Act, environmental standards, and updates to industry mergers and acquisitions.

This in-depth look at the latest era of greed explains how the leaders of companies schemed, collaborated or ignored the obvious signs that signaled the oncoming failures of well-established energy companies. The book expores the reforms that are necessary in corporate accounting and reporting and offers insight into poorly designed deregulation and the consequences for the public

This primer for customer service leaders at all levels outlines successful techniques for creating a customer focused culture, taking costs out of the business and maximizing technology, processes and efficiency. Readers of this book will find easy to implement, proven best practices combined with thoughtful discussions on current strategies and innovations.

When the oil industry and the stock market get together, the affair is usually dynamic and not always pleasant. This book explains financial concepts in a nontechnical, practical way so that nonfinancial professionals and others may understand and appreciate this aspect of the business. It also includes abbreviations and definitions of key terms.

A guide for gas engineers that emphasizes the practical aspects of natural gas production. It teaches readers how to: incorporate cutting-edge research in estimating reserves, evaluating the performance of fractured wells, processing gas, and material balance analysis; and, evaluate future performance of gas reservoirs.

Focuses on the details of design consideration for steam turbines. This book covers key elements involved in the installation of a different generation capacity. It gives information on whether to consider combined-cycle as an option to the steam turbine. It includes a discussion on renewable power sources.

Focuses on design options and the challenges faced in selecting and arranging the components to optimize unit performance efficiency, reliability, and safety, providing the reader with the necessary information to evaluate the performance, refurbishment, and upgrading of a unit.

Suitable for those involved in renewable energy, this book presents an introduction to wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass energy type. It shows the usage of each energy type state-by-state for US and also covers renewable energy usage around the world.

Covers over-water petroleum development from its beginnings in the late 19th century through the mid-1960s. This book includes stories from this time period obtained from interviews of more than 125 industry pioneers, providing a historical context for their contributions in the industry's advancement and in the development of its technologies.

The technology...how it operates...and a history of the development of the technology is all here in this introductory handbook to cutting edge microturbine applications. The author directs a microturbine generator testing and assessment program for a major utility, working closely with governmental agencies, industry organizations, and universities.

California was the first to open its electricity markets to competition (1998) and is often viewed as a prototype for deregulation. This book takes readers into the heart of the California energy crisis and recounts the facts surrounding California's deregulation.

A complete manual that geoscientists can use to provide a basic introduction to data management concepts. A highly organised work, each chapter is complete with an introductory synopsis and key terms where necessary. Hoffman provides practical information sprinkled with cautionary advice on avoiding potential database design pitfalls.

Provides a window on state-of-the-art solutions to complex, organizational, managerial, technical, and regulatory issues that cut across the entire industry in transition. Jeremiah Lambert compares and contrasts Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland power pool with other ISOs on key issues such as governance, structure and transmission pricing.

Get up-to-date with the technologies associated with DG, including diesel engines, gas-fired internal combustion generator sets, fuel cell systems, micro-turbines, and photovoltaic systems in easy-to-understand language.

Offers anyone seeking information on turbine steam path maintenance and repair a complete and focused working knowledge of the subject - from the experienced engineer to the industry lay person.

Presents a history of these two converging industries and an overview of the factors forcing them together-political, regulatory, technical and economic.

This guide to the natural gas industry provides readers with a balanced overview of the natural gas process, from wellhead to burnertip, from exploration to futures trading, while briefly addressing the latest issues of co-generation and other product use.

Designed for anyone involved in the marketing of energy as a commodity, this comprehensive handbook is filled with the latest in energy marketing information. The major components of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent adoption of Orders 888 and 889 are highlighted.

What will happen to your business community in the event of a disaster? Emergency service providers and industrial fire brigade leaders will want to read this book to learn how rapid change in the business environment is the new norm. The ability to effectively respond to and manage disruptions in a timely manner are now the deciding factor in any organisation's survivability.

In this book, energy contract law specialist Ann O'Hara gives you a comprehensive look at gas contracts and the significant changes they have gone through due, in part, to FERC Order 636 as well as activism of the Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB).

Corrodible surfaces are found throughout production, transport, and refining equipment. The protection of this equipment is critical to the profitability and successful operation of these companies. While scale control ranks lower in importance, its presence is also costly in terms of equipment damage. This book provides understanding of these processes.

Presents modern log interpretation simply and concisely for the geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, and production engineer familiar with rock properties but inexperienced with logs. It helps you specify good logging programs with up-to-date tools and interpret zones of interest with the latest techniques. You will also become familiar with computer processes logs.

Subsurface mapping is a way to visualize various geologic and hydrologic features in any dimension from a 1-D cross section to a 4-D production map. This book introduces different types of geophysical logs and subsurface maps that can be generated from basic well data, and subsurface problems that can be solved using geophysical logs.

Deals with competitive advantage in the energy business, and how it can be gained using a cross-disciplinary integration of tools, techniques, and structure that yields reliable information.

Explores in detail the account acquisition process of companies in the electronics manufacturing service (EMS) industry. This title maps the process of building a differentiated brand while creating a repeatable, consistent sales process, and addresses strategies for account retention and growth.

Provides a unique look at protecting all types of facilities, equipment, assets and the general population. Author Dan Kroll presents a basic primer of the threats to water infrastructure and the steps to prevent such an event.