Models of Real and Optimal Energy Balances (Energy Research, Vol 8)

The economics of energy and fuels plays a major role in the social and economic development of all countries, as the way to the cheapest energy resources lies in the adequate economy of energy carriers. This conclusion has gained international acceptance, mainly due to the 1973 energy crisis, the consequences of which were reflected in many national economies. Although the energy crisis has shaken energy-industrial systems on the socio-economic plane, it has also led to reconsideration of the development strategies of human society on the basis of new ideas. This book presents many new ideas developed by the numerous forecasting studies carried out in various countries. It seeks to give solutions for the quantitative and qualitative use of available resources on the basis of time-point and long-range energy balances. Thus, after a presentation of the world energy situation and a discussion of the directions for future evolution of the Earth's socio-economic systems, this book enlarges on the mathematical basis of engineering methods for solving the correlation between energy generation and consumption under the environmental constraints imposed on power systems.