TY - BOOK AU - Boyle,Godfrey AU - Everett,Bob AU - Ramage,Janet ED - Open University. TI - Energy systems and sustainability SN - 0199261792 U1 - 333.79 BOY PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Power resources KW - Environmental aspects KW - Energy policy N1 - Block I; This book was produced as a major component of the Open University\'s second level undergraduate course T206 Energy for a Sustainable Future.--P. v; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Introductory overview -- 2.Primary energy -- 3.What do we use energy for? -- 4.Forms of energy -- 5.Coal -- 6.Heat to motive power -- 7.Oil and gas -- 8.Oil and gas engines -- 9.Electricity -- 10.Nuclear power -- 11.The future of nuclear power -- 12.Costing energy -- 13.Penalties: assessing the environmental and health impacts of energy use -- 14.Remedies: making fossil fuel use more sustainable ER -