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Energy Basics and Economics

A Simplified Multidisciplinary Approach

Abbas Naini Thorn Walden

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English
Tellwell Talent
28 June 2024
This book is intended to help researchers develop a basic knowledge of energy industry and its role in the economy, including operation of oil refineries, natural gas and petrochemical plants, coal gasification, electric power plants, and global warming potential. The book also presents the key metrics of energy activities in addition to quantitative methods such as statistical analysis, linear programming, and financial techniques that can be used to evaluate energy issues and to inspire new approaches. The book contains a series of qualitative and quantitative questions and answers to reinforce the reader's learning of each chapter.
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Imprint:   Tellwell Talent
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9780228881568
ISBN 10:   0228881560
Pages:   242
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Abbas Naini, BA, MA, PhD Abbas Naini earned his BA and MA in Economics from the National University and a PhD in Econometrics and Industrial Organization from Dalhousie University. He worked and held various positions in different energy organizations including the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (now known as the Alberta Energy Regulator), the Canadian Petroleum Institute, British Columbia Hydro, and the Canadian Energy Research Institute. He taught Production and Operations Management, Macro and Microeconomics, Applied Statistics, Linear Programming, and Energy Economics at the Haskayne School of Business and the Economics Department of the University of Calgary. He is the author and co-author of research articles published in several professional journals, including Energy Economics; Energy Studies Review; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology; Energy Sources; and OPEC Review. Thorn Walden, BSc, MBA Thorn Walden earned a BSc in Chemistry and Mathematics and an MBA in finance, both from the University of British Columbia. He has worked as an economist and management consultant for the governments of Tanzania and Kenya; consulting organizations Watts Marketing Research Ltd; Hu Harries and Associates Ltd, and Montreal Engineering Company, as well as the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (now known as the Alberta Energy Regulator), and the Canadian Energy Research Institute. He is the author of research articles in several professional journals, including Geopolitics of Energy, the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, and the Canadian Operational Research Society Journal. He has reviewed applications to construct coal mines, electric power plants, transmission lines, and petrochemical plants and assessed whether these projects would be in the public interest.

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