Chapter 1
Introduction to Energy Systems
The history of humankind, in many ways, is a story of its quest to enhance its standard of living [1]. Notwithstanding the inequities across nations, regions, and societies, this has been overall a success story, with a nearly continual increase in the global mean standard of living since the beginning of time. This increase has been exponential over the last two centuries, and amazingly has continued despite the explosive growth in the global population. The key to this success has been the human ingenuity in harnessing natural resources, none more important than energy. Energy is indeed the master natural resource; it is essential for securing other resources, and with sufficient availability, enables ...
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