Abstract
Mankind demands energy in four final forms:
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heat — space-heating and conditioning, food preparation, hot water supply, many different industrial processes.
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mechanical energy — static; electric motors, steam turbines, oil or gas engines, or mobile; transportation by land, sea or air.
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chemical energy — chemical synthesis processes.
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radiant energy — light and telecommunications.
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Ion, D.C. (1980). Demand. In: Availability of World Energy Resources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8727-2_8
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