Guido Buenstorf, University of Kassel, Germany

'To a non-economist interested in energy this book promised and delivered a lot. . . I recommend the book highly to university teachers and policymakers as a thought-provoking explanation of why energy deserves to be back on the agenda.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: Energy is Back on the Agenda 2. The Physical Perspective on the Economy and its Limitations 3. Production as a Sequential Process 4. More than Heat and Light: The Services Provided by Energy Use in Production 5. Changing Power Relations: The Long-Term Development of Energy Use in Production 6. Process Innovations in Sequential Production 7. A Closer Look at Change: Three Historical Examples of Energy Innovations 8. Conclusions References Index

Guido Buenstorf, University of Kassel, Germany

'To a non-economist interested in energy this book promised and delivered a lot. . . I recommend the book highly to university teachers and policymakers as a thought-provoking explanation of why energy deserves to be back on the agenda.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: Energy is Back on the Agenda 2. The Physical Perspective on the Economy and its Limitations 3. Production as a Sequential Process 4. More than Heat and Light: The Services Provided by Energy Use in Production 5. Changing Power Relations: The Long-Term Development of Energy Use in Production 6. Process Innovations in Sequential Production 7. A Closer Look at Change: Three Historical Examples of Energy Innovations 8. Conclusions References Index

Guido Buenstorf, University of Kassel, Germany

'To a non-economist interested in energy this book promised and delivered a lot. . . I recommend the book highly to university teachers and policymakers as a thought-provoking explanation of why energy deserves to be back on the agenda.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: Energy is Back on the Agenda 2. The Physical Perspective on the Economy and its Limitations 3. Production as a Sequential Process 4. More than Heat and Light: The Services Provided by Energy Use in Production 5. Changing Power Relations: The Long-Term Development of Energy Use in Production 6. Process Innovations in Sequential Production 7. A Closer Look at Change: Three Historical Examples of Energy Innovations 8. Conclusions References Index