Beyond Oil
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Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak is a 2006 book by Kenneth S. Deffeyes
. Deffeyes is a geologist
who warned of the coming oil crisis in a previous book called Hubbert's Peak. In this book he explores the Earth's supply of potential replacement fuels. Beyond Oil evaluates a range of energy sources, from petroleum
to hydrogen
, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Kenneth S. Deffeyes is a geologist who worked with M. King Hubbert, the creator of the Hubbert peak theory, at the Shell Oil Company research laboratory in Houston, Texas. Deffeyes holds a B.S. in petroleum geology from the Colorado School of Mines and a Ph.D. in geology from Princeton University,...
. Deffeyes is a geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
who warned of the coming oil crisis in a previous book called Hubbert's Peak. In this book he explores the Earth's supply of potential replacement fuels. Beyond Oil evaluates a range of energy sources, from petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
to hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...
, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of each.