As cities and populations grow, we need more and more energy to run and heat our homes and to power transportation. Readers will learn how energy engineers help make sure that our energy demands are met in a number of different ways. They discover new ways to convert natural resources into affordable and environmentally friendly forms of energy; they build and operate power stations for both renewable and non-renewable forms of energy; they manage electrical power networks; they also monitor how generating energy may harm the planet. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering process, and how energy engineers will play a vital role in our future.

Includes glossary and index.

What is energy engineering? -- Working with energy -- Finding a better way -- Fossil and nuclear power -- Engineering renewables -- The history of energy engineering -- Today's energy engineer -- Meeting the challenge -- Design selection -- Testing, testing -- Sharing solutions -- Make wind work -- A clean future.