本书是为满足高等学校能源动力系统及自动化(即热能动力工程)专业的专业英语教学需要而编写的教材。内容涉及能源概论、火力发电、水力发电、核能发电与新能源发电、节能与环保技术等方面的知识及新技术和新动向。本书每单元均包括正文和阅读材料,部分单元配有专业术语解释,书后附有总词汇表。书中选用的资料全部取自近年出版的英文原版书刊和文献,其来源广泛,内容系统性强,涉及到的专业词汇覆盖面广。
本书可作为能源动力系统及自动化(即热能动力工程)专业的本科生和研究生的专业英语教材,或相关双语课程的教材,也可供从事能源动力及电力行业工作的工程技术人员和管理人员参考。

前言
Part One Energy Introduction
Unit One Energy in China
Unit Two Electricity in China
Unit Three Clean Coal Technologies
Unit Four IGCC
Part Two Thermal Power
Unit One Introduction of Boiler
Unit Two Boiler Arrangement and Key Components (Ⅰ)
Unit Three Boiler Arrangement and Key Components (Ⅱ)
Unit Four Boiler Auxiliaries
Unit Five Boiler Operation and Control
Unit Six Introduction of Steam Turbine
Unit Seven Steam Turbine Construction
Unit Eight Steam Turbine Auxiliaries
Unit Nine Governing and Protecting System of Steam Turbine
Unit Ten Steam Turbine Operation
Part Three Hydropower
Unit One Hydropower Development Around the World
Unit Two Hydropower Project (Ⅰ)
Unit Three Hydropower Project (Ⅱ)
Unit Four Hydropower Plant Control
Unit Five Hydroplant Control System
Unit Six Hydropower Plant Machine Dynamic Diagnosis
Unit Seven Sustainable Reservoir Operation
Part Four Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy
Unit One Nuclear Power 215
Unit Two Renewable Energy 222
Unit Three Solar Power Generation
Unit Four Wind Power Generation
Unit Five Geothermal Power
Unit Six Biomass Energy
Part Five Energy Saving and Environmental Control
Unit One Energy Conservation
Unit Two Oil Saving
Unit Three Wastewater Pollution Control
Unit Four Air Pollution Control
Unit Five Solid Waste Disposal
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Conversions of Units
References