The Concise Encyclopedia of the History of Energy draws together in a single volume a comprehensive account of the field from the prestigious and award-winningEncyclopedia of Energy (2004). This volume covers all aspects of energy history with authoritativearticles authoritatively contributed and edited by an interdisciplinary team of experts. Extensively revised since the original publication of they Encylopedia of Energy, this work describes the most interesting historicaldevelopments of the past five years in the energy sector.