Power Generation Technologies

Paul Breeze

280 pages, parution le 02/05/2005

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Résumé

This book makes intelligible the wide range of electricity generating technologies available today, as well as some closely allied technologies such as energy storage. The book opens by setting the many power generation technologies in the context of global energy consumption, the development of the electricity generation industry and the economics involved in this sector. A series of chapters are each devoted to assessing the environmental and economic impact of a single technology, including conventional technologies, nuclear and renewable (such as solar, wind and hydropower). The technologies are presented in an easily digestible form. Different power generation technologies have different greenhouse gas emissions and the link between greenhouse gases and global warming is a highly topical environmental and political issue. With developed nations worldwide looking to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, it is becoming increasingly important to explore the effectiveness of a mix of energy generation technologies. Power Generation Technologies gives a clear, unbiased review and comparison of the different types of power generation technologies available. In the light of the Kyoto protocol and OSPAR updates, Power Generation Technologies will provide an invaluable reference text for power generation planners, facility managers, consultants, policy makers and economists, as well as students and lecturers of related Engineering courses.

Audience
Power generation planners, as well as Students and lecturers of Electrical Engineering in the UK. Students and lecturers of Energy and Environmental courses in the US.

L'auteur - Paul Breeze

Paul Breeze , Freelance science and technology writer/consultant, UK

Sommaire

Introduction to electricity generation
Environmental considerations
Coal-fired power plants
Gas turbines and combined cycle power plants
Combined heat and power
Piston-engine-based power plants
Fuel cells
Hydropower
Tidal power
Storage technologies
Wind power
Geothermal power
Solar power
Ocean power
Biomass-based power generation
Power from waste
Nuclear power

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Newnes, Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Paul Breeze
Parution	02/05/2005
Nb. de pages	280
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	440g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750663137
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6313-7