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.
- ISBN10 6611009345
- ISBN13 9786611009342
- Publish Date 11 April 2005 (first published 1 January 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 18 May 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Elsevier Science & Technology
- Format eBook
- Pages 288
- Language English