Electricity Generation and the Environment
Auteur : Breeze Paul
Electricity Generation and the Environment is a very concise, up-to-date, and accessible guide to the evolution of environmental awareness, what that environmental awareness has taught the industry, and how technologies can be used to test and improve power performance. There is a strong emphasis on the related social impacts and economic factors involved in the various methods of generating electricity which Breeze explores, making this a valuable and insightful read for those involved in the planning and delivery of energy, such as energy engineers, power generation planners, policy makers, managers, and academics.
1. Evolution of Environmental Awareness 2. Environmental Effects of Power Generation 3. Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Warming 4. Controlling Carbon Dioxide 5. Hydrogen Economy 6. Economics of Electricity Production 7. Externalities 8. Life-Cycle Assessment 9. The Bottom Line
- Explores various life-cycle assessments
- Covers fast-advancing renewable and alternative power sources such as hydropower and transportation
- Discusses various externalities which impact on the decisions to implement systems and technologies
- Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of each power generation system covered
Date de parution : 05-2017
Ouvrage de 108 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes d’Electricity Generation and the Environment :
Mots-clés :
Acid rain; Avoided cost; Biomass; Cap-and-trade scheme; Carbon capture; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon footprint; Carbon monoxide; Carbon tax; Coal; Costing environmental damage; Decommissioning; Electricity and society; Electrolysis; Emission control systems; Energy crop; Energy payback ratio; Energy payback time; Energy storage; ExternE; Externalities; Fly ash; Fossil fuel; Fossil fuel reforming; Fossil fuels; Fuel cell; Fuel reprocessing; Fuel tax; Global environment; Global warming; Greenhouse effect; Grid stability; Heavy metals; Hydrogen combustion; Hydrogen economy; Hydrogen storage; Hydropower; IPCC; Intermittency; Levelized cost of electricity; Life cycle analysis; Low-level environmental effects; Methane; Natural gas; Noise; Nuclear accident; Nuclear fuel; Nuclear power; Operation and maintenance; Photochemical smog; Photoelectrolysis; Plutonium; Power generation; Power generation industry; Producer pays; Renewable energy; Reservoir; Smog; Solar power; Traffic; UNFCCC; Uranium enrichment; VOCs; Waste heat; Wind power