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1 online resource |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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The power generation series |
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Power generation series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Electricity Generation and the Environment; Copyright Page; Contents; 1 Introduction to Electricity and the Environment; 1.1 The Awakening of Environmental Awareness; 1.2 The State of the Electric Power Industry; 1.3 The Environmental Challenges; 2 The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Warming; 2.1 The Carbon Cycle; 2.2 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentrations; 2.3 The Effects of Global Warming; 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Power Generation; 3.1 Fossil Fuels; 3.2 Controlling Carbon Dioxide Emissions; 3.3 Carbon Trading and Carbon Limits; 3.4 Technological Solutions. |
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4 Combustion Plant Emissions: Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, and Acid Rain4.1 Air Quality Standards; 4.2 The Fuels; 4.2.1 Coal; 4.2.2 Natural Gas; 4.2.3 Oil; 4.3 Acid Rain; 4.4 Controlling Acid Rain; 4.5 Fossil Fuel Plants and Smog; 4.6 Dust and Particulates; 4.7 Volatile Organic Compounds and Carbon Monoxide; 4.8 Heavy Metals; 5 The Nuclear Question; 5.1 Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, and Nuclear Accidents; 5.2 Nuclear Power and Global Warming; 5.3 Radioactive Waste; 5.4 Waste Categories; 5.5 Decommissioning; 6 Renewable Energy and the Environment; 6.1 The Technologies. |
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6.2 Managing Solar and Wind Energy Intermittency6.3 Rotating Machines and Grid Inertia; 6.4 Biomass Issues; 6.5 Hydropower; 6.6 Wind, Solar, and Marine Technologies; 6.7 Geothermal Power; 7 The Hydrogen Economy; 7.1 Hydrogen Production; 7.2 Hydrogen Storage and Transportation; 7.3 Hydrogen and Power Generation; 8 Low-Level Environmental Intrusion; 8.1 Power Plant Construction; 8.2 Power Plant Operation; 8.3 Power Plant Decommissioning; 9 Life-Cycle Assessment; 9.1 Types of Life Cycle Analysis; 9.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Carbon Footprint; 9.3 Energy Payback. |
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9.4 Levelized Cost of Electricity10 Externalities: Putting a Price on Environmental Damage; 10.1 Putting a Price on Externalities; 10.2 The External Cost of Power Generation; 10.3 Internalizing External Costs; 11 The Bottom Line; Index; Back Cover. |
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Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
This book is a 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. It explores various life-cycle assessments, renewable and alternative power sources such as hydropower and transportation, external impacts on the decisions to implement systems and technologies, and the economic and environmental viability of each power generation system covered. |
| Subject |
Electric power production -- Environmental aspects.
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Électricité -- Production -- Aspect de l'environnement.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Electric power production -- Environmental aspects
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Breeze, Paul. Electricity generation and the environment. London : Academic Press, 2017 0081010443 9780081010440 (OCoLC)962896615 |
| ISBN |
9780128095140 (electronic bk.) |
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0128095148 (electronic bk.) |
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9780081010440 |
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0081010443 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000060745876 |
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AU@ 000061301999 |
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CHBIS 011069491 |
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CHNEW 001014288 |
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CHVBK 499791754 |
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GBVCP 889892016 |
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UKMGB 018354445 |
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