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Greener Energy Systems - Energy Production Technologies with Minimum Environmental Impact (Hardcover, New)
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Greener Energy Systems - Energy Production Technologies with Minimum Environmental Impact (Hardcover, New)
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Recent years have seen acceleration in the development of cleaner
energy systems. In Europe and North America, many old coal-fired
power plants will be shut down in the next few years and will
likely be replaced by combined cycle plants with higher-efficiency
gas turbines that can start up and load quickly. With the revival
of nuclear energy, designers are creating smaller nuclear reactors
of a simpler integrated design that could expand the application of
clean, emission-free energy to industry. And a number of
manufacturers now offer hybrid cars with an electric motor and a
gasoline engine to charge the batteries on the move. This would
seem to be the way forward in reducing transport emissions, until
countries develop stronger electricity supply systems to cope with
millions of electric cars being charged daily. Greener Energy
Systems: Energy Production Technologies with Minimum Environmental
Impact tackles the question of how to generate enough electricity,
efficiently and with minimum environmental impact, to meet future
energy needs across the world. Supplemented with extensive figures
and color photographs, this book: Traces the development of
electricity supply Explains energy production risks and how major
accidents have influenced development Discusses the combined cycle,
the preferred system for power capacity expansion in much of the
world Looks at combined heat and power Addresses whether coal can
continue to be a fuel for power generation Examines nuclear power
generation Asks why shipping has not followed some of the world's
navies into nuclear propulsion Considers how to electrify more
transport systems Reviews the current state of renewable systems,
particularly hydro and solar The book defines the key elements of
greener energy systems, noting that they must be highly efficient,
with rapid start up and loading; produce minimum emissions; and use
simpler technology. The author has more than forty years of
experience as an international journalist reporting on
power-generation technologies and energy policies around the world.
He concludes that there is no place for coal and that combined
cycle, hydro, solar, and biomass must complement nuclear energy,
which must serve more applications than just generating
electricity.
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