02544oam 2200469 450 991058301500332120190911100031.00-12-809514-80-08-101044-3(OCoLC)987895255(MiFhGG)GVRL09GC(EXLCZ)99371000000136893520171023h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierElectricity generation and the environment /Paul BreezeLondon :Academic Press,[2017]�20171 online resource (vi, 102 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)Power Generation SeriesIncludes index.Includes bibliographical references and index.ch 1. Introduction to electricity and the environment -- ch 2. The carbon cycle and atmospheric warning -- ch 3. Greenhouse gas emissions and power generation -- ch 4. Combustion plant emissions: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and acid rain -- ch 5. The nuclear question -- ch 6. Renewable energy and the environment -- ch 7. The hydrogen economy -- ch 8. Low-level envrionmental intrusion -- ch 9. Life-cycle assessment -- ch 10. Externalities: putting a price on environmental damage -- ch 11. The bottom line."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"--Publisher's website.Power generation series.Electric power productionEnvironmental aspectsEnergy policyPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsElectric power productionEnvironmental aspects.Energy policy.Power resourcesEnvironmental aspects.333.7932Breeze Paul626442MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910583015003321Electricity generation and the environment1916030UNINA