LEADER 02544oam 2200469 450 001 9910583015003321 005 20190911100031.0 010 $a0-12-809514-8 010 $a0-08-101044-3 035 $a(OCoLC)987895255 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL09GC 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001368935 100 $a20171023h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aElectricity generation and the environment /$fPaul Breeze 210 1$aLondon :$cAcademic Press,$d[2017] 210 4$d?2017 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 102 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly color) 225 1 $aPower Generation Series 300 $aIncludes index. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $ach 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. 330 $a"A very concise, up-to-date, and accessible guide to the evolution of environmental awareness, what that environmental awareness has taught the industry, and how technologies can be used to test and improve power performance. There is a strong emphasis on the related social impacts and economic factors involved in the various methods of generating electricity which Breeze explores, making this a valuable and insightful read for those involved in the planning and delivery of energy, such as energy engineers, power generation planners, policy makers, managers, and academics"--Publisher's website. 410 0$aPower generation series. 606 $aElectric power production$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aElectric power production$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a333.7932 700 $aBreeze$b Paul$0626442 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910583015003321 996 $aElectricity generation and the environment$91916030 997 $aUNINA