Power generation and the environment / / Anco S. Blazev

• Autore: Blazev Anco S. <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Gistrup : , : River Publishers, , 2021
• Edizione: 1st.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1344 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.73/1
• Soggetto topico: SCIENCE / Environmental Science; Electric power systems - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Chapter 1-- Energy and the Environment, Chapter 2--Fossil Energy Sources, Chapter 3--The Other Energy Source, Chapter 4--Renewable Energy Sources, Chapter 5--The Environment Today, Chapter 6--Political and Regulatory Aspects of Energy and Environment, Chapter 7--Economic and Legal Aspects of Power Generation and the Environment Chapter 8--Energy and Environmental Markets, Chapter 9--Future Power Generation and the Environment.; "First published by Fairmont Press in 2014."
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1- Energy and the Environment -- The Book -- Our Wonderful World -- Let There Be Energy... -- The Big Bang -- Today's Energy Basics -- Power Generation -- Conventional Power Generators -- The Renewable Energies -- Electric Power Distribution -- The Environment -- Chapter 2-Fossil Energy Sources -- The Fossil Fuels -- Coal -- Other Uses of Coal -- Coal Mines -- Mine Planning -- Coal Fired Powered Plants -- Crude Oil -- Oil Transport -- Crude Oil Processing -- Natural Gas -- Natural Gas Production -- Natural Gas Refining and Processing -- Natural Gas Production and Use -- Power Generation -- The Fossil Alternatives -- Chapter 3-The Other Energy Sources -- Nuclear Power -- Nuclear Power Plants -- Nuclear Plant Operation -- The Issues -- Nuclear Power Use -- Environmental Impact -- Hydro Power -- Types of Hydroelectric Plants -- Hydroelectric Power Use -- Hydrogen Energy -- Fuel Cells -- Tidal and Wave Power -- Geothermal Power -- Bio-Energy Sources -- Biomass -- Firewood -- Biofuels -- Biogas -- Environmental Effects -- Appendix A-Periodic Table of Elements -- Appendix B-History of US Nuclear Energy -- Chapter 4-Renewable Energy Sources -- The Renewables -- Solar Energy -- Solar Thermal Power Generation -- CSP Technologies -- PV Technologies -- Silicon PV Technology -- Crystalline-Si PV Modules -- PV Modules Certification and Field Tests -- Thin Film Photovoltaics -- The Developing Thin Film Technologies -- Test Results, Issues and Developments -- Concentrating PV Technology -- Hybrid PV Technologies -- Solar Power Fields -- The Installation Phase -- Operation and Maintenance Phase -- PV Technologies Future -- Renewable, Green, and Safe? -- The Solar Industry Today and Tomorrow -- Wind Power -- Energy Storage. ; Appendix A-Brief History of Solar and PV Power Generation -- Chapter 5-The Environment Today -- Our Wonderfully Made (Delicate) Environment -- Environmental Considerations -- The Natural Events -- The Not-so-natural Events -- The Lessons... -- Present-day Global Environmental Status -- The U.S. Environmental History -- Energy-Related Environmental Facts -- Coal -- Crude Oil -- Natural Gas -- Methane Hydrates -- Nuclear Power -- Hydropower -- Ocean Power -- Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Biomass -- Power Plant Specifics -- Renewables' Challenges -- Environmental Update -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Chapter 6-Political and Regulatory Aspects of Energy and Environment -- U.S. Energy Politics -- The Fossil Energy Sources -- Coal -- Crude Oil -- Natural Gas -- The Renewable Energy Sources -- Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Hydropower -- Nuclear Power -- Nuclear Waste Issues -- Geothermal -- Biomass and Biofuels -- Ocean Power -- Regulatory Aspects of Power Generation -- U.S. Environmental Regulations -- The Politics of Energy and Environment -- The World Energy and Environment -- Appendix A -- Chapter 7-Economic and Legal Aspects of Power Generation and the Environment -- Energy Economics -- Coal -- Crude Oil -- Natural Gas -- Nuclear Power -- Biofuels -- Types of Biofuels -- Solar Energy -- Wind Power -- Hydro Power -- Geothermal -- Energy Storage -- Legal Aspects of Energy and Environment -- Chapter 8-Energy and Environmental Markets -- The Energy Markets -- Fossil Energy Markets -- Natural Gas -- Crude Oil -- Nuclear Power -- Methane Hydrate -- Renewable Energy Markets -- The Most Promising Solar Technologies -- Wind Energy Markets -- Equipment Manufacturing Markets -- Energy Storage -- The Utilities -- Energy Finance and Legal Markets -- The Environmental Markets -- U.S. Energy and Environmental Status. ; The Great Gas Guzzlers and Polluters -- The World Energy and Environmental Status -- Chapter 9-Future Power Generation and the Environment -- End of the World-Part 1 -- End of the World-Part 2 -- End of the World-Part 3 -- End of the World-21st Century -- The Fossils' Future -- Coal -- Natural Gas -- Crude Oil -- Nuclear Power -- Hydropower -- Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Biomass and Biofuels -- Future Technologies -- The Utilities -- Our Energy Future -- Climate vs. Power Generation -- Our Environmental Future -- Environmental Challenges Today -- The Solution(s) -- Summary -- Appendices -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Natural and man-made changes in the environment create a very complex picture. This book analyzes this picture and provides snapshots of different areas of interest and to make suggestions for future work on cleaning and stabilizing the Earth's environment. Starting with conventional energy generation and moving on to renewable energies, this book analyzes and calculates their environmental impact and the lesser known aspects of their "cradle-to-grave" life cycle such as the irreversible environmental damage done during the manufacturing of solar and wind equipment and during the installation, operation, and decommissioning of large scale hydro, solar, and wind power plants.
• Titolo autorizzato: Power generation and the environment
• ISBN: 1-00-315179-5; 1-003-15179-5; 87-7022-310-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799938403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II