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Global Energy Market Trends
Global Energy Market Trends
Autore Blazev Anco S
Pubbl/distr/stampa Milton : , : River Publishers, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1076 pages)
Disciplina 333.79
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-88173-755-0
1-003-15201-5
87-7022-334-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Energy Today -- Background -- Energy Science -- Permission Energy Applications -- The New Energy Economy -- Efficiency of Energy Conversion and Use -- Practical Energy Use -- Chapter 2 Global Energy Balance -- The Energy Balance -- The Government's Role -- Energy Security, Independence, and Survival -- The Environmental Effects -- The Global Energy Balance -- Marketing -- Chapter 3 Energy Marketing -- The Energy Markets -- U.S. Energy -- Energy Marketing Challenges -- Chapter 4 Fossil Energy Markets -- Coal -- Coal Production -- Coal-Power Generation -- Crude Oil -- Natural Gas -- The U.S. Oil and Gas Revolution -- Chapter 5 Renewable Energy Markets -- Solar Thermal Technologies -- Silicon PV Technologies -- PV Modules Certification and Field Tests -- Thin Film PV Technology -- Concentrating PV Technology -- Hybrid PV Technologies -- Wind Power -- Chapter 6 The Other Energy Markets -- Biomass Energy Markets -- Nuclear Power -- Nuclear Power Market -- Hydro Power -- Ocean Energy -- Geothermal Power -- Bio-Mass -- Bio-Fuel -- Energy Efficiency -- Chapter 7 Electricity and Transportation Markets -- Electric Power Markets -- Electric Power Generation -- Electric Power Distribution -- Electricity Markets -- Transportation Markets -- Chapter 8 Peripheral Energy Markets -- Politics and Regulation -- U.S. Government and Energy -- Legal Energy Markets -- Financial Aspects -- Insurance -- Equipment Manufacturing -- Energy Security -- Energy Efficiency -- Energy Storage Markets -- Smart Grid Markets -- Specialty Materials and Products -- Contracting and Consulting Services -- Energy Infrastructure -- Waste Storage, Disposal, and Reuse -- Decommissioning Services -- Environmental Services -- Chapter 9 Energy Markets' Risks -- Energy Security.
Environmental Risks -- Natural Risks -- Man-made Risks -- Internal Risks -- Chapter 10 Energy Markets' Future -- Natural Gas -- Crude Oil -- Nuclear Power -- Hydropower -- Wind Power -- Solar Power -- Solar Growing Pains -- Solar's Future -- The Renewables' Future -- Energy Storage -- Global Energy Economy -- The New Energy Reality -- The Future Energy Alternatives -- Our Future Environment -- Abbreviations -- Appendix Abbreviations and Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Glossary of Terms -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910473535703321
Blazev Anco S  
Milton : , : River Publishers, , 2016
Materiale a stampa
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Power Generation and the Environment
Power Generation and the Environment
Autore Blazev Anco S
Pubbl/distr/stampa Milton : , : River Publishers, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1344 pages)
Disciplina 363.73/1
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-003-15179-5
87-7022-310-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910473535803321
Blazev Anco S  
Milton : , : River Publishers, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui