Nuclear Power (Second Edition) : Past, Present and Future
| Nuclear Power (Second Edition) : Past, Present and Future |
| Autore | Elliott David |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol : , : Institute of Physics Publishing, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 pages) |
| Collana | IOP Ebooks Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power plants |
| ISBN |
9780750351546
0750351543 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Author biography -- David Elliott -- Bias -- Outline placeholder -- Guide to technical terms and units -- A quick guide to key atoms… -- Figure Acknowledgements -- Personal Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: the nuclear vision -- 1.1 Nuclear energy: uranium in a bucket -- 1.2 Atoms for peace -- 1.3 The rise and fall of nuclear power -- 1.4 On to generation IV? -- References -- Chapter 2 Nuclear innovation: the early days -- 2.1 Early US experiments -- 2.2 Thorium reactors and fast breeders -- 2.3 What next? -- 2.4 Design parameters, choices, and constraints -- References -- Chapter 3 New brooms-in the 2000s -- 3.1 Back to breeders-and thorium -- 3.2 Small is beautiful-SMRs -- 3.3 Reactor choices and prospects -- References -- Chapter 4 Progress in the 2020s -- 4.1 SMRs move ahead tentatively -- 4.2 ANT-a wider range -- 4.3 Fusion expectations -- 4.4 The prospects for advanced nuclear power -- References -- Chapter 5 Nuclear power revisited -- 5.1 A review of the prospects for new nuclear technologies -- 5.2 Carbon intensity, materials, and land use -- 5.3 Nuclear and renewables -- 5.4 What long-term future for nuclear power? -- References -- Chapter 6 Conclusions: the way ahead -- 6.1 The issues ahead -- 6.2 Choices ahead -- 6.3 An end to nuclear? -- 6.3.1 Afterword: insider views -- References -- Chapter -- Reference -- Chapter. |
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Renewable Energy : From Europe to Africa / / by David Elliott, Terence Cook
| Renewable Energy : From Europe to Africa / / by David Elliott, Terence Cook |
| Autore | Elliott David |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 139 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Soggetto topico |
Energy policy
Ecology Renewable energy sources Human geography Physical geography Energy Policy, Economics and Management Environmental Sciences Renewable Energy Human Geography Physical Geography |
| ISBN |
9783319747873
3319747878 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: energy changes -- 2. Spreading renewables: the EU and beyond -- 3. Spreading renewables south: into Africa -- 4. Supporting and promoting renewables in Africa -- 5. Conclusions: the future. |
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Renewable Energy in the UK : Past, Present and Future / / by David Elliott
| Renewable Energy in the UK : Past, Present and Future / / by David Elliott |
| Autore | Elliott David |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Disciplina |
333.7940973
333.7940941 |
| Collana | Energy, Climate and the Environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Energy policy Ecology Physical geography Environmental management Renewable Energy Energy Policy, Economics and Management Environmental Sciences Physical Geography Environmental Management |
| ISBN |
9783030047658
3030047652 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Renewables: From the Fringe to Dominance -- 2. The Government Takes an Interest in the 1970s -- 3. The Technology Moves on in the 1980s -- 4. Forward to the Market into the 1990s -- 5. Interim Analysis of the Story So Far -- 6. The Market Takes Off Into the 2000s -- 7. Sorting the System in the 2010s -- 8. The Future into the 2020s and Beyond. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337596103321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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