American energy security and innovation : the role of a diverse electricity generation portfolio : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, March 5, 2013 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 129 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Electric power production - United States
Electric power-plants - United States - Fuel Renewable energy sources - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | American energy security and innovation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704708703321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American energy security and innovation : grid reliability challenges in a shifting energy resource landscape : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, May 9, 2013 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 170 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - United States
Electric power production - United States Electric power-plants - United States - Fuel |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | American Energy Security and Innovation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708287903321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Benefits of and challenges to energy access in the 21st century: electricity : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, February 27, 2014 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 154 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Electric power production - Government policy - United States
Electric power-plants - United States - Fuel Energy policy - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Benefits of and challenges to energy access in the 21st century |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702540503321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Near-term opportunities for integrating biomass into the U.S. electricity supply [[electronic resource] ] : technical considerations / / David S. Ortiz ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/39 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OrtizDavid (David Santana) |
Collana | Technical report Near-term opportunities for integrating biomass into the U.S. electricity supply |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy - United States
Electric power-plants - United States - Fuel Electric power production - United States |
ISBN |
1-283-26810-8
9786613268105 0-8330-5846-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Background, Methodology, and Study Questions; Analytical Goals and Methodology; Regulatory Considerations; Outline of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: Cofiring Experience in the United States; Introduction; Producing Electricity from Coal and Biomass; General Information on the Companies and Their Facilities; Allegheny Energy; Dominion; First Energy; Florida Crystals; NRG Energy; Precombustion Biomass Considerations; Biomass Fuel Selection
Biomass Fuel Acquisition, Receiving, Preprocessing, and Storage Biomass Fuel Handling, Processing, and Feeding; Considerations for Combustion of Biomass; Technical Concerns with Biomass Combustion; Biomass Emissions, Emission Controls, and Waste; Economic, Regulatory, and Policy Issues; Key Concerns; Summary; Key Findings; Biomass Utilization Decision Process; CHAPTER THREE: Plant-Site Costs of Cofiring; Summary of Model of Plant-Site Costs of Cofiring; Model Inputs and Outputs; Estimating the Costs of Cofiring; Results; Base-Case Input Parameters and Assumptions Total Cost of Firing Biomass and Prices for Renewable-Electricity Credits CHAPTER FOUR: Near-Term Potential Demand for Biomass for Cofiring Applications; Introduction; Methodology and Data for Estimating Potential Biomass Demand; Current Biomass Energy Use; Near-Term Potential Demand for Biomass Energy Resources for Cofiring; Near-Term Potential Supply Constraints; CHAPTER FIVE: Logistical Considerations; Introduction; Costs of Handling, Processing, and Transporting Biomass; Loading and Unloading Biomass; Transportation; Storage Requirements and Costs; Densification Costs Biomass Sourcing Scenarios Scenario 1: Local Supply of Biomass Energy; Scenario 2: Local and External Supply of Biomass Energy; Scenario 3: External Supply of Biomass Energy; CHAPTER SIX: Reductions in Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from Cofiring with Biomass; Introduction; Estimating Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from Cofiring; Implications of Biomass Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Cofiring; CHAPTER SEVEN: Factors Influencing the Development of Biomass Markets; Introduction; Limiting Factors for Biomass Markets; Biomass Prices and Production Costs Technological Constraints on Biomass Production Asymmetric Information; The Potential for Processing to Facilitate Biomass Market Expansion; What Would Cause Biomass Markets to Grow?; CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusions; Plant Operators' Experiences Cofiring Biomass; The Principal Challenge with Respect to Cofiring Biomass Is Maintaining a Consistent Fuel Supply; The Choice to Cofire Biomass Depends on a Confluence of Technical and Regulatory Factors; Plant-Site Costs of Cofiring; Cofiring Biomass Results in Increased Capital and Operating Costs and Lost Revenues Densification of Biomass Does Not Result in Plant-Site Cost Savings |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220124403321 |
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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