Electricity Generation and the Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-08-101044-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 108 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 113 g

Electricity Generation and the Environment is 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.

Zielgruppe

The series is targeted at Power generation planners, electrical engineers, students and lecturers of Electrical Engineering and Energy, researchers, academics and the technical community involved in the development and implementation of power generation technologies, and power related engineering disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Breeze, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Planung und Betrieb von Kraftwerken
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieverteilung, Stromnetze

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Evolution of Environmental Awareness 2. Environmental Effects of Power Generation 3. Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Warming 4. Controlling Carbon Dioxide 5. Hydrogen Economy 6. Economics of Electricity Production 7. Externalities 8. Life-Cycle Assessment 9. The Bottom Line

Über Autor(innen)

Breeze, Paul
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.