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Alternative energy : facts, statistics, and issues / Paula Berinstein.
LIBRA TJ808 .B467 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berinstein, Paula.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renewable energy sources.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, CT : Oryx Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Provides a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Energy Overview
- A Brief Energy Primer 3
- Energy History 3
- Energy Timeline 5
- Overview of Alternative Energy 8
- The Electric Power Industry 11
- Restructuring 13
- Power Plant Technology and Operation 15
- Environmental Considerations 16
- Environmental Legislation and Regulation 17
- Chapter 2 Conventional Energy 18
- Coal 18
- Oil 20
- Natural Gas 22
- Nuclear 25
- Hydroelectric 27
- Part 2 Alternative Energy
- Chapter 3 Economics of Renewable Energy 31
- The Economics of Renewables 34
- General Developments in Alternative and Renewable Energy 1999 and 2000
- Summary 44
- Detail 44
- Statistics 49
- Chapter 4 Solar Energy 64
- Solar Energy at a Glance 64
- Solar Photovoltaic 65
- Statistics 76
- Solar Thermal 81
- Chapter 5 Biomass Energy 86
- Types of Biomass 87
- Equipment and Processes 87
- Environmental Considerations 91
- Economics 91
- Legislation and Regulation 92
- Statistics 96
- Chapter 6 Wind Energy 99
- Equipment 100
- Environmental Considerations 101
- Research 101
- Economics 104
- Statistics 111
- Chapter 7 Ocean Energy 113
- Ocean Thermal 113
- Tidal Power 113
- Wave Power 115
- Chapter 8 Fusion Energy 118
- Research 118
- Fusion Methods 120
- Statistics 125
- Chapter 9 Geothermal Energy 126
- Types of Geothermal Resources 127
- Direct Use Applications 128
- Equipment and Processes 130
- Environmental Considerations 131
- Economics 133
- Chapter 10 Hydrogen Energy 141
- Hydrogen Production 142
- Environmental Considerations 143
- Chapter 11 Energy Storage 147
- Pumped Hydropower and Compressed Air Storage 147
- Flywheels 147
- Superconducting Magnets 148
- Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors 148
- Batteries 148
- Statistics 151
- Chapter 12 Transportation 152
- Alternative Transportation Technologies 152
- Alternative Fuels 154
- Environmental Considerations 157
- Incentives, Mandates, and Regulations 157
- Statistics 167
- Chapter 13 Fuel Cells 172
- Chapter 14 Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Lighting, and Appliances 177
- Energy Efficiency 177
- Buildings 179
- Lighting 183
- Appliances 185
- Developments 1999 and 2000
- Summary 189
- Detail 189
- Chapter 15 Exotic and Unusual Sources of Energy 191
- Space Solar Power 192.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1573562483
- OCLC:
- 46640688
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