Power generation technologies / Paul Breeze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breeze, Paul A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power production.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Newnes, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This revised third edition of Power Generation Technologies explores even more renewable technologies in detail, from traditional fossil fuels and the more established alternatives such as wind and solar power, to emerging renewables such as biomass and geothermal energy. The book also features new expanded chapters on tidal project proposals, tidal bunds, enhanced geothermal technology, fast-moving areas in marine energy and the development of floating wind turbines. Power Generation Technologies is more than just an account of the technologies – for each method the author explores the economic and environmental costs and risk factors. Each technology is covered using the same basic criteria, so that comparisons between technologies can be made more easily. Those who are involved in planning and delivering energy, including engineers, managers and policy makers, will find a guide through the minefield of maintaining a reliable power supply, meeting targets on greenhouse gas emissions, and addressing economic and social objectives in this book. Explains in hundreds of diagrams how each technology functions in practice Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of each power generation system covered Features fast-advancing renewable and alternative power sources, such as municipal waste and solar options Applies a fresh focus on the evolution of traditional technologies such as natural gas and ‘clean coal’

Contents:

An introduction to electricity generation

Electricity generation and the environment

Coal-fired power plants

Natural gas-fired gas turbines and combined cycle power plants

Piston engine-based power plants

Combined heat and power

Fuel cells

Hydropower

Tidal barrage power plants

Power system energy storage technologies

Wind power

Geothermal power

Solar power

Marine power generation technologies

Biomass-based power generation

Power from waste

Nuclear power.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed April 3, 2019).

ISBN:

9780128182550

0128182555

9780081026311

0081026315

OCLC:

1091373936