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Greener energy systems : energy production technologies with minimum environmental impact / Eric Jeffs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jeffs, Eric J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electric power systems--Environmental aspects.
- Electric power systems.
- Electric power production--Environmental aspects.
- Electric power production.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Sustainable engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Other Title:
- Energy production technologies with minimum environmental impact
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Recent years have seen acceleration in the development of cleaner energy systems. In Europe and North America, many old coal-fired power plants will be shut down in the next few years and will likely be replaced by combined cycle plants with higher-efficiency gas turbines that can start up and load quickly. With the revival of nuclear energy, designers are creating smaller nuclear reactors of a simpler integrated design that could expand the application of clean, emission-free energy to industry. And a number of manufacturers now offer hybrid cars with an electric motor and a gasoline engin
- Contents:
- Present energy needs
- Energy production risks
- Combined cycle
- Combined heat and power
- The future for coal
- Nuclear energy plans
- Why not nuclear cargo ships
- Electricity for transport
- The fallacy of renewables
- What is the future of electricity?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781351832533
- 1351832530
- 9781315216645
- 1315216647
- 9781439899052
- 1439899053
- OCLC:
- 795120444
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