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This book makes intelligible the wide range of electricity generating technologies available today, as well as some closely allied technologies such as energy storage. <br><br>The book opens by setting the many power generation technologies in the context of global energy consumption, the development of the electricity generation industry and the economics involved in this sector. A series of chapters are each devoted to assessing the environmental and economic impact of a single technology, including conventional technologies, nuclear and renewable (such as solar, wind and hydropower). The technologies are presented in an easily digestible form.<br><br>Different power generation technologies have different greenhouse gas emissions and the link between greenhouse gases and global warming is a highly topical environmental and political issue. With developed nations worldwide looking to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, it is becoming increasingly important to explore the effectiveness of a mix of energy generation technologies.<br><br><i>Power Generation Technologies</i> gives a clear, unbiased review and comparison of the different types of power generation technologies ava

Author

Paul A. Breeze

Publisher

Amsterdam ; Boston: Elsevier ; Burlington: Newnes

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781281009340

Subjects

Engineering, Stem