Power Generation Technologies

This book is now available to today, as well as some closely allied technologies such as energy storage.

The book opens in the sector of the energy industry. A series of chapters are each devoted to assessing the environmental impact of the single technology, including the conventional technologies, the nuclear and the renewable ones (such as solar, wind and hydropower). The technologies are presented in an easily digestible form.

Different power generators have different greenhouse gas emissions and are a topical environmental and political issue. In the mix of energy solutions, it is an important source of energy.

Power Generation Technologies gives a clear, unbiased review and comparison of the different types of power. In the light of the Kyoto protocol and OSPAR updates, Power Generation Technologies , generators, lecturers.

· Provides a unique comparison of the wide range of power generation technologies - conventional, nuclear and renewable
· Describes the workings and environmental impact of each technology
· Evaluates the economic viability of each different power generation system

Introduction to electricity generation; Environmental considerations; Coal-fired power plants; Gas turbines and combined cycle power plant; Combined heat and power; Piston-engine-based power plant; Fuel cells; Hydropower; Tidal power; Storage technologies; Wind power; Geothermal power; Solar power; Ocean power; Biomass-based power generation; Power from waste; Nuclear power; index