Power generation technologies

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Breeze, Paul A., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Newnes [2019]
Edición:Third edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.