The Power Makers' Challenge And the Need for Fission Energy /

The Power Makers - the producers of our electricity - must meet the demands of their customers while also addressing the threat of climate change. There are widely differing views about solutions to electricity generation in an emission constrained world. Some see the problem as relatively straight...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicholson, Martin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Green Energy and Technology,
Temas:
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Economics-History.
Electric power production.
Nuclear engineering.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
History of Economic Thought and Methodology.
Electrical Power Engineering.
Nuclear Energy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is Electricity?
  • Faraday's Miracle
  • Poles and Wires
  • The Balancing Act
  • Dollars and Cents
  • The Carbon Challenge.-  Many Options
  • Nature's Curse
  • Nature's Saviours
  • Storing Electricity
  • Smoke and Mirrors
  • Why Clean Coal?
  • Baseload Alternatives
  • Fission Not Combustion
  • Safety First
  • More Smoke and Mirrors
  • Is Fission Really Necessary?
  • The Next Generation of Fission
  • Variable Loads Are Here to Stay
  • Cost Matters
  • Distributed Generation and Storage
  • Smart Grids
  • Electric Transport
  • Summing It All Up.

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