Sustainable Power Generation: Current Status, Future Challenges, and Perspectives addresses emerging problems faced by the transition to sustainable electricity generation and combines perspectives of engineering and economics to provide a well-rounded overview. This book features an in-depth discussion of the main aspects of sustainable energy and the infrastructure of existing technologies. It goes on to evaluate natural resources that are sustainable and convenient forms of energy, and finishes with an investigation of the environmental effects of energy systems and power generating systems of the future. Other sections tackle fundamental topics such as thermal power, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, challenges and risks to sustainable options, and emerging technologies that support global power trends.
Sustainable Power Generation explores the future of sustainable electricity generation, highlighting topics such as energy justice, emerging competences, and major transitions that need to be navigated. This is an ideal reference for researchers, engineers, and other technical specialists working in the energy sector, as well as environmental specialists and policy makers.
1. Part One: Introduction to energy and energy systems - p. xxv 2. Introduction - p. 1 3. Chapter One: Concept of energy - p. 1 4. Chapter Two: Evaluation of energy resources - p. 22 5. Chapter Three: Energy system and basic electricity market - p. 61 6. Part Two: Sustainable energy and power generation - p. 87 7. Introduction - p. 89 8. Chapter Four: The system boundaries of sustainability - p. 89 9. Chapter Five: Sustainable energy development - p. 111 10. Chapter Six: Power system and the environment - p. 140 11. Part Three: Thermal power as a bridging technology towards sustainability - p. 153 12. Introduction - p. 155 13. Chapter Seven: Concept of a thermal power plant - p. 155 14. Chapter Eight: Efficient and clean combustion of fossil fuels within boiler island - p. 178 15. Chapter Nine: Power island and balance of plant - p. 200 16. Chapter Ten: Fossil energy economics and project lifecycle - p. 243 17. Part Four: Past, present, and future of sustainable nuclear power - p. 271 18. Introduction - p. 273 19. Chapter Eleven: Nuclear energy - p. 273 20. Chapter Twelve: Modern nuclear power plant - p. 290 21. Chapter Thirteen: Development of sustainable nuclear power plant project - p. 325 22. Part Five: Sustainable hydropower - p. 352 23. Introduction - p. 353 24. Chapter Fourteen: Traditional hydropower plant technology - p. 353 25. Chapter Fifteen: Hydropower project lifecycle - p. 377 26. Part Six: Emerging sustainable energy systems - p. 393 27. Introduction - p. 395 28. Chapter Sixteen: Wind energy - p. 395 29. Chapter Seventeen: Solar energy - p. 415 30. Chapter Eighteen: Energy from municipal solid waste - p. 438 31. Chapter Nineteen: Bioenergy - p. 459 32. Chapter Twenty: Geothermal energy - p. 474 33. Chapter Twenty-One: Ocean energy conversion - p. 500 34. Part Seven: Future of sustainable power generation - p. 518 35. Introduction - p. 519 36. Chapter Twenty-Two: Can we build a sustainable power generation system? - p. 519 37. Chapter Twenty-Three: Sustainable electricity management beyond generation - p. 538 38. Chapter Twenty-Four: Transitions towards a sustainable power generation system of the future - p. 563 39. Index - p. 587
Sustainable Power Generation: Current Status, Future Challenges, and Perspectives addresses emerging problems faced by the transition to sustainable electricity generation and combines perspectives of engineering and economics to provide a well-rounded overview. This book features an in-depth discussion of the main aspects of sustainable energy and the infrastructure of existing technologies. It goes on to evaluate natural resources that are sustainable and convenient forms of energy, and finishes with an investigation of the environmental effects of energy systems and power generating systems of the future. Other sections tackle fundamental topics such as thermal power, nuclear energy, bioenergy, hydropower, challenges and risks to sustainable options, and emerging technologies that support global power trends.
Sustainable Power Generation explores the future of sustainable electricity generation, highlighting topics such as energy justice, emerging competences, and major transitions that need to be navigated. This is an ideal reference for researchers, engineers, and other technical specialists working in the energy sector, as well as environmental specialists and policy makers.
1. Part One: Introduction to energy and energy systems - p. xxv 2. Introduction - p. 1 3. Chapter One: Concept of energy - p. 1 4. Chapter Two: Evaluation of energy resources - p. 22 5. Chapter Three: Energy system and basic electricity market - p. 61 6. Part Two: Sustainable energy and power generation - p. 87 7. Introduction - p. 89 8. Chapter Four: The system boundaries of sustainability - p. 89 9. Chapter Five: Sustainable energy development - p. 111 10. Chapter Six: Power system and the environment - p. 140 11. Part Three: Thermal power as a bridging technology towards sustainability - p. 153 12. Introduction - p. 155 13. Chapter Seven: Concept of a thermal power plant - p. 155 14. Chapter Eight: Efficient and clean combustion of fossil fuels within boiler island - p. 178 15. Chapter Nine: Power island and balance of plant - p. 200 16. Chapter Ten: Fossil energy economics and project lifecycle - p. 243 17. Part Four: Past, present, and future of sustainable nuclear power - p. 271 18. Introduction - p. 273 19. Chapter Eleven: Nuclear energy - p. 273 20. Chapter Twelve: Modern nuclear power plant - p. 290 21. Chapter Thirteen: Development of sustainable nuclear power plant project - p. 325 22. Part Five: Sustainable hydropower - p. 352 23. Introduction - p. 353 24. Chapter Fourteen: Traditional hydropower plant technology - p. 353 25. Chapter Fifteen: Hydropower project lifecycle - p. 377 26. Part Six: Emerging sustainable energy systems - p. 393 27. Introduction - p. 395 28. Chapter Sixteen: Wind energy - p. 395 29. Chapter Seventeen: Solar energy - p. 415 30. Chapter Eighteen: Energy from municipal solid waste - p. 438 31. Chapter Nineteen: Bioenergy - p. 459 32. Chapter Twenty: Geothermal energy - p. 474 33. Chapter Twenty-One: Ocean energy conversion - p. 500 34. Part Seven: Future of sustainable power generation - p. 518 35. Introduction - p. 519 36. Chapter Twenty-Two: Can we build a sustainable power generation system? - p. 519 37. Chapter Twenty-Three: Sustainable electricity management beyond generation - p. 538 38. Chapter Twenty-Four: Transitions towards a sustainable power generation system of the future - p. 563 39. Index - p. 587
