Sustainable power generation current status, future challenges, and perspectives - Belyakov, Nikolay (London, United Kingdom Academic Press, 2019)
Concept of energy -- Evaluation of energy resources -- Energy system and basic electricity market -- The system boundaries of sustainability -- Sustainable energy development -- Power system and the environment -- Concept of a thermal power plant -- Efficient and clean combustion of fossil fuels within boiler island -- Power island and balance of plant -- Fossil energy economics and project lifecycle -- Nuclear energy -- Modern nuclear power plant -- Development of sustainable nuclear power plant project -- Traditional hydropower plant technology -- Hydropower project lifecycle -- Wind energy -- Solar energy -- Energy from municipal solid waste -- Bioenergy -- Geothermal energy -- Ocean energy conversion -- Can we build a sustainable power generation system? -- Sustainable electricity management beyond generation -- Transitions towards a sustainable power generation system of the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Renewable energy sources; Electric power production -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books