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020 _a9781786392022
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020 _a9781786392039
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020 _z9781786392015
_q(pbk : alk. paper)
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050 1 4 _aTD195.E4
_bH48 2018eb
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100 1 _aHenderson, Peter A.
_q(Peter Alan),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEcological effects of electricity generation, storage and use /
_cPeter A Henderson, BSc PhD.
264 1 _aWallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
_bCABI,
_c2018.
264 4 _c�2018
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 231 pages) :
_billustrations, charts
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aOur need for electricity and the main energy sources available -- Hydroelectric generation -- Tidal generation -- Wave power and ocean thermal energy conversion -- Steam turbines and their cooling systems -- Nuclear generation -- Coal and oil-fired power plants -- Gas-fired power plants -- Wind turbines and the effects of offshore piling -- Solar power -- Fuel cells and flow batteries -- Batteries -- Biofuels and waste-powered generation -- Small-scale and mobile electric generators -- Ecological issues relating to transmission lines -- Geothermal generation -- Minimizing environmental damage while generating electricity cost-effectively.
520 3 _aThis book contains 17 chapters covering the following topics: (1) the need for electricity and the main energy sources available; (2) hydroelectric generation; (3) tidal generation; (4) wave power and ocean thermal energy conversion; (5) steam turbines and their cooling systems; (6) nuclear generation; (7) coal and oil-fired power plants; (8) gas-fired power plants; (9) wind turbines and the effects of offshore piling; (10) solar power; (11) fuel cells and flow batteries; (12) batteries; (13) biofuels and waste-powered generation; (14) small-scale and mobile electric generators; (15) ecological issues relating to transmission lines; (16) geothermal generation; and (17) minimizing environmental damage while generating electricity cost-effectively.
506 _aAccess limited to subscribing institution.
530 _aAlso available in print format.
588 _aTitle from PDF title page (viewed August 27, 2018).
650 0 _aElectric power production
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aRenewable energy sources.
650 0 _aElectric power plants.
650 0 _aEnvironmental protection.
650 7 _aAgricultural wastes.
_2cabt
650 7 _aBatteries.
_2cabt
650 7 _aBioenergy.
_2cabt
650 7 _aBiofuels.
_2cabt
650 7 _aCoal.
_2cabt
650 7 _aCooling systems.
_2cabt
650 7 _aCost effectiveness analysis.
_2cabt
650 7 _aElectricity generation.
_2cabt
650 7 _aElectricity generators.
_2cabt
650 7 _aEnergy conversion.
_2cabt
650 7 _aEnergy sources.
_2cabt
650 7 _aEnvironmental degradation.
_2cabt
650 7 _aEnvironmental impact.
_2cabt
650 7 _aFuel cells.
_2cabt
650 7 _aGases.
_2cabt
650 7 _aHydroelectric schemes.
_2cabt
650 7 _aNuclear energy.
_2cabt
650 7 _aNuclear power stations.
_2cabt
650 7 _aOceans.
_2cabt
650 7 _aPower lines.
_2cabt
650 7 _aPower stations.
_2cabt
650 7 _aRenewable energy.
_2cabt
650 7 _aSolar energy.
_2cabt
650 7 _aSolar radiation.
_2cabt
650 7 _aTides.
_2cabt
650 7 _aTurbines.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWaste utilization.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWater power.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWave power.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWind.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWind farms.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWind power.
_2cabt
650 7 _aWood residues.
_2cabt
710 2 _aC.A.B. International,
_eissuing body.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aHenderson, Peter A. (Peter Alan).
_tEcological effects of electricity generation, storage and use.
_dBoston, MA, USA : CABI, [2018]
_z9781786392015 (pbk : alk. paper)
_w(DLC)2018001822
856 4 0 _uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781786392015.0000
_zClick here to access resource
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