Energy Portfolios
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Energy Portfolios

  1. 362 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Energy Portfolios

About this book

This book provides an overview of the globally ongoing research and development efforts to reduce carbon emissions and costs, and to improve the efficiency of emerging energy technologies. It covers current and future research and development of Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, and Renewable Energy Resources. The author provides optimal size,

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Yes, you can access Energy Portfolios by U. Aswathanarayana, Rao S. Divi, U. Aswathanarayana,Rao S. Divi in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Energy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780415469852
eBook ISBN
9780203876602
Edition
1
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Energy
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. List of Plates
  6. Preface
  7. Foreword
  8. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  9. SECTION-I Energy from coal
  10. 1.1 COAL: ITS MODE OF FORMATION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
  11. 1.2 CARBON EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  12. 1.3 COAL MINING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
  13. 1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE COAL CYCLE
  14. 1.5 WASTES FROM COAL INDUSTRIES
  15. 1.6 HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO COAL INDUSTRIES
  16. 1.7 THE WAY AHEAD
  17. 1.8 ROLE OF COAL IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF SOUTH AFRICA
  18. 1.9 ROLE OF COAL IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF CHINA*
  19. CONSOLIDATED LIST OF REFERENCES OF SECTION 1
  20. SECTION-II Energy from oil and natural gas
  21. 2.1 INTRODUCTION
  22. 2.2 WORLD ENERGY STATUS
  23. 2.3 ENERGY FROM OIL
  24. 2.4 ENERGY FROM NATURAL GAS
  25. 2.5 TOWARDS EFFICIENT USAGE OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN FUTURE
  26. 2.6 SAUDI ARABIA – COUNTRY CASE STUDY
  27. 2.7 RUSSIA – COUNTRY CASE STUDY
  28. SECTION-III Energy from the Atom
  29. 3.1 NUCLEAR POWER
  30. 3.2 DISPOSAL OF URANIUM MILL TAILINGS1
  31. 3.3 SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL2
  32. 3.4 VITRIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES
  33. 3.5 RADIATION HAZARDS
  34. 3.6 FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER
  35. 3.7 ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN INDIA’S ENERGY SECURITY
  36. 3.8 ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN THE ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF JAPAN
  37. SECTION-IV Renewable energy resources
  38. 4.1 HYDROPOWER
  39. 4.2 GEOTHERMAL AND OCEAN ENERGY1
  40. 4.3 WIND ENERGY2
  41. 4.4 BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY
  42. 4.5 SOLAR ENERGY3
  43. CONSOLIDATED LIST OF REFERENCES OF SECTION 1V
  44. SECTION-V QUO VADIS?
  45. 5.1 GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY
  46. 5.2 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STORAGE
  47. 5.3 NUCLEAR POWER IN FRANCE: A SUCCESS STORY
  48. Appendix
  49. Author index
  50. Subject index
  51. Colour plates
  52. Back cover