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This book reviews the past, present and future generation and use of electricity. While noting the importance of electricity to the well-being of people, it argues that all means of electricity generation have adverse ecological consequences. The ecological effects of all the main forms of electrici...
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CABI,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxfordshire, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This book reviews the past, present and future generation and use of electricity. While noting the importance of electricity to the well-being of people, it argues that all means of electricity generation have adverse ecological consequences. The ecological effects of all the main forms of electricity generation, storage and transmission are reviewed in 14 chapters. The chapters briefly cover the engineering and physics of each method of electricity generation followed by a description of the different ways in which the technology interacts with the natural world. Finally, sections consider the importance of these impacts and how they can be mitigated or avoided. A final chapter summarizes the issues and emphasizes that the only way to truly minimize the impacts of electricity generation is to reduce our consumption and transmission. Future efforts should continue to focus on increasing the efficiency of light production, refrigeration, electrical appliances and batteries. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786392015 1786392011 |
| Index Number: | TD195 |
| CLC: |
TK01 TM6-05 |
| Call Number: | TM6-05/H497 |
| Contents: | Our 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 plant -- Gas-fired power plant -- 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 -- What is our best approach to minimise environmental damage while generating electricity cost-effectively? |