Power Generation Technologies, 3rd Edition

Power Generation Technologies, 3rd Edition

by Paul Breeze
Released February 2019
Publisher(s): Newnes
ISBN: 9780128182550

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Book description

This revised third edition of Power Generation Technologies explores even more renewable technologies in detail, from traditional fossil fuels and the more established alternatives such as wind and solar power, to emerging renewables such as biomass and geothermal energy. The book also features new expanded chapters on tidal project proposals, tidal bunds, enhanced geothermal technology, fast-moving areas in marine energy and the development of floating wind turbines.Power Generation Technologies is more than just an account of the technologies – for each method the author explores the economic and environmental costs and risk factors. Each technology is covered using the same basic criteria, so that comparisons between technologies can be made more easily. Those who are involved in planning and delivering energy, including engineers, managers and policy makers, will find a guide through the minefield of maintaining a reliable power supply, meeting targets on greenhouse gas emissions, and addressing economic and social objectives in this book.

  • Explains in hundreds of diagrams how each technology functions in practice
  • Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of each power generation system covered
  • Features fast-advancing renewable and alternative power sources, such as municipal waste and solar options
  • Applies a fresh focus on the evolution of traditional technologies such as natural gas and ‘clean coal’

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Electricity Generation
    1. Abstract
    2. The History of Electricity Generation
    3. The Evolution of Electricity Generation Technologies
    4. The Evolution of Electricity Networks
    5. Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation
    6. A Brief Political Diversion
    7. The Size of the Industry
  6. Chapter 2. Electricity Generation and the Environment
    1. Abstract
    2. The Evolution of Environmental Awareness
    3. Power Generation: The Broader Environmental Impact
    4. The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Warming
    5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Power Generation
    6. Controlling Carbon Dioxide
    7. The Hydrogen Economy
    8. The Economics of Electricity Production
    9. Externalities
    10. Life Cycle Assessment
    11. The Bottom Line
  7. Chapter 3. Coal-Fired Power Plants
    1. Abstract
    2. Types of Coal
    3. Coal Reserves
    4. Coal Cleaning and Processing
    5. Traditional Coal-Fired Power Generation Technology
    6. Boiler Technology
    7. Steam Turbine Design
    8. Generators
    9. Fluidised Bed Combustion
    10. Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
    11. Emission Control for Coal-Fired Power Plants
    12. Coal Treatment
    13. Low NOx Combustion Strategies
    14. Sulphur Dioxide Removal
    15. NOx Capture
    16. Combined Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxide Removal
    17. Particulate (Dust) Removal
    18. Mercury Removal
    19. Carbon Dioxide
    20. Biomass Cofiring
    21. Postcombustion Capture
    22. Oxyfuel Combustion
    23. Coal Gasification
    24. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
    25. The Cost of Coal-Fired Power Generation
  8. Chapter 4. Natural Gas–Fired Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Power Plants
    1. Abstract
    2. Natural Gas
    3. The Growth of Gas Turbine Technology
    4. The Gas Turbine Principle
    5. Modern Gas Turbine Design for Power Generation
    6. Gas Turbine Development
    7. Advanced Gas Turbine Cycles
    8. Reheating
    9. Intercooling
    10. Recuperation
    11. Mass Injection
    12. Combined Cycle Power Plants
    13. Microturbines
    14. Emission Control for Gas Turbine Power Plants
    15. The Cost of Gas Turbine–Based Power Generation
  9. Chapter 5. Piston Engine–Based Power Plants
    1. Abstract
    2. The History of the Reciprocating Engine
    3. Engine Fuel
    4. Internal Combustion Engine Technology
    5. Engine Cycles
    6. Engine Size and Engine Speed
    7. Spark-Ignition Engines
    8. Diesel Engines (Compression Engines)
    9. Dual Fuel Engines
    10. Stirling Engines
    11. Cogeneration
    12. Combined Cycle
    13. Emission Control
    14. Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
    15. Carbon Monoxide, Volatile Organic Compounds and Particulates
    16. Sulphur Dioxide
    17. Carbon Dioxide
    18. The Cost of Reciprocating Engine-Based Power Generation
  10. Chapter 6. Combined Heat and Power
    1. Abstract
    2. The Historical Background to Combined Heat and Power Usage
    3. Global Combined Heat and Power Capacity
    4. Global Combined Heat and Power Potential
    5. Combined Heat and Power Principles and Applications
    6. Combined Heat and Power Technology
    7. Piston Engines
    8. Steam Turbines
    9. Gas Turbines
    10. Microturbines
    11. Fuel Cells
    12. Nuclear Power
    13. The Cost of Combined Heat and Power
  11. Chapter 7. Fuel Cells
    1. Abstract
    2. The History of Fuel Cells
    3. Global Fuel Cell Capacity
    4. The Fuel Cell Principle
    5. Catalysts
    6. Hydrocarbon Gas Reformation
    7. Fuel Cell Efficiency
    8. Fuel Cell Types
    9. The Alkaline Fuel Cell
    10. The Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell
    11. The Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
    12. The Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
    13. The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
    14. The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
    15. Fuel Cell Costs
  12. Chapter 8. Hydropower
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Hydropower Capacity and Production
    3. The Hydropower Resource
    4. Hydropower Sites
    5. Categories of Hydropower Plants
    6. Large Hydropower Plants: Dams and Barrages
    7. Run-of-River Project
    8. Dam and Reservoir Projects
    9. Dam Types
    10. Hydropower Turbines
    11. Impulse Turbines
    12. Reaction Turbines
    13. Francis Turbine
    14. Propeller and Kaplan Turbines
    15. Deriaz Turbine
    16. Generators
    17. Small Hydropower
    18. Environmental Considerations
    19. Environmental Assessment
    20. Resettlement
    21. Biodiversity
    22. Geological Effects
    23. Sedimentation and Downstream Effects
    24. Greenhouse Gases
    25. Interregional Effects
    26. Hydropower and Intermittent Renewable Generation
    27. The Cost of Electricity Generation From Hydropower Plants
  13. Chapter 9. Tidal Barrage Power Plants
    1. Abstract
    2. The Tidal Resource
    3. Operating Tidal Barrage Power Plants
    4. Tidal Power Plant Design
    5. Two-Basin Projects
    6. Tidal Lagoons
    7. Tidal Barrage Construction Techniques
    8. Turbines
    9. Turbine Speed Regulation
    10. Sluices and Ship Locks
    11. Environmental Considerations
    12. The Cost of Electricity Generation From Tidal Barrage Power Plants
  14. Chapter 10. Power System Energy Storage Technologies
    1. Abstract
    2. Types of Energy Storage
    3. Global Energy Storage Capacity
    4. Pumped-Storage Hydropower
    5. Compressed Air Energy Storage
    6. Large-Scale Batteries
    7. Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
    8. Flywheels
    9. Capacitors
    10. Hydrogen Energy Storage
  15. Chapter 11. Wind Power
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Wind Power Capacity
    3. Wind Resources
    4. Wind Turbine Technology
    5. Offshore Wind Turbine Technology
    6. Wind Farms
    7. Environmental Effects of Wind Power
    8. Wind intermittency and grid issues
    9. Wind Capacity Limits
    10. Repowering
    11. The Cost of Wind Power
  16. Chapter 12. Geothermal Power
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Geothermal Capacity
    3. The Geothermal Resource
    4. Geothermal Fields
    5. Brine-Methane Reservoirs
    6. Hot Dry Rock
    7. Exploiting the Magma
    8. Location of Geothermal Resources
    9. The Size of the Resource
    10. Geothermal Energy Conversion Technologies
    11. Direct Steam Power Plants
    12. Flash Steam Plants
    13. Binary Cycle Power Plants
    14. Advanced Geothermal Technologies
    15. Geothermal Power and District Heating
    16. Finding and Exploiting Geothermal Sources
    17. The Cost of Geothermal Power
  17. Chapter 13. Solar Power
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Solar Power Generating Capacity
    3. The Solar Energy Resource
    4. Solar Sites and Land Resources
    5. Solar Power Generation Technologies
    6. Solar Thermal Power Generation
    7. Parabolic Troughs
    8. Solar Towers
    9. Solar Dishes
    10. Fresnel Reflectors
    11. Other Solar Thermal Technologies
    12. Photovoltaic Devices
    13. Solar Photovoltaic Technology
    14. Types of Solar Cells
    15. Cell Structures
    16. Concentrating Solar Cells
    17. Third-Generation Solar Cells
    18. Modules, Inverters and Panels
    19. System Types
    20. Solar Photovoltaic Generation and Energy Storage
    21. The Cost of Solar Power
    22. Solar Thermal Costs
    23. Solar Photovoltaic Costs
  18. Chapter 14. Marine Power Generation Technologies
    1. Abstract
    2. The Marine Energy Resource
    3. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
    4. OTEC Technology
    5. Wave Power
    6. Wave Power Technology
    7. Shore and Nearshore Wave Converters
    8. Offshore Devices
    9. Marine Current Energy
    10. Marine Current Energy Converters
    11. Horizontal Axis Turbines
    12. Vertical Axis Turbines
    13. Water Wheels and Cross-Flow Turbines
    14. Other Marine Current Devices
    15. Marine Current Projects
    16. Salinity Gradient Power Generation
    17. Osmotic Power
    18. Vapour Compression
    19. Hydrocratic Power
    20. Reverse Electrodialysis
    21. The Cost of Marine Power Generation
  19. Chapter 15. Biomass-Based Power Generation
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Biomass Electricity Production
    3. Types of Biomass
    4. Biomass Wastes
    5. Fuelwood
    6. Energy Crops
    7. Biomass Trade
    8. Biomass Energy Conversion Technology
    9. Direct Firing
    10. Co-firing
    11. Biomass Gasification
    12. Fuel Handling
    13. Biomass Digesters
    14. Liquid Fuels
    15. The Cost of Biomass Power Generation
    16. Technology Costs
    17. Fuel Costs
    18. The Cost of Electricity From Biomass
  20. Chapter 16. Power From Waste
    1. Abstract
    2. Landfill Waste Disposal
    3. Global Production of Power From Waste
    4. The Politics of Waste
    5. Waste Management Hierarchy
    6. Sources of Waste
    7. Waste Composition
    8. Waste Collection and Recycling
    9. Waste Power Generation Technologies
    10. Traditional Waste Incineration Plants
    11. Gasification and Pyrolysis
    12. Refuse-Derived Fuel
    13. Environmental Issues and Waste Plant Emissions
    14. Waste Plant Emissions
    15. Ash
    16. Fly Ash and Flue Gas Treatment Residues
    17. Flue Gas
    18. Dioxins
    19. Heavy Metals
    20. The Cost of Energy From Waste Plants
  21. Chapter 17. Nuclear Power
    1. Abstract
    2. Global Capacity and Electricity Production From Nuclear Power
    3. Fundamentals of Nuclear Power
    4. Nuclear Fission
    5. Controlled Nuclear Reaction
    6. Fusion
    7. Nuclear Fission Reactor Designs
    8. Boiling Water Reactor
    9. Pressurised Water Reactor
    10. The Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (CANDU Reactor)
    11. Gas-Cooled Reactors
    12. RBMK Reactor
    13. High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
    14. Nuclear Fast (Breeder) Reactors
    15. Advanced Reactors
    16. Small Modular Reactors
    17. Nuclear Fusion
    18. Magnetic Confinement
    19. Inertial Confinement
    20. Tritium Production
    21. The Environmental Question
    22. Radioactive Waste
    23. Waste Categories
    24. Decommissioning
    25. The Cost of Nuclear Power
  22. Index

Product information

  • Title: Power Generation Technologies, 3rd Edition
  • Author(s): Paul Breeze
  • Release date: February 2019
  • Publisher(s): Newnes
  • ISBN: 9780128182550