This book provides a comprehensive knowledge base for making balanced choices in energy sourcing and technology for a country's current and future energy portfolios. It is intended for researchers, professionals, policy makers and students in resources, energy and environmental engineering and sciences and economics.
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, capital costs, powerplant operation costs and health consequences for each resource. The author delineates low-carbon emission alternatives and methods to mitigate environmental and health risks.
