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Paul F. Meier
This concluding chapter summarizes some of the information presented for the twelve different energy technologies examined in the book. The first section explores current trends in energy and some of the driving forces affecting these trends. The sec
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0015
Autor:
Paul F. Meier
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The Changing Energy Mix
There are two basic approaches for using solar energy to generate electricity. The first type, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, uses semiconductors to convert sunlight into electricity. Crystalline silicon semiconductors are the most common type in us
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0008
Autor:
Paul F. Meier
Publikováno v:
The Changing Energy Mix
This chapter explores how the fifty US states generate electricity, and the analysis shows significant variation in how electricity is generated state-by-state. While coal was formerly the dominant fuel for generating electricity, natural gas surpass
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0014
Autor:
Paul F. Meier
Publikováno v:
The Changing Energy Mix
Geothermal energy is heat taken from below the surface of the earth in the form of either steam or hot water. This energy can be used to generate electricity, but also has use in heating and cooling homes and some direct uses, such as gold mining, fo
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0011
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Paul F. Meier
Energy is something we use every day, seamlessly delivered to our home in the case of electricity and abundantly available in the case of gasoline and diesel fuels. Energy has come a long way since the early 1800s, when wood and whale oil were common
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0001
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Paul F. Meier
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The Changing Energy Mix
Natural gas, which is primarily methane, is used in the electric power industry, various industrial applications, residential heating, and, to a small extent, as a transportation fuel. In terms of electricity generation for the United States, natural
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The energy mix is changing, and renewable energy is growing in importance. If you were born before 1989, you lived in a United States where no electricity was generated from either wind or solar power and very little from geothermal and biomass. By 2
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.001.0001
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Paul F. Meier
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The Changing Energy Mix
There are two methods for generating electricity from hydropower. The first, and by far the most common, is the use of flowing water to rotate a turbine, which then turns the generator shaft to generate electricity. For this type of “conventional
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190098391.003.0006
Autor:
Paul F. Meier
Publikováno v:
The Changing Energy Mix
Petroleum crude oil is the main energy source for making transportation fuel, providing about 90% of the US gasoline and most of the diesel and jet fuel. It comes in many different varieties, with different densities and sulfur contents. Worldwide th
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Paul F. Meier
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The Changing Energy Mix
A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines, sufficiently spaced to avoid wind interference between turbines. Onshore and offshore are the two basic types of wind farms. The cost of building an offshore farm is greater because of the need for turbin
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