Prospects for alternative-energy sources in electricity generation
| Autor: | P.F. Chester |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Engineering Wind power Power station Waste management business.industry Wind hybrid power systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology Environmental economics Renewable energy Offshore wind power Fuel Technology Energy development Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Electricity retailing |
| Zdroj: | Power Engineering Journal. 3:175 |
| ISSN: | 0950-3366 |
| DOI: | 10.1049/pe:19890032 |
| Popis: | After the first oil-price shock in the early 1970s, the CEGB initiated a programme to establish the prospects for electricity production from alternative-energy sources. The sharpening of interest in the environmental benefits of alternative-energy sources has added impetus to the work. The CEGB programme includes research and engineering studies on tidal, wave, geothermal, hydro, biomass and wind. The author discusses the prospects for each of these energy sources. One of the most promising resources is wind power. The author discusses this option in more detail including the prospects for offshore wind turbines. Environmental concerns are also mentioned. |
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