Details

Subject(s)

• Electric power production [Browse]
• Heat engineering [Browse]
• Electric power-plants [Browse]

Series

Sustainable energy strategies

Summary note

"Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources evaluates advances made in heat-to-power technologies for conventional combustion heat and nuclear heat, along with natural sources of geothermal, solar, and waste heat generated from the use of different sources. These advances will render the landscape of power generation significantly different in just a few decades, and the book covers the commercial viability of advanced technologies and identifies where more work needs to be done. Since power is the future of energy, these technologies will remain sustainable over a long period of time. Covers power generation and heat engines Details photovoltaics, thermo-photovoltaics, and thermoelectricity Includes discussion of nuclear and renewable energy, as well as waste heat The book will be useful for advanced students, researchers, and professionals interested in power generation and energy industries"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

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ISBN

• 1003328083
• 9781003328087 ((ebk))

LCCN

2022026715

OCLC

1348335118

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