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Title: Energy forever: power for today and tomorrow

Abstract

A review of energy options for generating electricity covers coal, petroleum, and synfuels under nonrenewable resources and municipal wastes, biomass, wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, ocean thermal, and nuclear under renewable resources. Summaries of the advantages and disadvantages of each in terms of thermodynamic properties, economics, and availability illustrate how the relative costs and benefits must be balanced to achieve an appropriate mix. They also underscore the importance of energy conservation as the single best energy option. 15 references, 23 figures, 1 table. (DCK)

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OSTI Identifier:
6319131
Resource Type:
Book
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ENERGY SOURCES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; POWER GENERATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 296000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power; 292000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Supply, Demand & Forecasting; 299000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation

Citation Formats

Leon, G D. Energy forever: power for today and tomorrow. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Leon, G D. Energy forever: power for today and tomorrow. United States.
Leon, G D. 1982. "Energy forever: power for today and tomorrow". United States.
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
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