Abstract
A review is provided of the status of various non-conventional energy sources. The economics and technical aspects of oil shale utilization are described. Oil shale is currently burned in power plants in the USSR. Oil sands are a similar resource, the most significant deposits belonging to Canada, the USA, Venezuela, and Madagascar. Geothermal resources are divided into dry steam, wet steam, hot water, geopressured, and hot-dry-rock categories. The geopressured type contains natural gas which is dissolved in saline water under pressure. Hot-dry-rock fields, in which cold water is heated by passing it through hot formations, are described. Solar energy applications are presently limited to domestic heating and hot water, but several power plant designs are under development. Wind energy is especially attractive for remote applications. A tidal energy power plant with a 240 MW output is operational in France. Other plants of this type have been proposed in the USSR, UK, Canada, and Argentina. Two ocean thermal gradient power plants are planned for the Gulf Stream, south of Miami. The production of energy from garbage by way of pyrolysis, hydrogenation, and anaerobic fermentation is discussed. High-temperature and fast-breeder reactors are briefly detailed.
Citation Formats
Stanescu, I D.
Status of and prospects for the application of unconventional energy sources.
Germany: N. p.,
1975.
Web.
Stanescu, I D.
Status of and prospects for the application of unconventional energy sources.
Germany.
Stanescu, I D.
1975.
"Status of and prospects for the application of unconventional energy sources."
Germany.
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title = {Status of and prospects for the application of unconventional energy sources}
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abstractNote = {A review is provided of the status of various non-conventional energy sources. The economics and technical aspects of oil shale utilization are described. Oil shale is currently burned in power plants in the USSR. Oil sands are a similar resource, the most significant deposits belonging to Canada, the USA, Venezuela, and Madagascar. Geothermal resources are divided into dry steam, wet steam, hot water, geopressured, and hot-dry-rock categories. The geopressured type contains natural gas which is dissolved in saline water under pressure. Hot-dry-rock fields, in which cold water is heated by passing it through hot formations, are described. Solar energy applications are presently limited to domestic heating and hot water, but several power plant designs are under development. Wind energy is especially attractive for remote applications. A tidal energy power plant with a 240 MW output is operational in France. Other plants of this type have been proposed in the USSR, UK, Canada, and Argentina. Two ocean thermal gradient power plants are planned for the Gulf Stream, south of Miami. The production of energy from garbage by way of pyrolysis, hydrogenation, and anaerobic fermentation is discussed. High-temperature and fast-breeder reactors are briefly detailed.}
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