Ecological effects of electricity generation, storage and use [electronic resource] Edited by P. A. Henderson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: Wallingford UK CAB International 2018Edition: 1Description: 231ppContent type:- text
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- nuclear energy
- bioenergy
- waste utilization
- environmental degradation
- agricultural wastes
- oceans
- sunlight
- transmission lines
- cost effectiveness analysis
- solar energy
- wind
- wind farms
- wave power
- coal
- hydroelectric schemes
- cooling systems
- batteries
- power stations
- turbines
- environmental effects
- energy sources
- power plants
- electricity generators
- tides
- renewable energy
- fuel cells
- water power
- biofuels
- farm wastes
- gases
- power lines
- environmental impact
- energy conversion
- wood residues
- nuclear power plants
- nuclear power stations
- electricity generation
- solar radiation
- wind power
This book reviews the past, present and future generation and use of electricity. While noting the importance of electricity to the well-being of people, it argues that all means of electricity generation have adverse ecological consequences. The ecological effects of all the main forms of electricity generation, storage and transmission are reviewed in 14 chapters. The chapters briefly cover the engineering and physics of each method of electricity generation followed by a description of the different ways in which the technology interacts with the natural world. Finally, sections consider the importance of these impacts and how they can be mitigated or avoided. A final chapter summarizes the issues and emphasizes that the only way to truly minimize the impacts of electricity generation is to reduce our consumption and transmission. Future efforts should continue to focus on increasing the efficiency of light production, refrigeration, electrical appliances and batteries.
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