Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Electricity Generation
History of electricity generation
Evolution of electricity-generating technologies
Evolution of electricity networks
Renewable energy and distributed generation
Chapter 2: Electricity Generation and the Environment
Evolution of environmental awareness
Environmental effects of power generation
Carbon cycle and atmospheric warming
Economics of electricity production
Chapter 3: Coal-fired Power Plants
Traditional coal-fired power generation technology
Integrated gasification combined cycle
Emission control for coal-fired power plants
Low nitrogen oxide combustion strategies
Combined sulfur and nitrogen oxide removal
Cost of coal-fired power generation
Chapter 4: Natural Gas–fired Gas Turbines and Combined Cycle Power Plants
Growth of gas turbine technology
Modern gas turbine design for power generation
Emission control for gas turbine power plants
Cost of gas turbine–based power generation
Chapter 5: Piston Engine–Based Power Plants
Diesel engines (compression engines)
Cost of reciprocating engine-based power generation
Chapter 6: Combined Heat and Power
Historical background for combined heat and power usage
Combined heat and power principles and applications
Categories of hydropower plant
Large hydropower plants: dams and barrages
Hydropower and intermittent renewable generation
Cost of electricity generation from hydropower plants
Chapter 9: Tidal Barrage Power Plants
Operating tidal barrage power plants
Tidal barrage construction techniques
Cost of electricity generation from tidal barrage power plants
Chapter 10: Power System Energy Storage Technologies
Superconducting magnetic energy storage
Offshore wind turbine technology
Environmental effects of wind power
Wind intermittency and grid issues
Location of geothermal resources
Geothermal energy conversion technologies
Geothermal power and district heating
Finding and exploiting geothermal sources
Solar sites and land resources
Solar power generation technologies
Solar thermal power generation
Chapter 14: Marine Power Generation Technologies
Ocean thermal energy conversion
Salinity gradient power generation
Cost of marine power generation
Chapter 15: Biomass-based Power Generation
Biomass energy conversion technology
Cost of biomass power generation
Waste collection and recycling
Waste power generation technologies
Traditional waste incineration plants
Cost of energy from waste plants