The power makers' challenge : and the need for fission energy / Martin Nicholson
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TextSeries: Green energy and technologyPublication details: London ; New York : Springer, c2012.Description: xxiii, 199p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25cmISBN: - 9781447128120 (hbk.)
- 9781447128137
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. About Electricity -- What is Electricity? -- Faraday's Miracle -- Poles and Wires -- The Balancing Act -- Dollars and Cents -- The Carbon Challenge -- pt. 2. Renewable Energy -- Many Options -- Nature's Curse -- Nature's Saviors -- Storing Electricity -- Smoke and Mirrors -- pt. 3. Clean Coal -- Why Clean Coal? -- Baseload Alternatives -- pt. 4. Fission Energy -- Fission, Not Combustion -- Safety First -- More Smoke and Mirrors -- Is Fission Really Necessary? -- The Next Generation of Fission -- pt. 5. The Melting Pot -- Variable Loads are Here to Stay -- Cost Matters -- Distributed Generation and Storage -- Smart Grids -- Electric Transport -- Summing It All Up.