Book Title: Green Electricity 25 Green Technologies That Will Electrify Your Future
Author of the book: Kendall Haven
File Format: PDF
Language: English
Volume: 192 pages
File Size: 8.77 MB
About the book:
Green Electricity is divided into two parts. The goal of part 1 is to help students understand and visualize the electrical system we have and to create context and relevance for an exploration of new, greener energy technologies. In part 1 the author described that amazing electrical delivery system (the grid) that we currently enjoy—the safest, most reliable, and most complex electrical system in the world (and also the most antiquated).
Part 2 is the heart of the book, in which the author described, assess, and compare the alternative emerging technologies, each vying to dethrone the Big 4 and become our energy technology of choice.
Content of the book:
Not So Green: The Grid We Have Today
The Amazing U.S. Electric Grid: Delivering Electricity to Your Doorstep
What Does “Green” Mean?
A Closer Look at Why Our Grid Isn’t Green
Greener Pastures: 25 Electric Technologies of the Future
Free Electricity for Everyone!: Fusion
Let the Sun Sizzle!: Solar Thermal Electricity
Beaming Megawatts: Solar Energy from Space
“Up on the Roof”: Solar Photovoltaic Energy
“Blowin’ in the Wind”: Wind Turbines
Go Fly a Kite!”: Wind Kites
Mighty Minnies: Micro-Nukes
The Genie’s Magic Energy Lamp: Fuel Cells
Borrowing the Planet’s Energy: Geothermal Energy
River Hum: Hydroelectric Energy
A Swim in the Balmy, Briny Sea: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
“Catch a Wave, Dude!”: Ocean Wave Energy
Rollin’, Rollin’ with the Tide: Ocean Tidal Energy
The Mightiest River: Ocean Current Energy
The Sweet Smell of Garbage: Municipal Solid Waste
Taking the Power Plant to the Farm: Bio Crop Waste
Growing Electricity: Energy Crops
A BIG Future for the Smallest Atom: Hydrogen
“Natural” Gas: Methane Energy
A Tidy Lump of Coal: Clean Coal Technology
Teaming Up: Electrical Cogeneration
Second Time Around: Energy Recapture
Electricity in a Box: Batteries and Energy Storage
Micro-Might: Nanotechnology
The Power Plant That Never Was: Energy Conservation
The Future Grid: The Horse Race to Your Greener Energy Future
