This book addresses the question of how to build an electricity supply system that meets the demands of a growing population without accelerating global warming or damaging the environment. The text defines a green energy system as one whose construction, installation and operation minimally impact the environment.
Introduction.
Global Warming.
Carbon Capture and Storage.
The End of Coal?
A Nuclear Energy Revival.
Combined Cycle.
The New Technologies.
The Renewable Uncertainties.
The Truth About America.
What is in the Future?
Eric Jeffs is a retired journalist with more than 40 years of experience writing about power generating technology and energy policies.