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Title

Energy portfolios / editors, U. Aswathanarayana, Rao S. Divi.

Publication

Boca Raton [Fla] ; London : CRC Press, ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Aswathanarayana, U.
• Divi, Rao S.

Description

xxvii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 26 cm

Subject

• Power resources
• Energy industries
• Energy auditing
• energy resources

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

List of Figures xiList of Tables xvList of Plates xixPreface xxiForeword xxiiiAbbreviations and Acronyms xxvSection I: Energy from coalPreamble 31.1 Coal: Its mode of formation and economic importance 5Formation of coal 5Coal-bearing sedimentation sequences 5Importance of coal in the energy economy 61.2 Carbon emissions and climate change 8Carbon dioxide emissions and radiative forcing 8Biophysical and socioeconomic consequencesof Global Warming 111.3 Coal mining technologies and the environment 12Opencast mining 13Underground mining 17Equipment automation 21Environmental impact analysis of coal mining 21Rehabilitation of mined land 22Economics of environmental protection 251.4 Environmental impact of the coal cycle 26General considerations 26Preparation of coal 28Disposal of coal mine tailings 28Subsidence 29Coal dusts during the coal cycle 31Environmental consequences of coal usein the steel industry 331.5 Wastes from coal industries 37Solid wastes 37Liquid wastes 38Emissions due to coal industries 39Loss of biodiversity 40Beneficial use of mining wastes 401.6 Health hazards due to coal industries 43Dust hazards in coal mining 44Dust hazards in steel industry 45Falls and explosions 47Mine flooding 47Chemical hazards 47Biological hazards 49Mental hazards 491.7 The way ahead 49Power generation technologies 50Solving the climate problem with current technologies 521.8 Role of coal in the energy portfolio of South Africa 53South African coal in the global setting 53The South Africa energy scene 54South Africa's coal resources 56Coal export industry 58Infrastructure 59The value of coal in South African economy 60Clean coal technologies 61Legislation and policy 611.8.10 Opportunities for South African coal 621.9 Role of coal in the energy portfolio of China 64Demographic, economic and political context 64China's energy sector 64Coal resources of China 65Coal transport 67Electricity from coal-fired power stations 68Economics of power generation 71Environmental impact of the coal industry 71Coal and climate change 72Energy efficiency 74 References 74Section II: Energy from oil and natural gasPreamble 79Introduction 81World energy status 82Consumption and demand 82End-use sector 842.3 Energy from oil 85Prices and consumption of oil 85Distribution, reserves and resources of oil 87Production peak and future demand for oil 892.4 Energy from natural gas 100Prices and consumption 100Geographic distribution, reserves and resources 106End-use sector and carbon dioxide emissions 1092.5 Towards efficient usage of oil and natural gas in future 111Fuel switching 112End-use efficiency 1122.6 Saudi Arabia -- country case study 112Introduction 112Distribution, reserves and resources 114Production, consumption and exports 116End-use sectors and carbon dioxide emissions 133Future scenario 1342.7 Russia -- country case study 142Introduction 142Distribution, reserves and resources 143Production and exports 147End-use sectors and carbon dioxide emissions 155Future scenario 159 References 162Section III: Energy from the AtomPreamble 1673.1 Nuclear power 169Radiation units 169Fissile and fertile radioactive isotopes 169Uranium resources 170Thorium resources 175Three-stage development of nuclear power in India 1763.2 Disposal of uranium mill tailings 177Introduction 177Mineralogy and geochemistry of uranium mill tailings 179Environmental impact of uranium minesand mill tailings 182Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) 183Modeling of contaminant impact 184Conclusion 1853.3 Spent nuclear fuel 185Nuclear Fuel Cycles 185Nuclear Fuel Fabrication 187Radioactivity of Spent Nuclear Fuel 188Structure and Composition of the Spent Nuclear Fuel 190Behaviour of SNF in a geologic repository 190Natural Fission Reactors of Oklo, Gabon, West Africa 193Neptunium Mobility and its implications for SNF disposal 1943.4 Vitrification of radioactive wastes 1953.4.1 Geological issues relevant to the sitingof waste repositories 195High-level wastes immobilized in glass 197Geochemical considerations in the fabricationof waste glass 197Long-term stability of nuclear wastes glass 198Glass -- water reactions 199Modeling of alteration mechanisms 200Immobilization of waste actinides in ceramic 201Single phase waste forms 2033.5 Radiation hazards 205Radiation from rocks 205Radon risk 207Biogeochemical cycling of radioactive pollutants 209Meltdown 211Chernobyl reactor accident 212Epilogue 2173.6 Future of nuclear power 217Resource position 217Cost of nuclear power 219Projected nuclear power capacity 222Reactor designs 223Pebble-bed reactors 224R & D areas 2253.7 Role of Nuclear power in India's energy security 226Introduction 226India's energy resource base 226History of development of nuclear power in India 228Future plans -- Nuclear reactors planned & capacitybuildup 234Safety management in Indian nuclear power plants 235Merits of nuclear power 238Techno-economic aspects of production of Nuclearpower -- investments and tariffs 2393.7.8 Conclusions 2403.8 Role of Nuclear power in the energy portfolio of Japan 241Endowment of uranium and thorium resources of Japan 241Present and projected consumption of nuclear energy per capita in relation to the primary energy sourcesin the energy mix 2413.8.3 Technologies to improve the production of electricityfrom uranium, investments (per kWe) and fuel costs(per kWh) of the present and projected nuclear energy 2423.8.4 Hazards, risks, safety, policy, management, etc. ofnuclear industry 2433.8.5 Health impacts of radiation environment (quality of air, water, soil, etc.) of the projected nuclear energy use 2443.8.6 Implications of the projected nuclear energy use onGDP per capita and quality of life 245References 245Section IV: Renewable energy resourcesPreamble 2514.1 Hydropower 253Introduction 253Hydropower facilities 253Pumped storage hydroelectricity 256"In-river" small-scale hydropower projects 256Resources and costs 2574.2 Geothermal and ocean energy 258Introduction 258Costs 259Research & Development 259Ocean energy 2604.3 Wind energy 261Introduction 261Projected growth of wind power 262Technology and cost developments 262Market overview 263Environmental factors 264Offshore wind power 2644.4 Biomass and Bioenergy 267Introduction 267The Brazilian experience with ethanol 2704.5 Solar energy 274Introduction 274Photovoltaics 274PV technology 2754.5.4 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) 279References 283Section V: QUO VADIS?Preamble 2875.1 Global energy security 289Introduction 289Demographic assumptions 289Macroeconomic assumptions 290Per capita GDP, energy use and carbon dioxide emissions 291ACT and Blue scenarios 292Decarbonising the different sectors 292Energy efficiency trends 294Research & Development, demonstration and deployment 294Key roadmaps for sustainable energy future 2955.2 Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage 296Overview 296Economics and technological status of carbon dioxidecapture and storage 296Underground geological storage 298Processes and pathways for release of C02 fromgeological storage sites 303Potential hazards to human health and safety 303Risk management 304Legal issues 3045.3 Nuclear power in France: a success story 305Introduction 305French scientific tradition regarding nuclear science 305From 1945 to 1973: "The glorious thirty years" 306The first generation of nuclear plants 307Reacting to the first oil shock 308From 1974 to 2000: The French "quantitative"nuclear programme 308A comprehensive systemic approach to nuclear power 311Preparing for the renewal of the PWR fleet 3122001: Enters AREVA 3125.3.10 Conclusion 313References 313Appendix 317Author index 319Subject index 323Colour plates 327.

ISBN

• 9780415469852
• 0415469856
• 9780203876602
• 0203876601

LCCN

2009002059

OCLC

• ocn277196123
• 277196123
• SCSB-9259445

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library