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Extreme ultraviolet radiation, also referred to as soft X-rays or XUV, offers very special optical properties. The X-UV refractive index of matter is such that normal reflection cannot take place on polished surfaces whereas beam transmission through one micrometer of almost all materials reduces to zero. Therefore, it has long been a difficult task to imagine and to implement devices designed for complex optics experiments in this wavelength range. Thanks to new sources of coherent radiation - XUV-lasers and High Order Harmonics - the use of XUV radiation, for interferometry, holography, diffractive optics, non-linear radiation-matter interaction, time-resolved study of fast and ultrafast phenomena and many other applications, including medical sciences, is ubiquitous.

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Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Household Appliances and Lighting, held in Naples, September 27-29, 2000. The latest developments were discussed in new technology for efficiency, policies and policy instruments, and international programs for market transformation and energy improvements. Softcover. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World, published by Worldwide Projects, Inc. on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1325 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: KUWAIT: Joint venture plans for proposed $1,200,000,000 offshore oil fields development project, KUWAIT GULF OIL CO. (KGOC) [Kuwait] & ARAMCO GULF OPERATIONS CO. (AGOC) [Saudi Arabia] - Order #: 086302.
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The issues of energy security and environment continue to challenge the electricity supply industry around the world.Rapidly growing electricity demand in developing economies must be met in a cost-effective fashion while avoiding unacceptable environmental consequences.Growing competition among power producers in the industrialized countries is creating opportunities to reduce costs and environmental impacts but is also reducing incentives for the longer-term technology development and R&D that is needed for a sustainable energy future.This volume of proceedings examines ways to increase electricity use for sustainable energy development and assesses the role of power producers in responding to global climate change issues.It also addresses technology priorities for supplying electricity in developing and transition economies, options for electric system expansion and integration to meet growing competition, and the links between power industry structure, regulatory policies, and technological innovation. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World, published by Worldwide Projects, Inc. on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2016 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: SAUDI ARABIA: Joint venture construction plans for proposed $4,300,000,000 petrochemical complex, SAUDI ARAMCO [Saudi Arabia] & SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO. LTD. [Japan] - Order #: 052906a.
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The three volumes VIII/3A, B, C of Energy Technology should primarily serve scientists, engineers, and students to get information on physical, chemical and technical properties of all technologies to provide, convert, distribute, store and finally use energy, supplemented with economic background information and with specific concepts to allow the reader a proper comparison of different energy technologies. In this way these volumes on energy technology should finally be helpful to let the human society pave and walk towards sufficient and environmentally safe provision and use of energy. The various contributions have been written by experts from many countries all around the globe engaged in universities, public research institutions and private industrial companies. ... Read more

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The book analyses all important aspects that have to be considered when evaluating photovoltaics as a potential option in the power-supply industry and industrial development. Since such an analysis is quite complex and requires know-how from several scientific disciplines, the book draws upon the expertise of about 40 invited experts. Consensus statements on some of the controversial items such as cost development or energy pay-back time are given. In addition, the book is completed by an evaluation of the technological status of photovoltaics. It enables the reader to form his or her own opinion, particularly on the genuine potential of photovoltaics in energy policy, the power-supply industry and industrial development. ... Read more

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Definitly for decision makers
First I'd like to say that this book isn't for the scientists.When they say it's for decision makers, it is.A lot of the facts written in here are graphs and trends in the economic and financial markets.It looks at many different factors so that a person in charge can make a sound financial investment.As an emerging scientist, I would definitely not recommend this book for someone who is interested in the scientific aspect of this book.There is a small section in the book that goes over the science of solar cells which isn't very comprehensive.If you're working for a big firm that's looking into using solar power, then this would be a good book for supplement for a presentation.

PV for DM
This book is a collection of papers. Probably good for research organisations (e.g. CSIR; CSIRO; ...). I only found one section particularly good.
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This digital document is an article from WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 782 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: IRAN: Indian investments are expected to amount to $5,000,000,000 in the Iranian steel and power sectors, ESSAR STEEL, TATA STEEL CO. (TISCO) & RPG [India] - Order #: 037905.(RPG Group)
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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on August 12, 2002. The length of the article is 693 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: DPUC rejects CL&P's request to bail out electric suppliers.(Department of Public Utility Control, Connecticut Light and Power Co.)(Brief Article)
Author: Dan Strempel
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 12, 2002
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Proceedings of a contractors' meeting on wind demonstration projects, organized by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Energy, held in Mykonos, Greece, 25-26 April 1988. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Business North Carolina, published by Business North Carolina on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3757 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Transformer. (Carolina Power and Light Co.)(Cover Story)
Author: Edward Martin
Publication: Business North Carolina (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1996
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We've all lived through long hot summers with power shortages, brownouts, andblackouts. But at last, all the what-to-do and how-to-do it information you'llneed to handle a full range of operation and maintenance tasks at yourfingertips. Written by a power industry expert, Power Generation Handbook:Selection, Applications, Operation, Maintenance helps you to gain a thoroughunderstanding of all components, calculations, and subsystems of the varioustypes of gas turbines, steam power plants, co-generation, and combined cycleplants. Divided into five sections, Power Generation Handbook: Selection,Applications, Operation, Maintenance provides a thorough understandingof co-generation and combined cycle plants. Each of the components such ascompressors, gas and steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators, condensers,lubricating systems, transformers, and generators are covered in detail.The selection considerations, operation, maintenance and economics ofco-generation plants and combined cycles as well as emission limits, monitoringand governing systems will also be covered thoroughly.This all-in-oneresource gives you step-by-step guidance on how to maximize the efficiency,reliability and longevity of your power generation plant. ... Read more

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Power Generation Handbook : Selection, Applications, Operation, Maintenance
What I have read so far it is a good technical handbook and I am more than happy to recommend it to anyone in the power industry.

Excellent Practical Handbook
This is an excellent, practical handbook on power generation.It contains clear descriptions of how power generation components are constructed, how they work and how to maintain them.Points in the text are illustrated through numerous detailed photographs, drawings and graphs.Topics include steam turbines, governing systems, valves, lubrication systems, gas turbines, bearings, seals, combined cycles, cogeneration, electrical components, etc.

I have attended two courses taught by Philip Kiameh at the University of Toronto's Professional Development Centre, one on power generation equipment and the other on mechanical equipment.Philip was an excellent teacher and his text books are similarly excellent and I highly recommend them.This text book is a valuable reference to the power generation course material.

A book that's definitely part of my working "tools "
P. Kiameh's "Power Generation Handbook" has been an invaluable addition to the materials I need to sucessfully execute my job. I work in the electrical power industry and Mr. Kiameh's simple and practical approach has provided that extra assistance that allows for easy solution to our every day problems. More importantly, Mr. Kiameh has managed to complile useful and important principles relating to the Power industry in one handbook. I highly recommend this book for technical personnel involved in the Power Generation Industry.

A valuable desk reference
It is a very useful reference book for anyone interested in power generation. It contains general mechanical and electrical theory, design approach, operation and maintenance concepts. It has practical value as it contains broad information about steam turbines, gas turbines and auxiliaries. It is a very valuable desk reference.

An excellent engineering reference
I think this is a great reference book. The book is very easy to read, and to understand. I have found the book's content to be highly relevant to the field and could be used every day for anyone interested (or working) in power generation. ... Read more

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The Next Paradigm: Common Sense for This Generation (TNP) is a book with a companion collection of songs recorded exclusively for the Project.TNP is about real systemic change.This dynamic work of Words and Music represents a compelling discussion of the major issues facing our society today.Written in the spirit of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, which developed ideas crucial to the formation of the United States and its institutions of government, TNP punctuates its focus on contemporary politics, society and culture with interrelated music from the 60's and 70's, newly recorded by contemporary artists.The Next Paradigm encourages today’s younger generation to tackle such contemporary and top-of-mind issues such as: exploring the alternatives to petroleum-based engines; advocating a transactional tax instead of the current tax code in the U.S.; reorganizing our current political practices of only two viable parties as well as the limitations of the electoral college; global leadership with a free worldwide market; cost-effective water desalination; prison reform; all-inclusive worldwide internet access; educational financing; and personal reflection.For more information, go to the hard copy listing on Amazon, or visit the website: thenextparadigm.org.IMPORTANT: This is the English version of the book.The Spanish version is available as part of the hard copy, and will be on Kindle soon.Also, each purchaser of a kindle book will receive a download card to download the songs as mp3's.Email info@interterranewmedia.org. ... Read more

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" The development of a direct, inexpensive, and efficient method for converting solar energy into a portable, clean fuel would allow elimination of the growing problems associated with the ever increasing use of fossil fuels and the reality of their rapid depletion. As the title suggests, Light, Water, Hydrogen: The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis, considers the combination of water and light with a suitable semiconductor to achieve a safe, renewable and therefore inexhaustable means for hydrogen generation via the splitting of the water molecule, or photoelectrolysis.The authors consider the impact of recent advances in nanotechnology on the water photoelectrolysis field, providing specific examples as well as the theories and methods necessary for achieving useful water photoelectrolysis systems. Written for users in a wide range of disciplines, including materials scientists, chemists, electrical engineers, and physicists, Light, Water, Hydrogen: The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis is an up-to-date, invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers." ... Read more

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Useful information but book needs editing
This book presents itself as a comprehensive account of water photoelectrolysis but only partially succeeds.

There is a tremendous amount of substance in Light, Water, Hydrogen.It not only covers water photoelectrolysis, but devotes significant portions to other methods of water splitting (thermolysis, electrolysis, etc.).It thus serves as an excellent introduction to less well known methods of hydrogen production.The scientific presentation seems accurate.

One limitation of Light, Water, Hydrogen is that it seems more like a beefed-up doctoral dissertation than a book.This can be seen readily from the fact that 100 pages of the book are devoted to Grimes' work on nanotube arrays (chapter 5), while just 50 pages are devoted to metal oxides as photoanodes and 40 pages to non-oxides.This choice of emphasis provides a scattered coverage of many important materials that are important both historically and presently.That said, the book is over 500 pages long, and the authors do make an attempt to at least touch on most subjects.

The reason I give the book 3 out of 5 stars is because of the terrible editing.The book seems to have not been edited.There are a huge number of grammatical errors.The tables are very difficult to read -- the text has been shrunk down to such a small print that it borders on illegible.Yet these problems will not stop this book from being a useful reference to those new to the field.

Extremely useful book for students, engineers, and scientists
This book can serve as an excellent introduction to the field of hydrogen generation by photoelectrolysis for the newcomer as well as a valuable reference for the experienced researcher. It is extremely well structured and starts with the introduction that explains reader the importance of developing renewable and environmentally clean energy sources. Later, it introduces all the necessary scientific concepts, so that a senior student in the Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics program will have no problem reading it. It covers different type of materials considered for the photovoltaic water splitting with the emphasis on the oxide semiconductors. It references a lot of recent publications providing a great overview of the current status of the field. Thus, I highly recommend this book to virtually anybody interested in the field. ... Read more

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Small-scale gas turbines, known as Microturbines, represent an exciting new development in gas turbine technology. They can run in size from small, human-scale machines down to micro-sized mini-machines that can barely be seen by the naked eye. They also run a great diversity of fuel types, from various types of commercial gases to waste-generated gases.This new book by industry expert Claire Soares will fully describe the various types of microturbines, their applications, and their particular requirements for installation, maintenance and repair.It will explain how a microturbine the size of a refrigerator can power an entire school, hospital or small factory, which is particularly useful for onsite, remote installations.The book will also show how microturbines can be paired with one or more fuel cells to form a hybrid energy source, or can be teamed with any source of distributed power, such as a mall hydro-turbine or a wind turbine. Moreover, the reader will learn how microturbines can run on a variety of fuels that are far cruder than those required by most standard gas turbines; they can be made to run, for instance, using gas from a landfill or biomass source.The reader will find detailed information on costs, specifications, and maintenance and repair guidelines. Ample references and resources will provide the reader with tools for finding manufacturers and product specifications for their own particular needs.



·Covers major categories of microturbines, including factors common to their design, installation, operation, optimization, maintenance, and repair
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microturbines
As a teacher I find Claire Soares book an excellent and information resource. It is also very useful for anyone reviewing power production options in the small to medium range of outputs, making a selection and following it through to implementation. The technology is relatively new and a book such as this takes an objective view of the advantages and disadvantages. Of valuable assistance too is reference to plants already in production and to manufacturers.

numerous advantages
Given the rising kerfuffle over energy prices (oil and gas), this book is timely. Soares describes the rise of microturbines. A method for distributing electricity generation on a far smaller scale than is often done today, at least in developed countries. It certainly does not obviate the need for the large, megawatt producing turbines that are currently deployed. But those are expensive. And tend to be most economical when the users (like a city) are nearby. Since this minimises tranmission losses.

What if the users are widely dispersed? Or if there is essentially one user, like a small factory. Here, microturbines shine, where larger turbines would simply be uneconomic.

Other advantages are described in the book. Potentially, less emissions of pollutants. Another is the prospect of using unconventional fuels, like landfill gas. Or manure gas. ... Read more

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Authors have tried to strike a balance between a short book chapter and a very detailed book for subject experts. There were three prime reasons behind doing so: first, the field is quite interdisciplinary and requires simplified presentation for a person from non-parent discipline. Second reason for this short-version of a full book is that both the authors have seen students and technically oriented people, searching for this type of book on wind energy. Third reason and motivation was considering engineers who are starting their career in wind industry. This book is targeted to present a good starting background to such professionals.

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"Major changes have occurred in both the composition of energy supply and the choice of technology, especially in activities in which energy intensity has a significant bearing on the costs and competitiveness of goods and services. Presented here, in the context of these changes, are case studies on the macroeconomic evaluation of ethylalcohol programs and the microeconomic evaluation of technologies for irrigation pumping." Environment and Resource Conservation ... Read more

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The slow growth of power transmission systems relative to the large growth in demand for power has played a major role in higher electricity prices and reduced reliability in a number of areas across the United States in recent years. This book evaluates the potential of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power technologies to address existing problems with the U.S. electric power transmission grid, especially problems with transmission constraints. Among other findings, the authors conclude that HTS underground cables provide an attractive retrofit option for urban areas that have existing underground transmission circuits while avoiding the expense of new excavation to increase capacity. When operated at high utilization, HTS cables provide energy savings benefits as compared with conventional cables or conventional overhead lines per unit of power delivered. Whether these energy savings benefits lead to life-cycle cost savings depends on the cost of electricity and, in the case of conventional overhead lines, on siting constraints because overhead lines are typically much cheaper to install than underground cables. In addition, HTS cables can provide a parallel transmission path at a lower voltage to relieve high-voltage transmission constraints. ... Read more

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The availability of clean, renewable power is without question going to be the defining challenge and goal of the 21st century, and wind will lead the way.

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Windpower is freedom from fossil fuels !
Fantastic and easy-to-read explanation of what can be done NOW to make our cities and countries free from fossil fuels.

As the title reveals, this is a Basic introduction without too many technical details of how a homeowner or small business / estate can go about 'getting off the grid', with many examples of who has done it, how they do it, and how they profit from it.

Knowledge is power, so empower yourself by reading this and spreading the power of wind !

Superb book for Wind Power Basics and Public Policy
Paul has well captured the basics of wind power in an easy and understandable way.The book is a delight to read.What I didn't expect and have not read before is Paul's excellent commentary on wind power public policy.Europeans tend to build community based wind whereas Americans build corporate based wind.This means that in Europe, individuals tend to benefit financially from wind whereas as in the America, corporations tend to benefit. Very interesting stuff here.Also, public policy is very different as well, with feed-in tariffs being popular in Europe and the USA tending to supply money up front to build projects (a big mistake).Additionally, anyone considering vertical axis wind mills or ducted fan based windmills might want to read what Paul has to say first.

John C. Briggs

Not what I expected
An interesting book, just not what I expected.Thought it would give me information about how to select a wind turbine and it is all about telling you to invest in a commercial size unit rather than a household size unit.Not much information about starting an LLC or raising millions either.

Good introduction to wind energy
Paul Gipe is not only a leading authority on wind energy but he is an exceptional teacher. This second edition of Wind Energy Basics covers most of the current models of wind turbines on the consumer and commercial market as of 2009. The book is an excellent introduction to wind energy that will serve both potential wind turbine buyers and those interested in wind energy well. There is some math involved but nothing over basic high school algebra and it is kept to a minimum. This is a great, inexpensive way to learn about wind turbines. If you are more interested in design and want more in depth analysis, Paul's other book, "Wind Energy", is an excellent choice.

The perfect pick for any lending library
The availability of clean, renewable energy is the world's modern challenge and wind-energy expert Paul Gipe predicts wind will lead the way. His second revised, expanded edition of a classic primer offers homeowners and consumers insights on wind energy, from applications to political and social policies, and includes a new section on the concept of 'community wind'. Charts and color photos pepper a user-friendly introduction to all aspects of wind energy, making it the perfect pick for any lending library. ... Read more