The Power Makers' Challenge: And the Need for Fission Energy

Author:   Martin Nicholson
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2012 ed.
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9781447158912


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   13 April 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Martin Nicholson
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2012 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.349kg
ISBN:  

9781447158912


ISBN 10:   1447158911
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   13 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

What is Electricity?.- Faraday’s Miracle.- Poles and Wires.- The Balancing Act.- Dollars and Cents.- The Carbon Challenge.-  Many Options.- Nature’s Curse.- Nature’s Saviours.- Storing Electricity.- Smoke and Mirrors.- Why Clean Coal?.- Baseload Alternatives.- Fission Not Combustion.- Safety First.- More Smoke and Mirrors.- Is Fission Really Necessary?.- The Next Generation of Fission.- Variable Loads Are Here to Stay.- Cost Matters.- Distributed Generation and Storage.- Smart Grids.- Electric Transport.- Summing It All Up.

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Martin Nicholson studied mathematics, engineering and electrical sciences at Cambridge University in the UK and graduated with a Masters degree in 1974. He has spent most of his working life as business owner and chief executive of a number of information technology companies in Australia. His first book, Energy in a Changing Climate, was first published in 2009.

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