This book provides a solid, quantitative and uptodated coverage for a wide range of sustainable low carbon electricity generation technologies. Three types of technologies are presented, renewable energy, advanced technologies, and clean coal, tackling the problems of pollution, energy shortage and climate change. Eleven chapters are constructed, with Chapter 1, 5, 7 and 11 contributed by Dr Changdong Sheng, with Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 contributed by Dr Jiufa Chen. Chapter 1 introduces electricity generation related energy and environment issues. Although renewable energy is crucial and promising, clean coal technologies still have indispensable importance to achieve sustainable energy supply in the coming decades. Since solar energy is the dominant renewable, Chapter 2 presents solar energy fundamentals: its formation, trajectory, atmospheric attenuation and solar energy distribution. Chapter 3 introduces solar PV technology, wafer or thin film based, from materials (silicon, metal compounds or organic materials) to PV cell, module and power plants. Chapter 4 dedicates to concentrating solar thermal power technologies, with solar heat receivers made of parabolic troughs, Fresnel reflectors, tower collectors, or dish collectors; using various types of heat transfer fluids and heat storage systems; elaborated hybridization and operation strategies. Chapter 5 is about hydropower, with three topologies of hydropower plants introduced, impoundment, runoffriver, and pumped storage, with different turbine technologies. Chapter 6 deals with wind energy, wind distribution, wind energy capture system, turbine control strategies, onshore and offshore wind farms. Chapter 7 is about biomass, from various biomass resources to their utilization technologies, including energy recovery from municipal wastes. Chapter 8 tells about geothermal energy, its formation, distribution, resource survey, elaborated with three types of geothermal power plant technologies based on dry steam, flash steam and binary cycle. Chapter 9 presents advanced fuel cell electricity generation technologies, from five type fuel cell configurations to fuel cell stack and power generation system. Chapter 10 presents clean and high efficiency coal electricity generation technologies, from reducing pollution and emission to improving efficiency, from retrofiting existing coal plants, to constructing advance systems, such as supercritical and ultrasupercritical conditions, pressurized fluidized bed combustion, and integrated gasification combined cycle. Chapter 11 focuses on technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuel power plants, CO2 capture, storage and utilization. For each topic, the theoretical background is introduced, practical engineering considerations associated with designing systems and predicting their performance are provided, and methods to evaluate the economics of these systems are presented. The book is intended for a mixed audience of engineering and other technologyfocused individuals, undergraduate, postgraduate students. The book has been designed to encourage selfteaching by providing completely worked case studies, typical parameter values and design guidance. Each chapter ends with a set of exercises that provide added practice for the student, which should also facilitate the preparation of homework assignments by the instructor.The authors wish to express their thanks to School of Energy and Environment of Southeast University for the publication funds. Appreciations are given to Nari Group Corporation and to Trina Solar China for sharing the PV technology data. The authors also wish to thank Miss Nan Wang and Mr Kunming Zhuang for their assistance in editing Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10.
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章节目录：
Chapter 1Energy and Environment1
1.1Sustainable Development and Mitigation of Climate Change1
1.2Sustainable Energy4
1.3Mitigation of CO2 Emissions7
1.4Renewable and Advanced Electricity Generation Technologies10
Exercises 15
References15
Chapter 2Sun and Solar Energy16
2.1Sun Data16
2.2Solar Radiation19
2.3Solar Energy Application24
Exercises29
References29
Chapter 4Concentrating Solar Power75
4.1CSP System Common Features75
4.2Parabolic Trough Systems81
4.3Fresnel Reflector Solar Thermal Power Systems94
4.4Tower Power Systems98
4.5Dish/Stirling Systems108
4.6Heat Transfer Fluid and Heat Storage 115
4.7Summary125
Exercises126
References 126
Chapter 5Hydropower127
5.1Prospect of Hydropower128
5.2Physics of Hydropower129
5.3Types of Hydropower Plants129
5.4Hydropower System133
5.5Types of Hydropower Turbines134
5.6Characteristics of Hydropower137
Exercises144
References145
Chapter 6Wind Power146
6.1Wind Energy Resource146
6.2Wind Power Fundamentals152
6.3Wind Power System162
6.4 Power Generation Technologies167
6.5 Control Technologies 172
6.6Wind Farm179
6.7Summary187
Exercises188
References189
Chapter 7Biomass Power190
7.1Introduction190
7.2Biomass Classification190
7.3Biomass Resources in China192
7.4Biomass Characteristics193
7.5Biomass Utilization for Electricity Generation196
7.6Direct Combustion of Biomass for Electricity Generation197
7.7Cofiring Biomass for Electricity Generation201
7.8Gasification207
7.9Solid Wastes and Their Treatments213
Exercises217
References217
Chapter 8Geothermal Power218
8.1Earth and Geothermal Energy218
8.2DrySteam Power Plants226
8.3Flash Steam Power Plants230
8.4Binary Cycle Power Plants240
8.5Geothermal Resource Survey249
8.6Silica Precipitation Control256
8.7Environmental Aspects259
8.8Summary262
Exercises262
References264
Chapter 9Fuel Cell Power265
9.1Fuel Cell Fundamentals265
9.2Types of Fuel Cells272
9.3Fuel Cell Stack and Power Generation System278
9.4Case Study—Design A Portable Fuel Cell283
9.5Summary286
Exercises287
References287
Chapter 10Clean Coal Power Technology288
10.1Clean Coal Technology288
10.2Coal Power Plant Retrofit291
10.3Advanced Coal Power Technology294
10.4Solar Steam and Coal Hybrid Power296
10.5Case Study—A Solar & Coal Hybrid Power Project299
Exercises300
References300
Chapter 11CO2 Capture and Storage301
11.1Technical Options for CO2 Mitigation301
11.2CCS for Fossil FuelBased Power Plants302
11.3CO2 Capture303
11.4CO2 Storage310
Exercises311
References312
