| Description |
xxiii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Environmental science and engineering. Environmental science,
1863-5520
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Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm)). Environmental science.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Energy for the present and future: a world energy overview -- Energy, present and future -- Advanced energy conversion -- Energy efficiency in Mexico - a bird's eye view -- Energy efficeincy and conservation in Mexico -- Status of the Mexican Electricity Generation -- Thermoeconomic study of CCGT Plants -- CO2 capture for atmosphere pollution reduction -- Fossil fuels pollution and air quality modeling -- Fundamentals of boiling water reactor safety design and operation123 -- General overview of the current situation of nuclear energy -- The clean and safe nuclear reactors of the future -- Transition strategies for a hydrogen economy in Mexico -- Nuclear energy economical viability -- Natural safety storage of radioactive waste -- The reinassance of nuclear power -- Renewable energy in Mexico: Current status and future prospects -- The development of thermal solar cooling systems -- Converting solar radiation to electric power in Mexico -- Some recent research on solar energy technology -- Wind energy: an opportunity for diversifying electricity generation in Mexico -- Development of geothermal energy in Mexico and its energetic potential for the future -- Energy and activated carbon production from crop biomass byproducts --- Hydrogen: the ecological fuel for Mexican future -- Nuclear fusion as an energy option for the 21st century. |
| Subject |
Power resources -- Mexico -- Forecasting.
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Power resources. |
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Mexico. |
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Forecasting. |
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Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- Mexico.
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Power resources -- Environmental aspects. |
| Added Author |
Klapp, Jaime.
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Cervantes Cota, Jorge Luis.
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Chávez-Alcalá, José Federico.
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| ISBN |
9783540713449 hardbound |
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3540713441 hardbound |
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