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Title Energy resources : development, distribution, and exploitation / editor, Enner Herenio de Alcantara.

Publication Info. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Energy science, engineering and technology
Energy policies, politics and prices
Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Energy policies, politics and prices series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents ENERGY RESOURCES ; ENERGY RESOURCES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ASSESSMENT OF THE WIND POWER POTENTIAL OF HYDROELECTRIC RESERVOIRS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; DATA SET AND METHODS ; Study Area ; METEOROLOGICAL DATASET ; THE POWER LAW PROFILE ; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ; FITNESS OF THE WEIBULL PDF ; WIND SPEED PERSISTENCE ; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; Winds Probability ; Periods of Turbine Activity ; Wind Power Density ; The Modification of Airflow by Local Topography ; Morphology of the Reservoirs' Valleys ; Managing Dry Periods with Wind-Hydro Integration ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
APPENDIX A The Behavior of the Planetary Boundary Layer for Tropical Reservoirs ; REFERENCES ; BIOENERGY IN CENTRAL EUROPE -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, INTERNATIONAL BIOFUEL TRADE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION AND OUTLINE ; 2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF BIOMASS TO THE ENERGY SUPPLY ; 2.1. The Structure of Energy Consumption in Central Europe ; 2.2. The Contribution of Bioenergy in Central Europe ; 2.2.1. The Structure of Biomass Use and Recent Developments ; 2.2.2. Biofuels for Transport ; 2.2.3. Support Schemes for Bioenergy ; 2.3. The Development of Bioenergy Use in Austria.
3. CROSS-BORDER TRADE OF BIOMASS FOR ENERGY 3.1. Methodological Aspects ; 3.2. Net Imports and Exports of Biomass ; 3.2.1. Wood and Wood Waste ; 3.2.2. Wood Pellets ; 3.2.3. Indirect Imports of Wood Residues ; 3.2.4. Liquid Biofuels for Transport ; 3.3. Streams of Wood Biomass in Central Europe ; 3.4. Cross-Border Trade Related to Bioenergy Use in Austria ; 3.4.1. Biomass Trade According to Energy Statistics ; 3.4.2. Cross-Border Trade of Biofuels ; Biodiesel ; Bioethanol ; 3.4.3. Indirect Cross-Border Trade of Wood-Based Fuels ; 3.4.4. Summary.
3.5. The Impact of Biodiesel Production on International Trade Streams 4. POTENTIALS AND PROSPECTS FOR AN ENHANCED USE OF BIOENERGY IN CENTRAL EUROPE ; 4.1. Bioenergy in the Context of Eu Energy Policy ; 4.2. Review and Discussion of Biomass Potentials in Literature ; 5. DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS ; 5.1. Recent Developments in Bioenergy Use in CE ; 5.2. International Biomass Trade ; 5.3. Resource Potentials ; 5.4. Towards the 2020-Targets ; REFERENCES.
EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONE: CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AND EXPLOITATION OF ITS PROCESS HEAT ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. SECTION ONE: THE EPZ ; 2.1. IAEA's Definition of EPZ ; 2.1.1. Precautionary Action Zone (PAZ) ; 2.1.2. Urgent Protective Action Planning Zone (UPZ) ; 2.1.3. Long Term Protective Action Planning Zone (LPZ) ; 3. DEFINITION OF EPZ BY NRC ; 3.1. Exclusion Area (EA or EAB) ; 3.2. Low Population Zone (LPZ) ; 3.3. Plume Exposure Pathway and Ingestion Exposure Pathway Zones; 4. EPZS WORLDWIDE.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Power resources.
Power resources.
Power resources -- Brazil.
Brazil.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Added Author Alcântara, Enner Herenio de.
Other Form: Print version: Energy resources Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2012. 9781613245200 (hardcover : alk. paper) (DLC) 2011013681
ISBN 9781624173493 ebook
1624173497
9781613245200 hardcover : alkaline paper
1613245203