Titlebook: Alternative Energy Sources; Efstathios E. (Stathis) Michaelides Textbook 2012 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2012 b

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24718-8en developed by different countries. The special design characteristics and the operation of these plants are summarized. Because accidents in nuclear power plants are feared the most by the public, the three accidents that received the highest notoriety, at the Three-Mile Island in the U.S.A., at C

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Mediation: From Dialectic to Dialogic,d to point fusion research to the right direction. Because of fusion and its great promise, the time when the energy of the stars will be harnessed on Earth and when the produced power will be abundant and inexpensive may not be too far in the future.

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Technology, Education and Enlightenment,voltaic cells provide a small fraction of the electricity consumed. Despite its low utilization at present, and because of the enormous amounts of power reaching the Earth, solar energy is a prime alternative energy source and has the potential to supply a very high fraction, if not all, of the powe

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71142-3wer plants are simpler than fossil or nuclear power plants, i.e. they have a lesser number of components. Because the geothermal fluid emanates from the Earth’s interior and carries other substances, including solids and non-condensable gases, the design of the equipment of a geothermal power plant

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71142-3ms in operation to convert the tidal energy of the sea to electric power. Tidal power plants in prime locations in England, Norway, USA, Canada and other parts of the world have the capability to produce between 25 and 100% of the electricity demand in several coastal countries. The harnessing of th

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Mediation: From Dialectic to Dialogic,rectly related to the demand side. By “conserving energy” and forgoing the use of a fraction of primary energy sources for the performance of societal tasks, the human society demands less primary sources that supply the global energy demand. As a result, less primary energy is demanded and consumed

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Dialogic Education and Technologyedits, and a favorable regulatory environment that provides tax credits and accelerated depreciation may change these economic and financial circumstances for alternative energy. This chapter provides a succinct exposition of the entire decision making process that leads to the construction and oper