Technologies for tomorrow's electric power generation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 223, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2717-2742

  Lawn, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Coal gasification; Hydrogen economy; Marine power; Nuclear fission; Nuclear fusion; Solar power; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; HYDROGEN ECONOMY; INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NUCLEAR FISSION; NUCLEAR FUSION; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; SOLAR POWER;

BIOFUELS; CARBONIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL GASIFICATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PRODUCERS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 72649099110     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES1512     Document Type: Article

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