Title :
Alternate power production technologies: The promise and the challenge: Near-term and long-term generation alternatives can contribute to our energy resource base, but technological and environmental problems remain
Author_Institution :
Public Service Electr. & Gas Co., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The technologies considered fall into two broad categories, near-term alternatives (nuclear fission, coal, cogeneration, load management, and conservation) and long-term renewable resources (solar energy, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass power, waste/landfill energy reclamation and nuclear fusion). The technological and environmental problems of both categories are discussed.
Keywords :
electric power generation; energy resources; technological forecasting; alternative power production technologies; biomass; coal; cogeneration; conservation; environmental problems; geothermal; hydroelectric; load management; long-term renewable resources; nuclear fission; nuclear fusion; solar energy; technological problems; waste/landfill energy reclamation; wind; Companies; Electricity; Production; Renewable energy sources;
