The Changing Energy Mix compares twelve renewable and nonrenewable energy types using twelve common technical criteria. After reading this book, readers will be well-informed enough to draw their own conclusions and make their own decisions about next steps in the world of energy.
The Changing Energy Mix compares twelve renewable and nonrenewable energy types using twelve common technical criteria. After reading this book, readers will be well-informed enough to draw their own conclusions and make their own decisions about next steps in the world of energy.
Paul F. Meier is an independent clean fuels consultant and a registered professional engineer. He retired from ConocoPhillips in 2008 after thirty years of service, and he was a clean fuels consultant for Sinopec, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, from 2008-2014.
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Introduction Chapter 1: Petroleum Crude Oil Chapter 2: Natural Gas Chapter 3: Coal Chapter 4: Nuclear Chapter 5: Hydroelectric Chapter 6: Wind Energy Chapter 7: Solar Chapter 8: Ethanol Chapter 9: Biomass Chapter 10: Geothermal Chapter 11: Hydrogen Chapter 12: Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Chapter 13: Generation of Electricity by US States Chapter 14: Conclusions Appendix A: Capital Cost, Operating Cost, Well-to-Wheels Levelized Cost of Electricity, and Well-to-Wheels Levelized Cost of Fuel Appendix B: Units, Unit Prefixes, and Basic Definitions Index
