Energy & Power: An Environmental Perspective - Paperback

by Charles W. Zamzow Jr. (Author)

The United States had resisted endorsing the Kyoto Protocol, preferring to let the market drive CO2 reductions to mitigate global warming, which will require CO2 emission taxation. The administration of Barack Obama has proposed an aggressive energy policy reform, including the need for a reduction of CO2 emissions, with a cap and trade program, which could help encourage more clean renewable, sustainable energy development. Modern society uses large amounts of electrical power. This is normally generated at power plants which convert some other kind of energy into electrical power. Each such system has advantages and disadvantages, but many of them pose environmental concerns. The efficiency of some of these systems can be improved by cogeneration and geothermal(combined heat and power) methods. Process steam can be extracted from steam turbines. Waste heat produced by thermal generating stations can be used for space heating of nearby buildings. By combining electric power production and heating, less fuel is consumed, thereby reducing the environmental effects compared with separate heat and power systems. This book tackles this question of social value versus economic impact, discusses how each is measured, and examines how both measures are needed to assess a proposed environmental action or policy in terms of both efficiency and equity.

Author Biography

Charlie is the founder and Principle of Jupiter Technical Solutions. Accomplished and integrity-driven professional qualified by 20+ years of success on national and international levels in the construction, engineering, and maintenance industries with impressive success in project management and customer service management. His broad background encompasses petroleum, chemical, gas, nuclear, gas turbine, electrical transmission and fossil powered generation facilities. Charlie earned his PhD in Engineering Management and holds a Juris Doctorate and Bachelors in Science degrees. Charlie has worked with many labor unions and contractors through out the United States and Canada. Jupiter Technical Solutions is a construction management consulting firm that provides a portfolio of professional support services to all industries involved in the engineering, construction, facility and maintenance. We focus on assisting our clients in successfully managing their companies, construction programs, and projects, as well as analyzing and resolving problems that are inherent in their work.