DocumentCode
1667282
Title
Alternative energy systems
Author
Saraiva, J. A Gil
Author_Institution
Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Lisbon, Portugal
fYear
1989
Firstpage
77
Lastpage
78
Abstract
Renewable energy sources suitable for electricity production are considered. The following technologies are examined from the viewpoints of technical feasibility, economic prospects, environmental impact, and R&D: wind, geothermal, photovoltaic, ocean (wave, tidal, and thermal conversion), and hydro power
Keywords
electric power generation; energy resources; economic prospects; electricity production; environmental impact; geothermal power; hydro power; ocean power; ocean thermal energy conversion; photovoltaic power; renewable energy resources; technical feasibility; tidal power; wave power; wind power; Electrical equipment industry; Energy consumption; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Isolation technology; Paper technology; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Production;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean
Conference_Location
Lisbon
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MELCON.1989.49985
Filename
49985
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