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Title: |
Energy in Latin America & the Caribbean |
| Sub-title: |
The Current & Future Role of Conventional Energy Sources in the Regional Electricity Generation |
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| Edited by: |
Jorge Morales Pedraza |
| ISBN10-13: |
1622579801 : 9781622579808 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
260x180mm |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Weight: |
.768 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - April 2013 |
| List Price: |
252.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Politics & government : Energy technology & engineering : Latin America |
| It is certain that energy production and, particularly, the generation and sustained growth of electricity constitute indispensable elements for the economic and social progress of any country. Energy, undoubtedly, constitutes the motive force of civilisation and it determines, to a high degree, the level of the future economic and social development of that country. This book examines energy power in Latin America and the Caribbean and the future role of renewable and nuclear energy sources in the region's electricity generation. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Introduction; The Current & Future Role of Renewables & Nuclear Energy in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Hydro Power in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Wind Energy in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Solar Energy in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Geothermal Energy in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Biomass in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Hydrogen in the Region's Electricity Generation; The Current & Future Role of Nuclear Energy in the Region's Electricity Generation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |