Electricity Generation using Fossil Fuel, Renewable and
Nuclear Energy: A Review
Volume 3 - Issue 2
Yousef SH Najjar*
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
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Yousef SH Najjar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology,
Irbid, Jordan
Received: July 02, 2019; Published: July 17, 2019
DOI: 10.32474/OAJESS.2019.02.000158
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Abstract
Electricity makes our lives better, brighter, and cleaner. But before it is transmitted on high-voltage power lines and then
distributed to our homes and businesses, it needs to be generated by a power plant. Electricity is vital to modern life. It powers our
lights and appliances at home. It powers many industry processes. It is used to power trains and to charge electric vehicles. Globally,
electricity use is rising rapidly as new major economies develop in giant countries in population. This need for electricity drives a
growing demand for electricity generation, with thousands of new power plants needed across the world over the coming decades.
The fundamentals of electricity generation haven’t changed much over time, but the associated technologies have radically changed
over time and are constantly evolving. Politics also plays a large role and influences the types of fuels we use for electricity, and
politics will continue to drive major changes in the future. Energy sources are either fossil fuels, nuclear, renewable energy. Electricity
generation is a key contributor to global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), NOx and SO2
and their related environmental impact.
Keywords: Electricity; Electricity production; Fossil Fuel; Nuclear Power; Renewable energy
Abbreviations: AC: Alternating Current; CCGT: Combined Cycle Gas Turbines; CCS: Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage; CH4
:
Methane; CO: Carbon Monoxide; CO2
: Carbon Dioxide; CSP: Concentrated Solar Power; GHG: Green House Gases; HVDC: High Voltage
Direct Current; IGCC: Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle; LCA: Life Cycle Assessment; LCI: Life Cycle Inventory; NH3
:
Ammonia; N2
O: Nitrous Oxide; PV: Solar Photovoltaic; SO2
: Sulfur Dioxide; UF6
: Uranium Hexafluoride; UO2
:Uranium Dioxide
Abstract|
Introduction|
Fossil Fuel Power Plants|
Many Other Places|
Nuclear Power Plants|
Renewable Energy|
Biomass Gasification|
Conclusion|
Acknowledgment|
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