Conventional Energy in North America - Current and Future Sources for Electricity Generation

Informationen zum Autor Jorge Morales has served as an invited professor of mathematics at the University of Havana and the Diplomatic Academy of Cuba. He has also served as a diplomat, working at the Atomic Energy Commission of Cuba within the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers. Mr. Morales has also held several positions with the International Atomic Energy Agency, including Counsellor and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba, Deputy Head of the Cuban delegation to the IAEA General Conference, Deputy Governor to the IAEA Board of Governors, Chairman of the G-77 for the IAEA, Representative of IAEA member states in the Committee on staff issues, and Chairman of the working group on nuclear matters of the Movement of Non-aligned Countries in the IAEA. As a professional working for the IAEA, Mr. Morales worked to give advice to countries on the introduction or expansion of nuclear energy for electricity generation. In order to make recommendations, he studied both the conventional and non-convention energy sources available in the country. He is the author of 11 books, including books on conventional energy sources in Latin America and Europe. He has also written 16 book chapters and more than 70 scientific articles.

List of contents

1. General Overview2. The Role of Oil in the Regional Electricity Generation3. The Role of Natural Gas in the Regional Electricity Generation 4. The Role of Coal in the Regional Electricity Generation 5. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Jorge Morales Pedraza, Jorge Morales Pedraza, Jorge (Senior Consultant Morales Pedraza, Jorge Morales Pedraza
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780128148891
• ISBN: 978-0-12-814889-1
• No. of pages: 550
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; North America, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Inorganic, SCIENCE / Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Electrical Engineering, North America (USA and Canada), Fossil fuel technologies, Energy, power generation, distribution and storage, Power generation & distribution