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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 경제경영 > 투자/증권 > 일반
· ISBN : 9780470878262
· 쪽수 : 224쪽
· 출판일 : 2012-03-13
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Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
CHAPTER 1 An Overview of Renewable Power 1
It’s All About Natural Gas 2
Control of CO2 Emissions Is Not Currently Possible 3
Reality of Demand-Side Management 6
Summary 7
CHAPTER 2 Analyzing Power Project Economics 9
Regulated Utilities 9
Evaluating a Power Plant 12
Financing a Power Plant 15
Hedge Providers 17
Opportunities with Distressed Renewables 19
Summary 21
CHAPTER 3 The Challenges of Renewable Power Projects 23
Tax Issues 23
Special Exemptions 25
Summary 28
CHAPTER 4 Risk Assessment for Power Projects 31
Project Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigations 32
Precompletion Risks/Mitigants 32
Postcompletion Risks/Mitigants 39
Summary 39
CHAPTER 5 Exploiting Profitability of Distressed and Abandoned Municipal Power Plants 41
Waste-Fuel Projects Have Key Financial Advantages for Investors 42
Duties of Professionals in a Municipal Power Plant 42
The Professional Feasibility Study Engineer 44
Disclosures of Risks in the Bond Offering Materials 45
Calculation of Debt Service Coverage 50
Investment Opportunities at Troubled Municipal Power Plants 53
Summary 54
CHAPTER 6 Energy Storage 55
Cheap Energy Storage—TheMost Vital Game Changer in the World 56
Opening theMarket for Historic Energy Storage Financing 58
Categories of Energy Storage Technologies 60
U.S. Regional Multi-Energy Storage Collaborations 63
Flywheel Technology Energy Storage Has the Lowest Cycle-Life-Cost 65
Summary 67
CHAPTER 7 Shale Natural Gas and Its Effect on Renewable Power 69
Fracking 69
New Attitudes in Natural Gas 70
Cost of Production 72
Summary 76
CHAPTER 8 Solar PV and Solar Thermal Power Plants 77
The Economics of Solar Power 77
Financing Techniques 78
The Technology 80
Summary 82
CHAPTER 9 Wind Power Plants 83
Projects Overview 83
Wind Project Economics 85
Wind Project Power Contracting 87
Wind Energy Prediction 90
Summary 92
CHAPTER 10 Electric Power Transmission 93
Overview 93
Grid Input, Losses, and Exit 98
High-Voltage Direct Current 99
Controlling the Components of the Transmission System 99
Electricity Market Reform: Costs and
Merchant Transmission Arrangements 100
Additional Concerns 102
Summary 104
CHAPTER 11 Natural Gas Power Plants 107
Gas Turbine Engines 107
Benefits of Gas Turbine Engines 109
Gas Turbines and CO2 109
Gas Turbine Operations 110
Summary 111
CHAPTER 12 Coal-Fired Power Plants 113
Coal’s High Output Capacity 113
Life of a Coal Plant 115
Extending Coal Plant Operations 116
Coal Technologies 118
Summary 120
CHAPTER 13 Biomass Energy and Biomass Power Plants 123
Wood Waste 123
Economics of Biomass 125
Summary 126
CHAPTER 14 Nuclear Power Energy Plants 127
Global Impact of Japan’s Three Nuclear Plant Meltdowns 128
Comparative Costs of Energy 130
Key to the EIA Cost Estimates 130
Nuclear Power Plants’ 50 Years of Electricity Globally 135
Required Up-Front Payment for Nuclear Waste Disposal before a New Plant’s Approval 136
Asia Will Lead the Next Shift to Nuclear Power Plant Development 137
China’s New Nuclear Reprocessing Is a Vast Expansion of Atomic Fuel 139
Summary: Nuclear Power Faces a Capital Cost and Ongoing Local Approval Challenge 141
CHAPTER 15 Hydropower Plants 143
A Unique Renewable Technology 143
Hydropower and RECs 145
Hydropower Economics 149
Summary 151
CHAPTER 16 Geothermal Power Plants 153
Steam Technology 153
Geothermal Project Costs 155
Hydrothermal Power Systems 156
Ground-Source Heat Pumps 156
Standing Column Wells 158
Enhanced Geothermal Systems 158
Direct Use of Geothermal Energy 159
Summary 161
CHAPTER 17 Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid 163
Demand-Side Management 163
Advanced Meter Infrastructure 166
Increasing Energy Needs 167
Summary 169
Conclusion 171
Where Do We Stand Today in Terms of Renewable Energy? 175
Appendix A 177
Appendix B: DTC’s Coal vs. Natgas Displacement Model Methodology, January 6, 2009 183
DTC’s Coal/Natgas Displacement Model Methodology 183
How Much Natgas Is Needed to Displace Coal? 190
About the Authors 193
Index 195
