Candidate electric energy technologies for future application in the Railbelt region of Alaska /

Provides an overview of several candidate electric energy supply and conservation alternatives for Railbelt electric power planning--information to help select technologies for subsequent in-depth consideration. For each candidate technology the following information is presented: technical characte...

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Alternate Title:Candidate electric energy technologies for future application in the Alaska Railbelt region.
Additional Author(s):King, J. C.
Corporate Contributor(s):Alaska. Division of Policy Development and Planning.

Alaska. Governor's Policy Review Committee.

Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
Publisher:Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories,
Report Numbers:APA 567

SUS 93
Original Source:Candidate electric energy technologies for future application in the Alaska Railbelt region.
Funding Numbers:Funded under a subcontract to Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Series:Railbelt electric power alternatives study ; v. 4.
Document (Susitna Hydroelectric Project) ; no. 567.
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Online Access:Link to Full Text
Library Holdings:Print Versions
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Selection of candidate electric energy technologies
  • Baseload technologies
  • Cycling technologies
  • Storage technologies
  • Fuel-saver technologies
  • Load management
  • Electric energy conservation in buildings
  • Electric energy substitutes
  • Electric energy technologies not showing promise for application to the Railbelt region
  • Fuel availability and prices
  • Cost estimating technology
  • Water resource impacts from steam-cycle power plants
  • Air emissions from fuel combustion power plants
  • Aquatic ecology impacts from steam-cycle power plants
  • Terrestrial ecology impacts from steam-cycle power plants
  • Socioeconomic impacts from energy development in the Railbelt region
  • Waste heat rejection systems
  • Aesthetic considerations
  • Synthetic fuel technologies
  • Performance of passive solar options
  • Performance of active solar water heating systems in Fairbanks
  • Powerplant and industrial fuels use act.