Electric power generation usage

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In the U.S. a major usage of fuels is for electric power generation Q). Fuel oil is used to generate about 15% of the nation s electricity ( 1). However, it is possible with present technology along with new developments in coal combustion to reduce reliance on petroleum-based fuels by replacing them with coal. This would make more oil available to other areas such as the production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. 

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION BASED ON COAL SLURRY ELECTROLYSIS WITH SUBSEQUENT USAGE OF PRODUCED HYDROGEN IN FUEL CELLS... 

When one surface of an ion exchange membrane contacts a concentrated solution and the other a dilute one, a membrane potential is generated as explained in Chapter 2.4. For example, about 100 mV (unit pair)-1 of membrane potential is observed in seawater concentration to produce sodium chloride. Usage of the membrane potential as a battery has been studied in detail.281 Especially, detailed studies and analysis have been made by researchers in Israel due to the existence of salt lakes such as the Dead Sea.282 It was calculated that 1.08 X 106 m3/s of river water flows in seawater, which corresponds to about 2.43 X 1012 W of electricity if it is generated by a concentration cell using ion exchange membranes. This electric power is calculated to be larger than the electric power consumption of the world.283... 

Worldwide wind power generation was 121 GW in Dec. 2008, and it amounts to only 1.5% of electricity usage. Wind power usage is growing rapidly, having doubled between 2005 and 2008 (Wind... 

The UCBSRP process is claimed to have significantly lower capital and operating costs than the combination of an ethanolamine absorber/stripper unit plus a Claus plant plus a SCOT tail gas unit. Most of the energy consumed by the process is connected with the recovery and fractionation of propane and heavier hydrocarbons. Approximately 92% of the electrical power usage and 89% of the cooling requirements are associated with hydrocarbon recovery and separation (Sciamanna et al., 1988). The heat generated by the sulfur furnace more than offsets the heat demand required by the desulfurization of the natural gas stream. 

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