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The basic units are those into which all values are converted when a calculation is conducted (kg for mass-bound substances and kJ for forms of energy). To facilitate the comparability with the inventory data, entry units were defined using a conversion formula and established as display units. In the inventory (Table 3.2) most of the substances were expressed in kg except for water and gas-oil, for which volume display units (m water and m gasoil, respectively) were defined using the density as conversion factor. Similarly, kWh was selected as display unit for electricity, wind power, and natural gas. 

In the industrial arena, the term power generation most typically refers to the production of electrical or mechanical power via any of several energy conversion processes. Early examples of practical power generation devices include water-wheel-powered mills for grinding grain, which were reportedly used as early as 100 BC in the Balkans and areas of the Middle East, and wind-powered mills, which were widely used as early as the tenth century in the Middle East. 

Jungbluth et al. investigated two emerging electricity systems based on renewable energy, photovoltaic and wind power. They considered twelve different grid-connected... 

One of the challenges associated with wind power is its intermittency. Researchers are developing solutions to this problem for off-grid wind systems. Short term, the electrical... 

The carbon footprint of electricity generation through RES (Renewable Energy Systems) are described in this section. Elydro-electricity is described first, and then wind power, followed by bioenergy systems and solar energy. 

Approximately 10% of U.S. electrical energy is produced by hydroelectric dams.6 Although there are few economic and environmentally acceptable dam sites remaining, in some places it is possible to use wind power, or perhaps even the ocean tides, to generate electricity. Here the opportunity for chemists and chemical engineers is the invention and production of modern materials that can make such approaches possible. 

Today s wind machines are known as wind turbines and can have rotors that cut through the air at heights of up to 100 meters. More and more of these giant machines are being installed around the world. Wind power only provides 0.15% of the world s total electricity, but it has become the fastest growing form of energy production. 

Wind power in the U.S. has not received this level of support. Every two years, a fight in congress erupts on the renewal of an important wind power tax credit. Similar battles occur in state legislatures that have wind power tax credits. According to U.S. energy officials, wind power could provide 5% of the nation s electric power by 2020, compared to the current 0.1%. 

The cost of wind-powered electricity should continue to fall in the future but the steep start-up costs of installing wind turbines are the downside of wind power. 

Iceland could also develop wind power with coastal or offshore facilities. A study indicated that 240 wind power plants could produce the electricity needed to replace fossil fuel from vehicles and fisheries. 

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