2022-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2022 Volume 8 Mauntz Intl. Symp. Energy Production
| Editors: | F. Kongoli, H. Dodds, S. Atnaw, T. Turna. |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Pages: | 266 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-989820-48-3(CD) |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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Energy Choices and Consequences-2022 Update
Harold Dodds1;1UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, United States;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 106
Topic: 17
Abstract:
With the world's population increasing from seven billion currently to approximately nine billion by the year 2040, achieving a healthy lifestyle for all people on earth will depend, in part, on the availability of affordable energy, especially electricity. This work considers the various choices, or options, for producing electricity and the consequences associated with each option. The options are fossil, renewable, and nuclear. The consequences associated with these three options are addressed in five different areas: public health and safety, environmental effects, economics, sustainability, and politics. All options are needed, but some options are better than others when compared in the five areas. This presentation is a brief summary of a short course entitled “Energy Choices and Consequences”, which was initially created by the author several years ago and is continuously updated. The presentation will provide updated information through October of 2022.
Keywords:
Electric; Energy;References:
[1] Update on Energy Choices and Consequences, an invited presentation given at the TAMU/HEU Nuclear Engineering Summer School, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China (July 10, 2017)[2] Update on Energy Choices and Consequences, an invited presentation given to the University of New Mexico Nuclear Engineering Department, Albuquerque, New Mexico (September 25, 2018)
[3] Electricity Production Choices and Consequences - 2019 Update, an invited presentation given at the SIPS2019 International Symposium on Sustainable Energy Production, Paphos, Cyprus (October 24, 2019)