Transcription of Chapter 4 EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONVERSION
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Chapter 4 EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONVERSION
Chapter 4 EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONVERSIONThe National ENERGY Strategy reflects a National commitment to greater EFFICIENCY in everyelement of ENERGY production and use. Greater ENERGY EFFICIENCY can reduce ENERGY costs toconsumers, enhance environmental quality, maintain and enhance our standard of living,increase our freedom and ENERGY security, and promote a strong economy.(National ENERGY Strategy, Executive Summary, 1991/1992)Increased ENERGY EFFICIENCY has provided the Nation with significant economic,environmental, and security benefits over the past 20 years.
Operation of first nuclear power plant 1954 A.D. The Industrial Revolution began when James Watt invented the steam engine in 1765; today we live in the “nuclear age,” marked by the existence of devices (reactors or bombs) that convert nuclear energy into other energy forms. An energy conversion device is represented schematically in Figure ...
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