Electricity Transmission and Distribution
The half century from 1880 to 1930 constituted the formative years of the history of electric power systems. The three components of the total system (generation, transmission and distribution) evolved in three separate stages. The first stage, in the earliest days of the supply industry, was the development of small local generators, initially providing power […]
China’s Greenhouse Gas Problems
Outside Japan, energy consumption in East Asia is dominated by one sector in one country; the industrial sector in China. Overall, China’s energy consumption accounts for approximately 53% of East Asia’s total energy consumption with the exception of Japan. In 2001, China accounted for 9.8% of world energy consumption. By 2025, projections indicate that China […]