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Energy conversion technologies: challenges for the future. Rodolfo Taccani Energy System Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Department University of Trieste - Italy -. Topics. Overview on power generation ( with some figures on energy demand and power conversion effficiency ).
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Energy conversion technologies: challenges for the future Rodolfo Taccani Energy System Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Department University of Trieste - Italy -
Topics • Overview on power generation • (withsomefigures on energydemandand power conversioneffficiency). • Overview on distributedmicrocogeneration. • Possibleintegrationwithrenewableenergyresources.
World Electricity and Energy demand Energy Information Administration. International Energy Outlook 2010
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