Power Stations Using Locally Available Energy Sources

Until recently, Lucien Bronicki was the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Ormat Technologies Inc. In 1964 he founded, Ormat in Israel and in 1972 he established, with his wife Dita, Ormat in the US. Before establishing Ormat he worked in the Nuclear Research Center in Saclay (France) on design of a bubble chamber for elementary particle research at CERN, he then joined the National Physical Laboratory of Israel, to develop a solar energy powered turbine.  He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Paris and a post graduate degree in Nuclear Engineering from CNAM in Paris. He received the Geothermal Research Council Pioneers Award and PhD Honoris Causa from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion Institute of Technology. Bronicki has authored or co-authored many professional articles and more than 100 patents on thermodynamic devices, turbines and controls.  He was a member of the Studies Committee “Energy for Tomorrows World Commission” of the World Energy Council and is a member of the Executive Council of the Weizmann Institute of Science. He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, of IEEE, of the International Solar Energy Society, and the Geothermal Research Council.

Introduction to Geothermal Power Stations.- Geothermal Energy Utilization.- Geology and Hydrology of Geothermal Energy.- Nature, Use, and Expectations of Geothermal Energy.- Sustainability and Renewability of Geothermal Power Capacity.- Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Systems.- Drilling for Geothermal Resources.- Geothermal Field and Reservoir Monitoring.- Environmental Aspects of Geothermal Resources.- Geothermal Power Conversion Technology.- Geothermal Power Economics.- Development and Sustainability of Engineered Geothermal Systems.- Direct Heat Utilization of Geothermal Resources Worldwide.- Reservoir Engineering in Geothermal Fields.- Solar Pond Power System.- Power Generation from Low Grade Heat Streams.- Introduction to Ocean Energy.- Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Environmental Challenges.- Offshore Wind Energy Technology Trends, Challenges, and Risks.- Tidal Energy.- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.- Osmotic Power Generation.- Power Generation from Dry Air.