Solar World (Schumacher Briefings) (No.10) [Paperback]

David Elliot (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2003 | Series: Schumacher Briefings

In this Briefing, Dave Elliott establishes the basic sustainable energy options. However his main aim is to look at potential problems ahead in the short, medium and long term, and deal with the counter-arguments. No technology is entirely benign. Renewable energy technologies such as wind farms may have far less impacts than the global impact of fossil-fuelled plants, but they do have some local impacts. How do we trade off local and global impacts? The author looks at the UK wind farm issue and at some other examples, including the problems facing hydro power and waste combustion. The medium term example concerns a sustainable transport policy: whether we can develop a green energy system to meet that demand as well. This means looking at changes in the way we live and behave. The final example concerns the longer term limits of the sustainable energy approach: whether it is possible to use renewable sources to sustain economic growth indefinitely. In this Briefing, Dave Elliott establishes the basic sustainable energy options. However his main aim is to look at potential problems ahead in the short, medium and long term, and deal with the counter-arguments. No technology is entirely benign. Renewable energy technologies such as wind farms may have far less impacts than the global impact of fossil-fuelled plants, but they do have some local impacts. How do we trade off local and global impacts? The author looks at the UK wind farm issue and at some other examples, including the problems facing hydro power and waste combustion. The medium term example concerns a sustainable transport policy: whether we can develop a green energy system to meet that demand as well. This means looking at changes in the way we live and behave. The final example concerns the longer term limits of the sustainable energy approach: whether it is possible to use renewable sources to sustain economic growth indefinitely.

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About the Author

David Elliott is Profesor of Technology Policy in the Faculty of Technology at the Open University and Director of the OU Energy and Environment Research Unit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Green Books Ltd (October 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190399831X
• ISBN-13: 978-1903998311
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,519,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)