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Renewable Energy Policy: Big is Beautiful?

Synopsis
Focuses on the UK’s renewable energy programme and looks at the development of wave power and wind power. Asks why it was so hard for the UK to ‘pick winners’, and includes a comparison of the commercial success of wind power with the relative underdevelopment of wave power. Through interviews with product champions, environmentalists and representatives from government depertments, looks at a range of issues, including whether the initial tendency to focus on large wave and wind power systems was a mistake or whether it allowed radical ideas to be tested; whether the decision-making processes were ineffective; whether the overall funding priorities were correct.
Series
Innovation: Design, Environment and Strategy, Course T302
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.
Year of production
1997
Availability
Sale; 1999 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p) T302/VC3
Subjects
Environmental science
Keywords
energy sources; renewable energy resources; wave power; wind power

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web
http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 1908 274066
Address
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Notes
NB. As of May 2016 Open University Worldwide are no longer distributing DVDs. They have posted this message on their website: ‘Unfortunately Open University Worldwide Limited has decided that product sales are no longer viable given the reduced funding to Higher Education institutions and diminishing demand for the products we have traditionally stocked. At present the Open University Students Association (OUSA) will continue to sell the "Good Study Guide", and we are in discussion with other possible distributors to continue to make The Open University’s products available for purchase. As soon as we have any information on other channels of distribution we will update this notice’. Some products are still available via second hand dealers on Amazon.co.uk

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