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Looks at three energy alternatives: the world’s largest geothermal field in northern California, the wind farms of the Altamont Pass near San Francisco, and a tidal power barrage at La Rance in Brittany....
An introduction to the exploitation of two forms of geothermal energy in the UK (aquifers and the hydrofracturing of hot dry rocks) as sources of hot water for space heating and other low temperature process...
Examines the low priority accorded to research into renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, water, and biomass. In the United States, funding goes to a few large projects rather than small-scale...
An account of the mining and refining of uranium showing how the development of energy from uranium is providing much of the world’s current needs.
Summarises the problem of falling reserves of oil and natural gas and describes alternatives: solar energy, wind and wave power, tidal power. geothermal energy. nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
Surveys research into methods of obtaining energy from the sun, including direct solar heating from within and outside the atmosphere, and other indirect sources of energy from natural terrestrial solar...
Presents the theories of Dr E F Schumacher, a fuel economist, who believes that technology in the developed world relies too heavily on finite energy resources. Describes organic farming, intermediate...
Video recording of a 60-minute talk by Professor Albert Bartlett based on his paper, "Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis," originally published in the American Journal of Physics, and revised in the...
These films address the huge environmental impact of the Tar Sands developments in Alberta Canada. DIRTY OIL (2010): Deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and...
With case studies from the US, the UK, China and India, this title asks how important coal, gas and nuclear will be in the future global energy mix. The programme looks at what is being done to clean up...
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