Renewable Energy: Sunlight Beacon

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
155
Date Released
1975
Length of issue (in feet)
498
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Renewable Energy: Fluidyne
  2. 2Renewable Energy: Twiddle Sail Canoe
  3. 3Renewable Energy: Windmill Harbour Light
  4. 4Renewable Energy: Wave Energy
  5. 5Renewable Energy: Spartina Photosynthesis
  6. 6Renewable Energy: Photosynthesis Hydrogen
  7. 7Renewable Energy: Hydrogen Car
  8. 8Renewable Energy: Sunlight Beacon
  9. 9Renewable Energy: Spray-On Solar Cells
  10. 10Renewable Energy: Hot Water Sunshine

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Summary
COI synopsis: The coal and oil we rely on for fuel will one day run out; even the fuel for conventional nuclear reactors is in short supply. Yet every day the sun pumps a massive amount of energy into the earth and its atmosphere - our only unlimited source until a fusion reactor, a man-made sun on earth, is made to work. This issue takes a quick look round at some of the proposed new methods for harnessing the enormous natural flow of renewable energy. A terrestial application of that product of the space age, the silicon solar cell; a remote beacon takes power from the sun.
Keywords
Communications; Science and technology; Safety devices; Space; Energy resources
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/155
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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