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 Sources of energy information

This page holds details of some of the source documents David uses for his Energy talk.

BERR (2008) “Meeting the Energy Challenge: A white paper on nuclear power”. The Stationery Office.

DTI (2003) “Energy White Paper. Our Energy Future - creating a low carbon economy”. The Stationery Office.

DTI (2006) “The Energy Challenge: Energy Review Report 2006”. The Stationery Office.

DTI (2007) “Meeting the Energy Challenge: A white paper on energy”. The Stationery Office.

Scottish Government (2008) "Energy Policy: An Overview" Available:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/08110631/14

RSE (2006) “Inquiry into Energy Issues for Scotland”. Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Ofgem (31/1/2008)  Transmission Access Review - Interim Report to the Secretary of State - 08/08

Boyle, G., Everett, B. and Ramage, J. (eds) 2003 Energy Systems and Sustainability. Oxford University Press in association with the Open University: Oxford and Milton Keynes. £30

Boyle. G. (ed) 2004. Renewable Energy. Oxford University Press in association with the Open University: Oxford and Milton Keynes.

Crosby, A. (2006) Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy (W W Norton & Co Ltd).

McLean, B. and Elkind, P. (2004), The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Penguin Books Ltd). 16)

Worldwatch Institute, State of the world 2003 (London: Earthscan, 2003).

Wilkins, G., Technology transfer for renewable energy: overcoming barriers in developing countries (London: Earthscan, 2002)

Manwell, J.F., McGowan, J.G. and Rogers, A.L., Wind energy explained: theory, design and application. (Chichester: Wiley, 2003)

Miller, G. Tyler, Living in the Environment: principles, connections, and solutions (Brooks Cole, 2002) – the chapters on energy resources give a good overview of the subject.

 
Torness nuclear power station
Pelamis marine energy

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