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Organising freedom : nordisk 90-talskonst
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ISBN: 9171006168 Year: 2000 Publisher: Stockholm Moderna Museet

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Ahtila, Eija-Liisa ; Bäckström, Miriam ; Eliasson, Olafur ; Eriksson, Annika ; Friberg, Maria ; Gamdrup, Mads ; Haaning, Jens ; von Hausswolff, Carl Michael ; Hedlund, Maria ; Hakansson, Henrik ; Karlsson Rixon, Annica ; Koester, Joachim ; Kolding, Jakob ; et al.


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Renewable Energy in the UK : Past, Present and Future
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ISBN: 3030047652 3030047644 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book offers a detailed account of how renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream in the UK, and of the battles that have been fought to achieve this, trawling through the often troubled history of government involvement. The book examines how renewables became what now seem likely to be the dominant energy sources of the future. Renewable energy technologies, using solar and wind power and other natural energy sources, are now supplying around 30% of UK electricity and appear set to continue expanding to supply around 50% within the next decade. Although the emphasis of the book is on the UK, developments there are compared with those in other countries to provide an overall assessment of the relevance of the UK experience. Chapters explore why the UK still lags behind many other countries in deploying renewables, in part, it is argued, due to its continued reliance on nuclear power. The book ends with a discussion on what sort of changes may be expected over the coming years. The author does not assume a single answer, but invites readers to consider the possibilities. David Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University, UK. He worked initially with the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell and then for the Central Electricity Generating Board in Bristol, before moving, in the early 1970's, to the Open University, where he carried out research and developed courses on technological innovation, focusing in particular on renewable energy technology development policy. Professor Elliott has written extensively on sustainable energy policy and is co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s ‘Energy, Climate and Environment’ series, and also editor of the long established journal, Renew.

Energy, society and environment : technology for a sustainable future
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ISBN: 0415145074 9780415145077 Year: 1997 Publisher: London: Routledge,

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Green energy futures : a big change for the good
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ISBN: 1137584424 9781137584427 Year: 2015 Publisher: Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan,

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Energy, society and environment : technology for a sustainable future
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ISBN: 0415145066 Year: 1997 Publisher: London : Routledge,

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Energy, society and environment : technology for a sustainable future
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ISBN: 0415304857 Year: 2003 Publisher: London : Routledge,

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Bilinear Control Systems : Matrices in Action
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ISBN: 9781402096136 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands


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Renewable Energy in the UK : Past, Present and Future
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ISBN: 9783030047658 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan

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This book offers a detailed account of how renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream in the UK, and of the battles that have been fought to achieve this, trawling through the often troubled history of government involvement. The book examines how renewables became what now seem likely to be the dominant energy sources of the future. Renewable energy technologies, using solar and wind power and other natural energy sources, are now supplying around 30% of UK electricity and appear set to continue expanding to supply around 50% within the next decade. Although the emphasis of the book is on the UK, developments there are compared with those in other countries to provide an overall assessment of the relevance of the UK experience. Chapters explore why the UK still lags behind many other countries in deploying renewables, in part, it is argued, due to its continued reliance on nuclear power. The book ends with a discussion on what sort of changes may be expected over the coming years. The author does not assume a single answer, but invites readers to consider the possibilities. David Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University, UK. He worked initially with the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell and then for the Central Electricity Generating Board in Bristol, before moving, in the early 1970's, to the Open University, where he carried out research and developed courses on technological innovation, focusing in particular on renewable energy technology development policy. Professor Elliott has written extensively on sustainable energy policy and is co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s ‘Energy, Climate and Environment’ series, and also editor of the long established journal, Renew.


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Renewable energy : can it deliver?
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ISBN: 9781509541645 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity,

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The use of renewables is spreading rapidly. Over a quarter of global electricity is already generated from solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy. With costs falling significantly, renewables are booming, helping to avoid the major climate change risks associated with fossil fuel use in power stations, homes and vehicles. But can we get rid of all of these dirty energy sources – and nuclear power, as well – and deliver 100% of our energy from renewables? Or are renewable energy systems inherently unreliable and expensive, given the need to deal with their variability? In this timely analysis, leading energy expert David Elliott tackles these issues head on and asks to what extent renewables can deliver a technologically and economically viable energy future. Exploring both the progress and problems of renewables against a backdrop of rising energy demand, he argues that, on balance, they do seem to be living up to their promises. With renewables rapidly expanding across the globe, and China now leading the pack, a renewable future could really be on the horizon.

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