Energy, Society, and Environment: Technology for a Sustainable Future

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Abbreviations

CCGT

combined cycle gas turbines

CEC

Commission of the European Community

CHP

combined heat and power (co-generation)

CPRE

Council for the Protection of Rural England

DNC

declared net capacity

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

EC

European Commission (of the European Union)

EST

Energy Saving Trust

ETSU

Energy Technology Support Unit

FBR

fast breeder reactor

GW

gigawatt (1,000 megawatts)

ICT

information and communication technologies

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

kWh

kilowatt hour (1,000 watts for one hour)

MW

megawatt (1,000 kilowatts)

NFFO

Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation

PV

photovoltaics (solar cells)

PWR

pressurised water reactor

REC

regional electricity company

SRC

short rotation coppicing

TWh

terawatt-hour (1,000,000,000 kWhs)

UKAEA

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

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Table of contents

Table of contents

  • Title Page iii
  • Contents vii
  • Series Editors' Preface ix
  • Figures xii
  • Tables xiii
  • Boxes xiv
  • Author's Preface xv
  • Study Notes xix
  • Acknowledgements xxiv
  • Abbreviations xxvi
  • Part 1 - Environmental Problems 1
  • 1 - Technology and Society 3
  • 2 - Energy and Environment 17
  • 3 - Sustainable Technology 35
  • Part 2 - Sustainable Technology 47
  • 4 - Greening Technology 49
  • 5 - The Nuclear Alternative 65
  • 6 - Renewable Energy 85
  • 7 - Renewables Worldwide 103
  • 8 - Sustainable Energy Strategy 116
  • Part 3 - Problems of Implementation 129
  • 9 - Getting Started: Institutional Obstacles 131
  • 10 - Keeping Going: Deployment Problems 141
  • 11 - Case Study: Public Reactions to Uk Wind Farms 154
  • 12 - Public Acceptance: the Need for Negotiation 167
  • Part 4 - Sustainable Society 177
  • 13 - Sustainable Development 179
  • 14 - The Global Perspective 194
  • 15 - The Sustainable Future 205
  • Further Reading 218
  • 16 - Conclusions: the Way Ahead? 219
  • Glossary 232
  • Appendix I 234
  • Appendix II 236
  • Appendix III 238
  • References 239
  • Index 247
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