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Film/CD
"An inconvenient truth" a Global WARNING by Al Gore, former vice president of the USA. Comment: this film should be seen by all politicians, leaders in industry etc. The complex link between CO2 and global temperature has been oversimplified but the general message is right.
References -Books
Ref1 'Climate Change' by Robert Henson. Published by Rough Guides. 'The Symptoms, the Science, the Solutions.' Comment: an excellent and detailed view of the whole problem with practical approach to the solution.
Ref2 'The Revenge of Gaia' by James Lovelock. Published by Penguin - Allen Lane. 'Why the Earth is fighting back and how we can still save humanity.' Comment: everyone should read this and understand how the planet functions by a respected authority on the subject.
Ref3 ' Save Cash and Save the Planet' by Friends of the Earth. Publisher Collins. 'Advice and tips to help you save money while saving the planet.' Comment: full of practical ways to limit global warming.
Ref4 'Sustainable Fossil Fuels' by Mark Jaccard. Publisher Cambridge University Press. 'The unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy.' Comment : a comprehensive study of the worlds fuel reserves and resources with a practical way forward to use fuels while limiting damage to the planet.
Ref5 ' Half Gone' by Jeremy Leggett. Published by Portobello Books. 'Oil Gas Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis.' Comment: an essential read to understand the problem of the shortage of oil and limited time we have to find alternatives.
Ref 6 'Nuclear energy in the 21st century' by Ian Hore-Lacy. Comment: a thorough review of nuclear history through to up to date information (2006) on the worlds nuclear fission reactors, with uranium fuel review, weapon use and decommissioning, use in ships.
Ref 7 'Twilight in the desert' by Matthew Simmons. Discusses peak and decline in oil supplies.
Scientific references and public reports.
189) E & T Nov/Dec 08 p48. 'War on waste.' by Dean Stiles
188) E & T Nov 08 p47. 'Back to black' by Mark Venables - coal in electrical power.
187) E & T 10 08 p52 US solar power
186) E & T 09 08 p46. Turning tides by Rose Riddell - tidal turbines and barrages.
185) Nat Geog Sept 08.'Technology'. Solar impluse (plane.)
184)E & T 26 07 08 p70. 'Mean and Green' Lightning battery sports car by Rebecca Pool.
183) E & T 18 07 08 p55. Power Homes by Mark Lupton.
182) E & T 07 08 p58. Power reseaarch by Mark Venables.
181) E & T 07 06 08 p52. 'Food for thought' by Pelle Neroth, biofuel developments.
180) Nat Geog 06 08 p87. 'Tapped out' by Paul Roberts. Oil projections.
179) E&T 24 05 08 p56. High Power Transmission by Paul Grad.
178) E&T 23 05 08 p52 . 'Fuelling the dilemna.' Biofuel prospects, Mark Venables.
177) E&T 26 04 08 p26. The third Industrial Revolution by Jeremy Rifkin.
176) E&T 26 04 08 p8. Boeing H2 fuel cell flight briefing - PEM fuel cell +Li-ion batteries.
175) E&T 26 04 08. P54 India's renewable future by Anil Kumar Apadhyaya.
174) E&T 12 4 08 p66. Bob Cervi. Green Cars.
173) E&T 12 4 08. Vol 3 issue 6 p52 Hydro power by Tony James.Small hydro stations review.
172) E&T 12 4 08 vol3 issue6. p32. Inventers - Railways.Mark Sheahan and Patrick Andrews Future idea for tunnel Maglev - battery high speed rail.
171) E&T Mar-Apl 08. p50 'Popular misconceptions' by John R Wilson and Griffin Burgh. Argues that projection of temp / CO2 unsure as complex & factors such as Ozone.
170) E&T Feb 09. p13. Development in lead acid battery by CSIRO in Australia built by Furukawa battery co Japan, tested in UK by Provector, increases life cycle by four times, 50% more power, 70% cheaper, incorporating supercapacitor with the plates.
169) E&T Feb 09. p6. 'Geopressure energy released from gas systems in UK could provide 1 GW electricity.
168) E&T 26 Jan p54. Use of SF6 in electrical transmisssion products, potency as greenhouse gas 22,000 X CO2, limiting escape.
167) E&T 26 Jan 08 p56. The Hopwell project by Mark Venables. House heated by solar photovoltaics and hydrogen stored for winter - experiment- $500,000.
166) Hse of Commons (UK) Environmental Audit Committee Report 2007-8 on Bio fuels.
165) UIC Briefing Paper 77 Sept 2007 Generation four reactors.
164)'Earth - The Power of the Planet' the oceans BBC presentation third program of the series by Dr Ian Stewart December 2007.
163) 'Earth - The Power of the Planet' volcanoes BBC presentation first program of the series by Dr Ian Stewart November 2007
162) IPCC report AR4 nov 2007. Warming of climate unequivocal and very likely (90%) due to increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations, further figures.
161) Nat Geog October 2007 p40 Green dreams. Ethanol and diesel fuels.
160) IPCC third assessment report Feb 2007.
159) TRN monthly newsletter 'Huge lasers could spark fusion'
158) IET Engineering Technology aug 07 p17. Chinese wind power plans.
157)IET Power Eng aug/sept 07 p 30. 'Design for life' JET & ITER fusion.
156) IET Power Eng aug/sept 07 p48. Report on UK government White Paper July 07. New power sources 35GW, skills need, emission limits, peak 10-20 years then sharply down. Cost 1% world GDP.
155) IET Power Eng. aug/sept 07 p3. The Polytechnic of Turin / EU funded project to develop intercity aircraft using fuel cell technology for the propulsion system and hydrogen storage.
154) Eng. Tech. aug 07. ZAP (Denmark) zebra electric truck 100 mile range with Lithium battery.
153) Address to the International Conference of the IIAS 30 July 2007 by Prof. Dr. Hartwig Schuldt. 'Warming of the Globe as demonstrated by bioenergetic means of investigation.'
152)IET July 07 p14. Aircraft Engine firms efficiency. Open rotor reducing CO2 by50%, NOx by75% noise by 25%.
151) IET June/July 07 Power Journal. H2 storage at normal temp & pressure by 'chemisorbtion' where atoms of gas are absorbed into the crystal structure of Lithium hydride (Li4BN3H10) offers potential for H2 fuel in cars within 10 years.
150) IET June/July 07 Power Journal 800kv & 1000kv DC transmission 2000km in China.
149) IET June 2007 p38 Power fusion. Building of ITER Fusion reactor to follow JET experiment.
148) Nat Geog June 2007 'The big thaw' Evidence - glaciers - Greenland - Antarctic - Arctic.
147) IPCC report 4 5 2007
146) RTD Feb 06 Oceanic methane - gas hydrates.
145) RTD Feb 04 p12 Fast reactor/neutrons.
144) RTD Aug 04 p7 Types of fuel cells.
143) IET Ap May 07 Power Journal p34 HVDC transmission.Jean- Maxime Saugrain.
142) IET Ap May 07 Power Journal p 22 Solar power. Gerry Wolff.
141) IET Ap May 07 Power Journal p 16 Sequestration. Rebecca Pool.
140) IEE Power Engineer June July 005 p33 Tidal turbines David Flin.
139) IET Engineering and technology Ap 07 p32 Automatic Air Force. Chris Edwards.
138) IET Power Engineer Feb Mar 007 p20 Fusion, Tony James
137)IET Power Engineer Dec/Jan 06/07 p24 Emissions various transports, battery cars.
136) IET Engineering and technology Jan 07 p21 Zytec Diesel hybrid with Lithium batteries. 85gm/km
135) IET Power Engineer Oct Nov 06 Carbon capture. Canida Jones
134) RTD May 05 p 14 If the gulf stream stops.
133) RTD May 05 p 11 Polar melting. Phillipe Huybrechts
132) IET Power Engineer Ap May 06 p13 Bioethanol. Rebecca Pool
131) IEE Review March 006 p28 Growth of fuels. Rebecca Pool
130)RTD May 005 p 11 Polar melting Phillipe Huybrechts
129) IEE Feb/March 006 Power Journal p12 Waste small in fission James Lovelock.
128) IEE Review Feb 006 Review P2 IGCC Buggenum. Ian Burdon
127) IEE Review Feb 006 Review P28 Solar - photo voltaics Yvonne Carts-Powell
126) IEE Dec/Jan 05/06 Power Journal p18 CO2 storage Peterhead. Stephanie Gordon
125) IEE Dec/Jan 05/06 Power Journal p12 China - coal and 3 Gorges Mark Venables.
124) IEE Oct 05 Power Journal p28 Hybrid fuelcell-battery system. Nigel Schofield and Andrew Forsyth.
123) IEE Oct 05 Power Journal p18 tidal/Severn Barrage p24 Carolyn Fry
122) IEE Aug/Sept 05 Power Journal p24 CO2 emissions & space debris Mark Williamson.
121) IEE Aug/Sept 05 Power Journal p 6 ITER - fusion - future - comment by Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith.
120) IEE June/July 05 Power Journal p26 IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined cycle )Puertollano Spain Jeff Crook
119) IEE June/July 05 Power Journal p20 biofuel. Carolyn Fry.
118) IET Oct Nov 06 Power Engineer p30 Euro supergrid - wind. Stephanie Gordon.
117) IEE Apl/May 05 Power Engineer Journal p32 wind generation David Milborrow.
116) IEE Apl/May 05 Power Engineer Journal p26 Nuclear generation Rebecca Pool.
115) IEE Mar 05 Review p44 coal- supercritical- Roger Dettmer.
114) IEE Mar 05 p40 Review hydrogen-transport. Prof Ian Fells.
113) IEE Feb/March 05 Power Journal p32 VRB (vanadium based, redox, regenerative fuel cell with proton exchange membrane) Storage system in Utah Bradley Williams and Timothy Hennessy.
112) IEE Feb/March 05 Power Journal p40 . Wind and Hydrogen electrolysis by Dedan Pritchard.
111) IEE Feb/March 05 Power Journal p19 Hydrogen- transport by Rebecca Pool.
110) Stern Report Nov 06
109) Spectator 11th March 06 p32 Overview by Nigel Lawson.
108) 'Making it happen'. Alan Grant International Association of Oil&Gas producers (OGP)
107) IEE Energy review Nov 05. Nuclear Fusion Basics (EFDA -JET)
106) Climate Change Report, summary of UK Met Office International Scientific Conference Feb 2005
105) Climate change, the way ahead, Sir David Kings review 12 7 05
104) Nat Geog March 2006 The Coal Paradox
103) Nat Geog Sept 2004 pp 64 plus Past Temps & cycles.
102) Nat Geog Sept 2004 Global warming pp18 plus CO2 graph.
101) Nat Geog June 2004. The end of cheap oil pp 80 plus.
100)Jn Geophysical Research Atmospheres. Oct 2002 "Control of fossil fuel particulate black carbon and organic matter, possibly the most effective way of slowing global warming" by Mark Z Jackobson, Stanford Uniiversity.
99) Philosophical Magazine & Journal of Science Series 5 Vol 41 pages 237-276 Ap 1896. "Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air on Temperature of the Ground" by Svante Arrhenius.