Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

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• David MacKay (Cavendish Laboratory)
• Thursday 16 October 2008, 20:00-21:00
• Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College.

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What do the fundamental limits of physics say about sustainable energy? The British Isles, we often hear, have ‘huge’ renewable resources – but we need to know how this ‘huge’ source compares with another ‘huge’: our huge power consumption. The public discussion of energy policy needs numbers, not adjectives.

Assuming no economic constraints, assuming we cover the country with windmills and the coast with wave-machines, every roof with solar panels and every field with energy crops, could Britain get enough power from renewables to continue with our current consumption?

How can we make energy plans that add up?

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