Energise!
Why the future of energy is too important to leave to politicians and rock stars
James Woudhuysen and Joe Kaplinsky
At last: a cogent, succint and widely researched anlaysis of the future of energy which will enable readers finally to distinguish the facts from the fictions.
From the introduction: “If the world could be more thoughtful about energy supply, we could all afford to be thoughtless about our personal use of energy.”
The authors deliver a powerful treatise which, rather than disputing the nature and extent of climate change, analyses man's response to it. Why is that man has so far failed to deliver an intelligent response to the problem?
Energise! is the second in our series of intelligent contemporary discussions entitled Beautiful Specials, named in respectful memory of the great Penguin Specials.
James Woudhuysen is a physics graduate, a columnist for IT Week and Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester. In the late 1980s he was head of research at the international designers Fitch, and in the early and mid 1990s, he led consulting in IT at the Henley Centre. He went on to manage worldwide market intelligence for Philips consumer electronics in the Netherlands, and to work as a director of the product designers Seymour Powell. He frequently broadcasts on BBC radio and TV, and lectures in America and throughout the world. Joe Kaplinsky followed his degree in physics with research in low temperature physics and now works on research on biophysics. For six years he has worked as an analyst with Victor Green & Co., providing research for companies in Europe and the US on a diverse range of energy technologies including oil drilling; handling of nuclear waste; coal liquefaction; gas turbines; and power management in consumer electronics.
Details
- ISBN 9781905636273
- Published 9th October 2008
- Size: Paperback
- Pages: 160
- RRP: £7.99
