The historical development of the civil nuclear power generation industry is examined in the light of the need to meet conflicting energy-supply and environmental pressures over recent decades. It is suggested that fission (thermal and fast) reactors will dominate the market up to the period...

Thermodynamic methods of (energy and exergy) analysis are employed to illustrate energy use in industry. The scope for increasing energy efficiency, and the extent of exergetic [`]improvement potential' are examined. Poor thermodynamic performance is principally the result of exergy losses in...

A simple, low-cost solar water heater has been developed for operation in Mediterranean Europe or regions of similar latitude (40-45° north). It takes the form of a trapezoidal-shaped water store in direct contact with an inclined flat-plate solar collector assembly. This cross-section...

The carbon and environmental footprints associated with the global production of biofuels have been computed from a baseline of 2007–2009 out until 2019. Estimates of future global biofuel production were adopted from OECD–FAO and related projections. In order to determine the footprints...

Several ‘Advanced Rechargeable Battery Technologies’ (ARBT) have been evaluated in terms of various energy, environmental, economic, and technical criteria. Their suitability for different applications, such as electric vehicles (EV), consumer electronics, load levelling, and stationary...