MAKING ENERGY ADD UP

摘要

David MacKay does the physics and maths to see whether Britain, and the world's, energy needs could be met from sustainable sources without a radical change in lifestyle. He sets out to provide facts and alternative scenarios, leaving the economic dimension for others. First he converts all comparisons of demand and supply to the same units: kilowatt hours per person per day. All forms of energy can thus be read against each other and MacKay builds up a demand profile for an affluent U K resident and the supply potential of the renewables, including nuclear and 'clean coal'.