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‘Future Electricity Technologies and Systems’ considers how future electricity will be generated in the UK and also how the country will use it.

It draws together the work of a number of specialists in various renewable electricity technologies, as well as considering the part nuclear power might have to play if the government is to reach its long-term energy targets.

̽��ֱ��book is even timelier given the Department of Trade and Industry’s recent publication of a prospectus for an Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which will shape future research and development in this field.

Dr William Nuttall, Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at the Judge Business School and one of the book’s editors, explains: “ ̽��ֱ��ETI will enable energy research to take place on a scale that will allow us to start addressing climate change issues, positioning the UK as a leader in sustainable energy technology research and innovation.”

In addition to nuclear and renewable energy sources, the book also examines the contribution emerging technologies will have to play in producing low-carbon electricity, such as a wider use of superconducting technology and domestic Combined Heat and Power (CHP), central heating systems that produce electricity from waste heat.

Dr Nuttall’s co-editors include Dr Michael Pollitt, ̽��ֱ�� Lecturer in Business Economics at the Judge Business School, and Dr Tooraj Jamasb, Senior Research Fellow at the ̽��ֱ��’s Faculty of Economics.

Commenting on the book, Dr Pollitt stated: “This book does not aim to provide a conclusive guide to the winning future energy technologies, but rather to bring together the main options that are currently being considered.”

‘Future Electricity Techologies and Systems’ is published by Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Press (ISBN-13: 9780521860499 | ISBN-10: 0521860490).