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Energy - definitions
In physics and other sciences, energy (from the Greek ενεργός, energos, "active, working") is a scalar physical quantity that is a property of objects and systems which is conserved by nature. Energy is often defined as the ability to do work. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy ]
In society and in the context of humanities, the word energy is used as a synonym of energy resources, and most often refers to substances like fuels, petroleum products and electricity in general. These are sources of usable energy, in that they can be easily transformed to other kinds of energy sources that can serve a particular useful purpose.
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy effectively uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation.
In 2006, about 18 percent of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, like wood-burning. Hydropower was the next largest renewable source, providing 3%, followed by hot water/heating which contributed 1.3%. Modern technologies, such as geothermal, wind, solar, and ocean energy together provided some 0.8% of final energy consumption.
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy ]
CONSAVE 2050 predictions
http://www.dlr.de/consave/CONSAVE%202050%20Executive%20Summary.pdf
Horizon 2050
The Long Term Growth Prospects
of the World Economy, by Sandra Poncet -
http://www.cepii.fr/anglaisgraph/workpap/pdf/2006/wp06-16.pdf
The world's largest economies in 2050
Goldman Sachs (2003) analysis -
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1756826
The world in 2050
PricewaterhouseCooper report -
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/DFB54C8AAD6742DB852571F5006DD532/$file/world2050carbon.pdf
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/9th_Annual_Global_CEO_Survey%20PriceWaterhouseCoopers.pdf
Analysis -
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/2050_world.html
Energy Intensity and GDP in 2050
http://www.planetthoughts.org/?pg=pt/Whole&qid=1735
Sustainable Energy
Occurrences of the phrase 'sustainable energy'
1997: 0
1998: 0
1999: 4
2000: 2
2001: 1
2002: 11
2003: 20
2004: 15
2005: 28
2006: 34
2007: 29
[source: BBC News Online archives, http://news.bbc.co.uk ]
Renewable Energy
Occurrences of the phrase 'renewable energy'
1997: 0
1998: 0
1999: 0
2000: 0
2001: 10
2002: 98
2003: 108
2004: 141
2005: 236
2006: 291
2007: 290
[source: BBC News Online archives, http://news.bbc.co.uk ]
Solar Power
Occurrences of the phrase 'solar power'
1997: 2
1998: 3
1999: 8
2000: 11
2001: 22
2002: 19
2003: 35
2004: 28
2005: 42
2006: 40
2007: 46
[source: BBC News Online archives, http://news.bbc.co.uk ]
Geothermal
Wind
Hydroelectricity
Solar Power
Wind: Skyscraper powered by Wind
Sustrans Leicester
International Energy Agency
UK Electricity Calculator
NRG media
World Population 2010-2050
Energy Use 2010-2050
Hydro-electric
Geothermal
Wind
Solar
Hydrogen: plane
Hydrogen-powered plane takes off:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7330311.stm
Blogs I contribute to
About me
I am an electronic writer and artist, currently Digital Writer in Residence at the Institute of Creative Technologies ( www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk ) in De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, funded by The Arts Council England. The IOCT fosters creative research and collaboration across art and design, music, humanities, computer science and engineering, and encourages transdisciplinary collaboration between individuals and organisations at local, national and international levels.
Chris Joseph - IOCT Residency blog
Flight Paths
Flight Paths ( www.flightpaths.net ) is a work of digital fiction created with the writer Kate Pullinger, a ‘networked book’, created on and through the internet. The first stage of the project opens up the research process to the world, inviting contributions of text, images, sound and multimedia.
remixworx
remixworx.org is a collaborative blog where writers and artists remix each other's textual, visual and multimedia work.
remixworx - latest posts
PART (Production and Research in Transliteracy)
The PART group at De Montfort University (
www.transliteracy.com ) are investigating transliteracy, the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.
Production and Research in Transliteracy
My other projects
babel - my online work from 2002
Inanimate Alice
Flickr photos
My videos
Eden Machine
Binnorie's 2nd Tale
Ms. Scary
Marmite
Balloonkillers
Earthquake
My Music
Inanimate Alice @ indiestore
NRG blog
Blogs I contribute to
My other projects
My videos
My Music
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