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SUMMARY:Can we live on renewables? - David MacKay - Professor of Natural P
 hilosophy\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Jon Cullen
DESCRIPTION:* How easy is it to get off our fossil fuel habit?\n* How does
  our current energy consumption compare with our sustainable energy option
 s?\n* What do the fundamental limits of physics say about sustainable ener
 gy?\n\nAssuming no economic constraints\, assuming we cover the country wi
 th windmills and the coast with wave-machines\, every roof with solar pane
 ls and every field with energy crops\, could Britain get enough power from
  renewables to continue our current consumption?\n\nDavid MacKay obtained 
 his PhD in Computation and Neural Systems at the California Institute of T
 echnology. His research interests include reliable computation with unreli
 able hardware\, and communication systems for the disabled. He's written a
  textbook on 'Information Theory\, Inference\, and Learning Algorithms' (2
 003\, Cambridge). He's currently writing another free book on `Sustainable
  Energy - without the hot air.' ("www.withouthotair.com":www.withouthotair
 .com)
LOCATION:LR1\, Engineering Department\, Inglis Building
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