The Hydro Boys: Pioneers of Renewable Energy

The Hydro Boys: Pioneers of Renewable Energy

by EmmaWood (Author)

Synopsis

This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotland. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges, underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 214
Edition: New
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.
Published: 01 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 1842820478
ISBN 13: 9781842820476

Media Reviews

Mixing human interest, political details and some of the more technical aspects...the book charts the factual development while telling the personal story... The Press and Journal

Author Bio

Emma Wood was born in Yorkshire, and after spells in East Anglia and Norfolk, she moved to Ross-shire in 1987. She is the author of Notes from the North, explaining her experiences as an Englishwoman living in North Scotland. Emma teaches English and is a freelance journalist.