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Environment and energy

Environmental and energy issues concerning the generation and use of electricity.

UK energy policy

PDF The IET Energy Principles (211 k) Updated August 2009
PDF IET briefing on energy efficient motors (323 k) Updated April 2006
PDF IET briefing on nuclear power in a diversified energy portfolio (807 k) Updated March 2006


Energy generation technologies

PDF Distributed Generation (512 k) Updated July 2008
PDF Combined Heat and Power CHP (872 k) Updated July 2008
PDF Fuel Cells (1060 k) Updated July 2009
PDF Glossary of Terms and Units (1077 k) Updated February 2008


Renewable energy

The following factfiles discuss the various forms of renewable energy available for potential development in the UK. They cover the principles behind each technology, its state of development and its relevance to the UK energy situation.

PDF Solar Power (2475 k) Updated March 2007
PDF Wind Power (1050 k) Updated March 2007
PDF Tidal Power (1860 k) Updated March 2007
PDF Hydroelectric Power (1788 k) Updated March 2007
PDF Fuels from Biomass (1346 k) Updated March 2007


Nuclear power

A wide range of nuclear issues, ranging from the use of nuclear power in the UK, decommissioning of nuclear power stations, the nuclear fuel cycle, a glossary of nuclear terms, and the decay rate of Uranium 238.

PDF The Principles of Nuclear Power (951 k) Updated July 2008
PDF Nuclear Reactor Types (1991 k) Updated May 2008
PDF Nuclear Safety (773 k) Updated December 2006
PDF Legal Framework of Nuclear Power (904 k) Updated July 2008
PDF Nuclear Decommissioning (3340 k) Updated May 2008
PDF Nuclear Waste Disposal and Transport of Spent Fuel (1214 k) Updated January 2009
PDF The Nuclear Fuel Cycle (751 k) Updated July 2008
PDF The Radioactive Decay of Uranium 238 (873 k) Updated July 2008
PDF Glossary of Nuclear Terms (797 k) Updated December 2006


Waste management and recycling

PDF Batteries - Disposal and Recycling (705 k) Updated July 2006
PDF Contaminated Land (1022 k) Updated December 2006
PDF Dioxins (142 k) Updated January 2003
PDF The WEEE Directive (1083 k) Updated December 2006