Energy

This POSTnote reviews the current position and options for further reducing reactor operating risks. POSTnote 51. POST. 1994.

This note examines knowledge of the fate of Chernobyl radioactivity and its implications.

This POSTnote examines the potential of ‘biofuels’ for transport, and the influence of EC set-aside and fiscal policies. POSTnote 41. POST. 1993.

This POSTnote examines the international progress towards power from nuclear fusion and its future prospects. POSTnote 40. POST. 1993.

This POSTnote reviews clean coal technologies and their potential in the UK and overseas. POSTnote 38. POST. 1992.

This POSTnote considers the potential of renewable energy technologies and factors affecting their implementation. POSTnote 32. POST. 1992.

This POSTnote describes superconductivity and its potential, and examines the UK response with reference to similar efforts abroad. POSTnote 12. POST. 1990

This POSTnote looks at the potential for increasing energy efficiency in the UK, the barriers to progress, and reviews some of the options available for improvement. POSTnote 11. POST. 1990.

This POSTnote summarises the technology involved in decommissioning nuclear power stations and addresses related issues of potential interest to Parliamentarians. POSTnote 5. POST. 1989.