Overview

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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Author:   Emma Wood
Publisher:   Luath Press Ltd
Imprint:   Luath Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781842820476

ISBN 10:   1842820478
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   01 February 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'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

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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.

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