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CATEGORIES:IET Cambridge Network - Lectures
SUMMARY:Generation from wind and waves - power for the fut
 ure or a misguided fad? - Dr Richard McMahon - CUE
 D
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120119T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120119T200000
UID:TALK33008AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/33008
DESCRIPTION:The worldwide demand for electrical power continue
 s to grow\, even if the rate of growth has slowed 
 in developed countries.  The generation of electri
 cal power releases large quantities of carbon diox
 ide into the atmosphere and\, even if there is unc
 ertainty about the precise consequences of this\, 
 the effects may not be entirely desirable.  Theref
 ore\, there is a great push to generate ‘clean’ po
 wer by means such as wind turbines. The presentati
 on will look broadly at the generation of power fr
 om wind and waves\, drawing on the presenters own 
 experiences.  The talk will cover the strengths\, 
 and weaknesses\, of these technologies\, and offer
  a view of their prospects.\n\nRichard is an elect
 rical engineer with an interest in renewable energ
 y generation and energy efficiency of electrical a
 ppliances. Current research focuses on low mainten
 ance generators for wind turbines\; linear generat
 ors for wave power and energy efficient power conv
 ersion for power supplies and electric appliances 
 such as compact fluorescent light
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Engine
 ering Department\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge
CONTACT:Tim Wilkinson
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