Monthly Archive: February, 2014

GEOTHERMAL Lecture notes (as a pdf) – 2014_PoweredbyRock_lect5_geotherm Lecture notes (as a PowerPoint file) – 2014_PoweredbyRock_lect5_geotherm_SML (With sincere thanks to Dr Charlotte Adams of BritGeothermal, Durham University, for providing much of the information) US Geothermal energy (from US Energy Information Administration) Geothermal Technologies Office, US Dept of Energy. Geothermal energy (British Geological Survey) The BritGeothermal project (BGS, Glasgow, Durham, Newcastle)...

NUCLEAR Lecture notes (PowerPoint) – 2014_PoweredbyRock_lect4_nuclear_SML What is uranium and how does it provide energy? (World Nuclear Association) The geology of uranium (World Nuclear Association) Uranium in a nutshell (About.com) Did the Fukushima accident cause increased thyroid cancer in children? (article in the Guardian, Mar. 2014) Radioactive waste management in the UK (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) Sellafield geological storage site selection...

COAL Lecture notes (pdf): 2014_PoweredbyRock_lect2_coal_mini Lecture notes (PowerPoint): 2014_PoweredbyRock_lect2_coal Energy from fossil fuels – a short explanation of the chemical reactions that allow us to extract energy from hydrocarbons, by Western Oregon University. Coal – guide from the Minerals UK section of the British Geological Survey. Coal statistics from the UK Government. World coal statistics from UK Coal. Coal mining statistics...