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.
| ISBN: | 9781842820476 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2005 |
| Author: | Emma Wood |
| Publisher: | Luath Press an imprint of Luath Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 205 pages |
| Genres: |
Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism Alternative and renewable energy industries |