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Born in Canada in 1936, I came to the UK
in 1960, married my English wife Cleone in 1966 and have been
here ever since. Trained as a nuclear physicist, I have spent my
life teaching, writing and troublemaking. You can find more details here.
I have published thirteen books and hundreds of
papers, articles and reviews, on nuclear power, coal technology,
renewable energy, energy systems, energy policy and electricity.
Since 1991 I have been a fellow of what is now the Energy,
Environment and Development Programme at Chatham
House in London. I am a visiting fellow of the
Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. I am on the editorial board of European
Energy Review.
My previous book was called Transforming
Electricity. My latest is Keeping The Lights On: Towards Sustainable Electricity.
My current project for CH and SPRU is called 'Managing Energy: Rethinking The Fundamentals'. Three Working Papers,
intended to be read in sequence, challenge the conventional view of energy in society,
and proposes a more promising vision - WP1, 'Managing Energy Wrong',
WP2, 'Managing Energy Data',and WP3, 'Managing Energy Technology'.
What was to have been WP4, 'Managing Energy Business', is now evolving into a full-length book, entitled 'Rethinking Energy'.
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Walt
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