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Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Department of Physics
 

Talk by Professor David MacKay on Sustainable Energy

Professor David MacKay is the Regius Proferssor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.  He is author of "Sustainable Energy without the hot air" which compares consumption and production of energy in standard units to enable meaningful discussions on how we can address the energy needs in the future.

This talk is part of the "Crossing the Barriers" lecture series.

Date: 
Monday, 21 October, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:00
Event location: 
Robinson College

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