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What is Peak oil? Will we ever have vehicles that produce zero emissions? The debate rages on as to when fossil fuels will eventually run out, but many scientists are in little doubt that these natural resources are limited. In this audio collection we investigate some of the methods of energy creation our society might have to rely on in the future when oil reserves decrease and academics examine a variety of different energy sources from electricity to hydrogen, and evaluate whether these alternatives offer practical solutions to a world without oil.
This material is taken from The Open University Course S176: Living without oil: chemistry for a sustainable future.
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What is Peak Oil? from 2012-08-17T09:22:49
Professor Dieter Helm discusses the different schools of interpretation competing to use the term Peak oil.
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Transcript -- What is Peak Oil? from 2012-08-17T09:22:48
Professor Dieter Helm discusses the different schools of interpretation competing to use the term Peak oil.
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Why Bio-diesel? from 2012-08-17T09:22:48
Professor Dermot Roddy talks about the reasons for using bio-fuels.
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Transcript -- Why Bio-diesel? from 2012-08-17T09:22:47
Professor Dermot Roddy talks about the reasons for using bio-fuels.
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Demand for electricity from 2012-08-17T09:22:47
Professor Dieter Helm talks about how important the electrification of transport will be.
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Transcript -- Demand for electricity from 2012-08-17T09:22:46
Professor Dieter Helm talks about how important the electrification of transport will be.
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Hydrogen for domestic use from 2012-08-17T09:22:46
Professor Weller highlights the reasons why hydrogen would make an ideal domestic fuel.
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Transcript -- Hydrogen for domestic use from 2012-08-17T09:22:45
Professor Weller highlights the reasons why hydrogen would make an ideal domestic fuel.
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Materials from biomass from 2012-08-17T09:22:45
Dr Adrian Higson gives advice to companies on converting biomass into bioenergy.
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Transcript -- Materials from biomass from 2012-08-17T09:22:44
Dr Adrian Higson gives advice to companies on converting biomass into bioenergy.
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Is zero emission possible or just desirable from 2012-08-17T09:22:44
Professor Stephen Potter dissects the idea of zero emission vehicles and what they require.
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Transcript -- Is zero emission possible or just desirable from 2012-08-17T09:22:43
Professor Stephen Potter dissects the idea of zero emission vehicles and what they require.
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Is science and technology enough? from 2012-08-17T09:22:43
How soon will society move from using fossil fuels?
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Transcript -- Is science and technology enough? from 2012-08-17T09:22:42
How soon will society move from using fossil fuels?
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