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Obnoviteľné Zdroje Energie – S Chladnou Hlavou Obnoviteľné zdroje energie – s chladnou hlavou David J. C. MacKay EURÓPSKA ÚNIA EURÓPSKY FOND REGIONÁLNEHO ROZVOJA INVESTÍCIA DO VAŠEJ BUDÚCNOSTI Obnoviteľné zdroje energie – s chladnou hlavou David J. C. MacKay Pátranie po bezpečnom a trvalo udržateľnom zdroji energie hnutnou príručkou pre každého so záujmom o energetiku predstavuje jednu z najväčších výziev našej doby. Je však a snahou pochopiť čísla. otázne, koľko energie potrebujeme a či ju dokážeme získať Lord Oxburgh, z obnoviteľných zdrojov všetku. David MacKay sa pokúsil člen Kráľovskej spoločnosti získať odpovede podrobnou číselnou analýzou našej spot- bývalý predseda Royal Dutch Shell reby a výroby. Jeho závery neúprosne odhaľujú ťažké voľby, ktoré musíme uskutočniť; pre čitateľov so záujmom o ener- Je to skvelá kniha s osobitým štýlom a obrovským množ- getickú budúcnosť ľudstva to bude poučné čítanie. Pre kaž- stvom informácií. dého, kto má vplyv na energetickú politiku, či už vo vláde, Prof. David Newbery, člen Britskej akadémie v obchode alebo neziskovej spoločnosti, by táto kniha mala byť povinná. Ide o fakticky presnú a ľahko čitateľnú správu Denne počujeme toľko prázdnych rečí o klimatickej zmene o výzvach budúcnosti. Pôjde o kľúčovú referenciu v mojej a energetických systémoch, že nutne potrebujeme auto- knižnici mnoho nasledujúcich rokov. ritatívnu štúdiu o tom, čo je a čo nie je skutočne možné Tony Juniper, na dosiahnutie trvalo udržateľnej energie. Ide o povinné bývalý výkonný riaditeľ, Spoločnosť priateľov Zeme čítanie nielen pre domácnosti a priemysel, ale pre každého ministra vo vláde, a to nielen vo Veľkej Británii. Napísané príťažlivou formou, s množstvom užitočných in- Michael Meacher, poslanec formácií a osviežujúco aktuálne. bývalý minister životného prostredia Peter Ainsworth, tieňový štátny tajomník pre životné Kniha Davida MacKaya určuje štandard pre budúce debaty prostredie, výživu a záležitosti vidieka o energetickej politike a klimatickej zmene. Jeho oddanosť faktom a racionálnym argumentom je obdivuhodná v ob- David MacKay sa rozhodol vniesť svetlo do poloprávd, omy- lasti zavaľovanej zo všetkých strán propagandou a zbož- lov a nezmyslov o klimatickej zmene a našich energetických nými želaniami, aj keď jeho závery nakoniec zastarajú, tak potrebách, ktoré sa na nás len tak hrnú. Táto kniha je čita- ako pri všetkých vedeckých prácach, jeho prístup zostane teľná, dostupná a dôkladná. Rozoberá nepodložené názory aktuálny veľmi dlho. a privádza nás k faktom, ktoré hovoria samy za seba. Je to David Howarth, užitočný sprievodca pre laika aj pre odborníka. Srdečne ju poslanec odporúčam. Graham Stuart, Rozhodnutia o obnoviteľnej energii, ktoré v nasledujúcich poslanec rokoch (ne)urobíme, určia dedičstvo pre budúce generácie. Ako dospejeme k racionálnym rozhodnutiam? Vo svojej Táto pozoruhodná kniha od experta v oblasti energetiky knihe nám David MacKay nehovorí, ktorú cestu si zvoliť, veľmi jasne a objektívne ukazuje rôzne možnosti naplnenia ale ako. Základná aritmetika stačí na rozlíšenie medzi zmys- nízkouhlíkového spôsobu života, ktoré sú nám dostupné. luplnou stratégiou a snom. Každý, kto cíti zodpovednosť Z týchto múdrych slov budú mať prospech tvorcovia legisla- za budúcnosť našej spoločnosti, by si mal knihu prečítať. tívy, výskumníci, súkromný sektor aj neziskové organizácie. Prof. Dan Frenkel, člen Kráľovskej spoločnosti Sir David King, člen Kráľovskej spoločnosti hlavný vedecký poradca britskej vlády 2000 - 2008 Absolútne potešujúce čítanie. Neobvykle jasné a príťažlivé. Chris Goodall, Knihu som začal čítať včera. Aby som mohol pokračovať, autor knihy Desať technológií pre záchranu planéty nasledujúci deň som si zobral dovolenku. Je to skvelý, vtip- ný, zmysluplný, cenný kus práce a knihu usilovne posielam Kniha Davida MacKaya je intelektuálne uspokojivý, po- všetkým známym. vzbudzujúci príspevok k pochopeniu komplexných záleži- Matthew Sullivan, tostí výroby a spotreby energie. Vyvracia citovo podfarbené Carbon Advice Group Plc nezmysly v energetickej politike a do rovníc dáva skutočné čísla. Mal by si ju prečítať každý, najmä politici. Je to skutočne cenný príspevok k prebiehajúcej debate Prof. Ian Fells, o energetickej politike. Autor používa presvedčivú kombi- nositeľ Radu britského impéria zakladajúci náciu jednoduchej aritmetiky a sedliackeho rozumu a vy- riaditeľ NaREC, Centra pre novú vracia niektoré mýty a posvätné pravdy. Kniha je nevy- a obnoviteľnú energiu Zabránenie klimatickému chaosu si bude vyžadovať dômy- a zároveň zábavná. „Povinná literatúra“ pre všetkých, ktorí selné sociálne, ekonomické a technologické rozhodnutia, zohrávajú nejakú úlohu pri riešení klimatickej krízy. vychádzajúce z dobrých informácií. Ekonomické a sociálne Robert Sansom, zákony nie sú nemenné. Politici by mali prispôsobiť ekono- riaditeľ strategického a trvalo udržateľného miku obnoviteľnej energii a viesť kultúrnu zmenu smerujú- rozvoja EFD energia cu k šetreniu energie. MacKay nám však pripomína, že ani oni „nedokážu zmeniť zákony fyziky“! Samotná MacKayo- Zúfalo potrebujeme znížiť našu závislosť od fosílnych palív va kniha neponúka všetky odpovede, ale poskytuje dobrý a nájsť obnoviteľné zdroje energie. Ale väčšina diskusií sa základ a pomoc pre informované rozhodnutia jednotlivcov nezakladá na faktoch o ich spotrebe a výrobe. Táto kniha a čo je ešte dôležitejšie, aj celých spoločností. medzeru vypĺňa prístupnou formou a mala by byť v každej Duncan McLaren, knižnici. prezident, Priatelia Zeme, Škótsko Prof. Robert Hinde, nositeľ Radu britského impéria, člen Kráľovskej spoločnosti MacKay vnáša vítanú dávku sedliackeho rozumu do deba- a Britskej akadémie, Výkonný výbor, Pugwash UK ty o zdrojoch a využití energie. Čerstvý vzduch nahrádza ten horúci. Aká úžasná kniha... Cítim sa lepšie, asi tak ako pacient s rako- Prof. Mike Ashby, člen Kráľovskej spoločnosti vinou, ktorý sa dozvedel všetko o svojej chorobe. autor knihy Materiály a životné prostredie Richard Procter Kniha Davida MacKaya je súčasťou úsilia, ktoré všetci ve- Nádherne jasné a úžasne čitateľné. nujeme obnoviteľnej energii. Je cenná najmä tým, že sa na- Prof. Wily Brown, vyše zameriava na spotrebu a výrobu energie. Obnoviteľné nositeľ Radu britského impéria zdroje energie – s chladnou hlavou je rozsiahla výprava, ktorá poskytuje praktického sprievodcu aj odkazy na lite- Knihu som otvoril a takmer už nezatvoril... ratúru. Možno to vyznieva pre knihu o obnoviteľnej energii Matthew Moss trochu ironicky, MacKayove čísla však ilustrujú výzvu, akou bude nahradenie fosílnych palív, a dokladajú tiež, prečo je Sedliacky rozum, technická gramotnosť a pár výpočtov je také nevyhnutné šetriť energiu a hľadať nové technológie. dobrý spôsob, ako pomôcť čitateľovi rozlíšiť pravdu od výmys- Darran Mesem, lov pri výzve rozvoja náhrady fosílnych palív. MacKay napísal viceprezident Fuel Developement Royal Dutch Shell vynikajúcu knihu zaoberajúcu sa naliehavým problémom. Prof. William W. Hogan Raymond Plank, Už toľko sa napísalo o uspokojení energetických potrieb profesor globálnej energie v budúcnosti, že by sa napísanie ďalšej užitočnej knihy John F. Kennedy School of Government, zdalo nepravdepodobné,ale MacKay to dokázal. Je Harvardova univerzita potešením čítať jeho knihu, ktorá osloví predovšetkým praktických ľudí s túžbou pochopiť, čo je a čo nie je Väčšina vedcov v súčasnosti do určitej miery popiera realitu; v energetike dôležité. Podobne ako pred ním lord Kelvin, vieme, že existencia ľudí bude v najbližšej budúcnosti čeliť profesor MacKay si uvedomuje, že v mnohých oblastiach, obrovským problémom, ale väčšinou tieto problémy ignoru- a najmä v energetike, nie je možné javy správne pochopiť jeme. Pokračujeme v práci na vedeckých problémoch, ktoré bez kvantifi kácie. Preto je táto fascinujúca kniha aj studňou nás zaujímajú, a pokračovanie v tejto záľube zároveň prináša kvantitatívnych informácii pre tých, ktorí sa chcú rozprávať životný štýl náročný na emisie CO2 s tým, ako potrebujeme so svojimi priateľmi o výrobe a spotrebe energie dnes aj odletieť na najbližšiu konferenciu. David MacKay však svojim v budúcnosti. kolegom ukázal, čo je potrebné robiť a využil svoj dôvtip, aby Dr. Derek Pooley, rozobral otázku, ako môžeme získať dostatok energie, aby nositeľ Radu britského impéria, sme mohli žiť tak ako doteraz. Je to naozaj jasná kniha, ktorá bývalý hlavný vedec ministerstva energetiky, vyvracia mýty a zbožné priania, ktoré zahmlievajú cestu k vy- riaditeľ Britskej atómovej energie užívaniu trvalo udržateľnej energie. Neprikazuje, ale núti čita- a člen poradenskej skupiny EÚ pre energetiku teľa, aby poctivo premýšľal o našej spotrebe energie a o tom, ako je potrebné zmeniť životný štýl, aby bolo možné vyhovieť Kniha, ktorá do podrobností ukazuje skutočné fakty možnostiam alternatívnych zdrojov energie. Závery knihy sú o obnoviteľnej energii vo forme, ktorá je ľahko čitateľná v mnohých ohľadoch depresívne. Typický životný štýl Britov výrazne prevyšuje množstvo energie, ktoré dokážu poskytnúť jasne a výstižne väčšinu informácií, ktoré potrebujú politici „neškodné“ zdroje, ako napríklad vodné elektrárne. To vedie vedieť, aby sa mohli v energetickej politike správne rozhodo- diskusiu kontroverzným smerom, smerom k jadrovej energii. vať. Mali by si ju prečítať všetci politici rozhodujúci v oblasti Veľa čitateľov bude prikladať vyšší význam ako MacKay mož- energetiky a podnebia. nosti rozsiahlej katastrofy, akou bol Černobyľ. Hlavné však Robert Bailey, je, aby sme sa držali faktov, ako hovorí MacKay: „Nie som seniorský poradca pre politiku, Oxfam, Veľká Británia zás tancom jadra. Som zástancom aritmetiky.“
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