Headington Library

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The Social Cost Of Electricity Scenarios and Policy Implications

(The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development)

Anil Markandya (Editor), Andrea Bigano (Editor), Roberto Porchia (Editor)

 

A book review by Nicholas Newman 27 January 2011

The Problem  

For both energy policy makers and energy companies involved in the decisions concerned with investing in electricity generation technologies, determining what are the various social costs of diverse technologies is often open to subjective individual evaluations. 

What is this book about? 

This book is a modern version of traditional cost benefit analysis as it is specifically applied to power generation and its application to such externalities as climate change, human health and the environment. Though the authors do admit, they do ignore the benefits that are derived from different power generation solutions, have had on individual well-being, prosperity and human advancement. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/The-Social-Cost-Of-Electricity;-Scenarios-and-Policy-Implications.html

Busting Out! is back!

Busting Out! is back! Follow its hugely successful Edinburgh Fringe season and subsequent tour of the UK last year, the hilarious Australian show that puts women’s assets at centre stage will be baring all again for a major UK tour from March 2011 and will play the New Theatre Oxford on Thursday 24th March.
http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/BUSTING-OUT!.html

CELEBRITY CRUISES’ NEWEST LUXURY SHIP TO BE NAMED IN HAMBURG

  London, 26 January 2011 – Celebrity Silhouette, the newest addition to Celebrity Cruises Solstice class family, will make history this summer when it is officially named in Hamburg, Germany.

Built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the 2,886-guest Celebrity Silhouette will be launched on 21 July 2011, with formal naming ceremonies that will kick off a two-night preview cruise for invited travel agents, press and other dignitaries. Celebrity Silhouette is the fourth Solstice Class ship in a series of five built at the German yard, and the first in its class to be officially named in Germany. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/CELEBRITY-CRUISES’-NEWEST-LUXURY-SHIP-TO-BE-NAMED-IN-HAMBURG.html

ENTSO-E European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

ENTSO-E European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

EC aims to end all technical barriers to single energy market within four years – Learn more at ENTSO-E’s conference on 10-11 February 2011, Brussels

Brussels – On Tuesday, EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced a target to eradicate all technical barriers to the realisation of a single EU-wide energy market by the end of his term in office.

Updating the electricity transmission grid is fundamental to meeting this target, and on February 10-11 some of Europe’s top leaders and decision makers will meet in Brussels to discuss how transmission system operators (TSOs) can work with policymakers, regulators, citizens and businesses to help achieve this goal in the electricity market while simultaneously working towards a carbon neutral Europe. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/ENTSOE.html