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The Hydro Boys
Emma Wood
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Description for The Hydro Boys
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This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotland. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges, underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst.
This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotland. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges, underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst.
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842820476
SKU
V9781842820476
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-31
About Emma Wood
Emma Wood was born in Yorkshire, and after spells in East Anglia and Norfolk, she moved to Ross-shire in 1987. She is the author of Notes from the North, explaining her experiences as an Englishwoman living in North Scotland. Emma teaches English and is a freelance journalist.
Reviews for The Hydro Boys
Mixing human interest, political details and some of the more technical aspects...the book charts the factual development while telling the personal story... The Press and Journal