Do renewable energy sources have the potential to fill the gap?
It will take considerable time and energy to develop renewable energy sources and to adapt the economy to their use. Despite this, renewables may not be able to supply enough power for economic growth to continue at anything like its present rate. A. A sustainable future? – the limits to renewables – David Elliott B. Using the net energy concept to model the future – Malcolm Slesser C. Switching the European economy to renewable energy over the next 50 years – Olav Hohmeyer D. Building a Lean Economy for a fuel-poor future – David Fleming E. The prospects for a hydrogen economy based on renewable energy – Werner Zittel Panel on car makers’ plans for liquid hydrogen refuelling Panel on the methanol versus hydrogen debate Part Three: How energy availability will limit Ireland’s development options If fossil fuel use is restricted by shortages or by action to slow climate change, the physical composition of an economy rather than the availability of money determines the level at which it
