§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if his Department, or the energy technology support unit at Harwell, is currently conducting any collaborative research with the Swedish National Energy Administration; and whether there are any plans for future collaboration.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe primary vehicle for collaborative research with Sweden is under the auspices of International Energy Agency. Both the United Kingdom and Sweden are very active within the Agency and there is collaboration on a large number of topics, including, coal combustion, solar heating and cooling and wind energy. In addition, separated agreements exist between the Swedish national energy administration and the energy technology support unit on research, development and demonstration of bioenergy and with my Department on the energy database. My Department is always receptive to opportunities for appropriate research and development collaboration.
Collaboration on geothermal hot dry rocks took place in 1986 when my Department funded and participated in a viscous stimulation of a 500m hole drilled in Sweden.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what publications produced by(a) the energy research group and (b) the energy and environment research unit of the Open university are in his departmental library; and if he will make a statement on the utility of Open university energy research publications in informing his policies.
§ Mr. WakehamThe Department of Energy's library holds the following publications of the Open university energy research group
Combined heat and power: a discussion of Energy paper 20—R. Armson. 1977.A critique of the electricity industry. 1976.A dynamic physical energy model of the United Kingdom—M. A. Barrett. 1982.DYPHEMO applications: simulation of UK energy systems with a dynamic physical energy model—M. Barrett. 1982Energy analysis of the Report on the Census of Production —D. A. Cooper, P. F. Chapman and N. D. Mortimer. 1975.The energy consumer's handbook—G. Hammond and C. Russell. 1980.Energy costs of delivered energy, UK 1968—P. F. Chapman. 1973.The energy costs of producing copper and aluminium from primary sources—P. F. Chapman. 1973.Energy costs of road and rail freight transport, UK 1968—N. D. Mortimer. 1974.444WEnergy in the home. 1978.Energy in the home: guide to the course: unit 1, Fuel for thought; unit 2, The balance of power. 1978.Energy in the home: unit 3, A matter of degree; unit 4, The burning question. 1978.Energy in the home: unit 5, Baths and draughts; unit 6, Windows and walls. 1978.Energy in the home: unit 7, Roofs and floors; unit 8, Look before you leap. 1978.Energy requirements for the conversion of coal into liquid fuel—D. F. Hemming 1977.Energy requirements of North Sea oil production—D. F. Hemming. 1975.Future transport fuels—P. Chapman, G. Charlseworth and M. Baker. 1976.Future transport fuels: discussion of SR 251: proceedings of a conference held at the Open University on 22nd March 1977—Edited by T. Baker and G. Charlesworth. 1977Gross energy requirements for air transport—N. D. Mortimer. 1975.Gross energy requirements of marine transport—N. D. Mortimer. 1974.Linford low energy houses—R. Everett, A. Horton and J. Doggart. 1985. Work performed under contract for the Energy Technology Support Unit on behalf of the Department of Energy. (ETSU-S-1025).Milton Keynes Energy Park: wind study: a report to Milton Keynes Development Corporation—T. Oreszczyn and B. Jones. 1984The Pennyland project—R. Lowe, J. Chapman and R. Everett. 1985. Report for the Milton Keynes Development Corporation under contract to the Energy Technology Support Unit.Primary energy requirements for the production of iron and steel in the UK— R. F. Waller. 1976.Reflections on Britain's nuclear history: a conversation with Lord Hinton—D. Lowry. 1984The library holds no publications by the Open university energy and environment research unit.
The library purchases or borrows publications when so requested by officers of the Department or when their contents seem relevant to current departmental work and to the Department's policy-making.