Meetings on energy

Meetings on energy

Publications received/Meetings on energy (No 1, 1986, Economist Intelligence Unit, 40 Duke Street, London W1A 1DW) training to all practising energy ...

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Publications received/Meetings on energy (No 1, 1986, Economist Intelligence Unit, 40 Duke Street, London W1A 1DW)

training to all practising energy managers.

This report (the first in a series) presents data on energy sources, production and use in Victoria in 1982/83.

Revolution in the World Petroleum Market by Mary Ann Tretault (Eurospan, 3 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8LU, 1986, 271 pp, £45.1/11)

Transnational Oil Issues, Poficies and Perspectives by Zuhayr Mikdash (Frances Pinter, London, 1986, 184 pp, £17.50) This book examines major forces which have shaped events in the world oil industry specifically, and in the energy field in particular. It attempts to ascertain the significance of oil in international relations, and the impact of energy on development, and of oil on financial markets.

Wind Energy Conversion (Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd, PO Box, 24, Northgate Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6BW, UK, 1986, £41.00) This book consists of 40 papers which were presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the British Wind Energy Association which took place in March 1985 in Oxford, UK.

The Socio-Economic Impact of Rural Electrification in Algeria by Abdelkader Djeflat (World Employment Programme Research Working Paper, International Labour Office, Geneva, 1985, 56 pp)

Victorian Energy Data Report (Department of Industry, Technology and Resources, PO Box 173, East Melbourne, 3002, Victoria, Australia, 1986, 65 pp, Australian $5.00)

World Enough and Time by Robert Repetto (Yale University Press, 13 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3JF, 1986, xiv+147 pp, £11.50 cloth, £4.25 paperback)

Regulating bzdustrial Risks by J.S. Maini, M. Peltu and H. Otway (IIASA, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria, 1985, 18 pp, single copies free of charge)

Solar Energy Prospects in the Arab World edited by H. Alawi and S. Ayyash (Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1986, 468 pp, US$93.50) This book records the proceedings of the Second Arab International Solar Energy Conference, held in Bahrain in February 1986. State of the World 1986: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society by Lester Brown et al (W W Norton, New York, NY, 1986, 1697 PP) Sulphates in the Atmosphere by Pamela Hatter (IEA Coal Research, 14-15 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SWIW OEX, 1986, 155 pp, £15.00 to member countries, £30.1}0 to non-member countries) This review, officially entitled Sulphates from Coal Utilisation - Atmospheric Processes and Effects covers the atmospheric processes involving sulphates, from emission of sulphur dioxide to deposition of sulphates, and the direct effects of atmospheric sulphates. Superphenix by Andr6 Ertaud (Novatome, La Bousidi6re, RN 186, 92357 Le Plessis Robinson, France, 1986, 48 pp) This paper attempts to explain why fast breeder reactors are necessary. It defines their main characteristics and describes superphenix which equips the CreysMalville plant near Lyons. Third Report from the Energy Committee, Session 1985~86: The Government's Response to the Committee's Eighth Report (Session 1984-85) on the Energy Efficiency Office (HMSO, London, 1986, 23 pp) The report also includes an Appendix and Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report. Training Staff to Cut Energy Costs by Peter Heslop (Energy Publications Ltd, PO Box 147, Grosvenor House, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 9AL, UK, 1986) This training manual is produced in association with NIFES consulting engineers. It aims to offer practical advice on staff

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Meetings on energy This calendar of events is based on information provided by the respective organizers and from secondary sources. ENERGY POLICY welcomes information on all meetings suitable for listing in this section. Copy deadlines are four months ahead of cover dates. An asterisk denotes a new entry. "1-5 September 1986, Oxford, UK

14-17 September 1986, Jackson, WY, USA

Course on LOSS CONTROL OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BY I M P R O V E D M E A S U R E M E N T AND O P E R A T I N G T E C H N I Q U E S . Contact The Registrar, College of Petroleum Studies, Administrative Offices, Oxford OXI 2QD, UK.

AIF Uranium Seminar. Details from Atomic Industrial Forum, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814-4891, USA.

*2-4 September 1986, London ELEVENTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE URANIUM INSTITUTE. Contact Miss Claire Donoghue, Symposium Secretariat, Conference Associates UIS, 27A Medway Street, London SWIP 2BD.

7-11 September 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada SECOND I N T E R N A T I O N A L CONFERENCE ON R A D I O A C T I V E W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T . Contact Second International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management, 2700 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5J 1K3. 8-11 September 1986, Toronto, Canada 1986 I N T E R N A T I O N A L GAS RESEARCH CONFERENCE. Details from 1986 International Gas Research Conference, c/o Gas Research Institute, Attention: Dan A. Dolenc, 86(XI West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 6(1631, USA, tel: 312 399-8226.

15-16 September 1986, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Annual Conference of the Canadian Energy Research Institute on INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS MARKETS. Contact Lise Taylor 403-282-1231.

"16-17 September 1986, Singapore SECOND INTERNATIONAL ASIAPACIFIC PETROLEUM CONFERENCE. Contact Conference Manager, Times Conferences Pte Ltd, 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 1953.

"18-20 September 1986, Bedford, UK Conference on ENERGY EFFICIENCY: THE KEY TO GOOD BUILDING. Contact Conference Secretary (EE), CICC Ltd, PO Box 50, Nottingham, UK.

*29 September-3 October, Oxford, UK Course on ECONOMICS AND OPERATIONS OF BUNKERING. Contact The Registrar, College of Petroleum Studies, Administrative Offices, Oxford OX1 2QD, UK.

1-3 October 1986, Great Yarmouth, UK "9-12 September 1986, Antwerp, Belgium SECOND EUROPEAN SIMULATION CONGRESS. Contact Society for Computer Simulation, PO Box 17900, San Diego, CA 92117, USA.

INTERNATIONAL HYDROCARBONS OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE. Contact Hydrocarbons 86 Conference. PO Box 2, Chipping Norton OX7 5QX, UK.

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P O L I C Y August 1986