David Elliott is Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University

Open University

The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...

. He has created several courses in Design and Innovation, with special emphasis on how the innovation development process can be directed towards sustainable technologies. Professor Elliott's main research interests include the development of sustainable energy

Sustainable energy

Sustainable energy is the provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources include all renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal...

 technologies, particularly renewable energy

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

 systems.

Selected publications

• "Nuclear or Not?
  Nuclear or Not?
  Nuclear or Not? Does Nuclear Power Have a Place in a Sustainable Energy Future? is a 2007 book edited by Professor David Elliott. The book offers various views and perspectives on nuclear power...
  
  Does nuclear power have a place in a sustainable energy future?" , Palgrave, 2007.

• "Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations" Palgave, 2007.

• "Energy Regime Choices: Nuclear or Not?", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 18, No. 5, 1-6, December 2006.

• "Comparing Support for Renewable Power" in V Lauber (ed) "Switching to Renewable Power" Earthscan, pp 219–227, 2005, ISBN 1902916-65-4

External links

• Scientists take on Brown over nuclear plans