*Apologies for cross-postings*
Dear colleagues,
Excited to announce that my new book, based on my ethnographic collaboration over the last decade, has now launched...
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Energy at the End of the World: An Orkney Islands Saga
MIT Press 2019
Available from booksellers worldwide in ebook and hardback.
Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.
The islands of Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, are closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Surrounded by fierce seas and shrouded by clouds and mist, the islands seem to mark the edge of the known world. And yet they are a center for energy technology innovation, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel networks, attracting the interest of venture capitalists and local communities. In this book, Laura Watts tells a story of making energy futures at the edge of the world.
"It is early evening, and the spring air gnaws on my exposed cheeks. I have gone for a walk beyond the streets of Stromness, following a well-worn footpath around a headland, and northwards, along the Atlantic coast..." [continue reading extract from the book https://medium.com/@mitpress/an-orkney-islands-saga-f8c12074cc80]
For more information see the book website: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/energy-end-world
For review copies and news on book events see: https://sand14.com/energy-at-the-end-of-the-world/
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Thanks to everyone who helped to make it happen!
Warm wishes-
Laura.
Dr Laura Watts
Ethnographer of Futures | Interdisciplinary Senior Lecturer in Energy & Society
Geography | Geosciences | University of Edinburgh
Book now available | Energy at the End of the World: An Orkney Islands Saga
http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/energy-end-world
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