Renewable Energy: From extractivism to interactivism

Date: Monday 2nd May 2022

Time: 7pm

Venue: Zoom 

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Speaker: Peter Clive

Renewable energy is at the forefront of a major change in the way we live our lives. Climate change is a consequence of an economic model in which finite resources are depleted and many of its consequences ignored. Renewable energy does not generate power by exploitation of a fuel that can be depleted, but by a sustainable interaction between ourselves and the environment. Wind energy is the key example of this. However, unlike conventional energy sources, wind is completely unregulated. This introduces complexity that requires multidisciplinary collaboration. As our economies are transformed by the move to renewable energy we will see our population form a partnership with the environment rather than appropriate its resources.

Peter has worked as a consultant in the wind energy sector for 20 years, since taking his PhD in physics. He has pioneered the adoption of remote sensing technologies like lidar for wind measurements, and contributed to digitalisation initiatives. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and their three children.