Walt Patterson

Walter C (Walt) Patterson (born November 4, 1936 in Winnipeg, Canada) arrived in the United Kingdom in 1960. Trained as a nuclear physicist, Patterson has spent his life teaching, writing and campaigning. In 1972 he became Friends of the Earth's first energy campaigner (1972-78) at their London office.

In 1984-5, Patterson acted as series advisor to the award-winning BBC drama series "Edge of Darkness".

He has published thirteen books and hundreds of papers, articles and reviews, on nuclear power, coal technology, renewable energy, energy systems, energy policy and electricity. Since 1991 he has been a Fellow of what is now the Energy, Environment and Development Programme at Chatham House in London. He is also a Fellow of the Energy Institute, London, and a Visiting Fellow of the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.

Awards

In 2000, the Institute of Energy, now the Energy Institute, awarded Patterson its annual [http://energyinst.org.uk/index.cfm?PageID=889 Melchett Medal] .

In 2004, Scientific American honoured Patterson as Energy Policy Leader for his work in pioneering the concept of distributed micropower generation.

Books

* [http://www.waltpatterson.org/npcover.htm Nuclear Power] (Penguin 1976-86)
* [http://www.waltpatterson.org/fisssoccover.htm The Fissile Society: Energy, Electricity and the Nuclear Option] (Earth Resources Research 1977)
* [http://www.waltpatterson.org/pbcover.htm The Plutonium Business and the Spread of the Bomb] (Paladin 1984)
* [http://www.waltpatterson.org/gccover.htm Going Critical: An Unofficial History of British Nuclear Power] (Paladin 1985)
* [http://www.waltpatterson.org/teacover.htm The Energy Alternative: Changing The Way The World Works] (Boxtree 1990)
*"Rebuilding Romania: Energy, Efficiency and the Economic Transition" (Earthscan 1994)
*"Power from Plants: Global Implications of New Technologies for Electricity from Biomass" (Earthscan 1994)
* [http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/clientpr/riia/electric.htm Transforming Electricity: The Coming Generation of Change] (Earthscan1999)
* [http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/790 Keeping the Lights On] (Earthscan 2007)

External links

* [http://www.waltpatterson.org Walt Patterson On Energy]