THE SECOND BAKU INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

“ENERGY, ECOLOGY, ECONOMY”

17-20 AUGUST 1993

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

Energy

• Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
• Nuclear (fission, fusion, breeders).
• Hydro. Geothermal. Solar. Wind. Ocean (OTEC, waves, currents, tides).
• Biomass. Synfuels. Alcohols. Hydrogen. Power generation. Co-generation.
• Energy from waste. Energy efficiency. Energy storage. Energy transmission.

Ecology

• Greenhouse effect (global warming, sea level rise, climate change).
• Caspian sea ecological issues. Acid rain. Air pollution. Ozone.
• Indoor pollution. Solid waste. Recycling. Radiation. Radon (gas) issues.
• Microclimate of buildings and structures. Ventilation. Air-conditioning.
• Electric and magnetic fields.

Economy

• Feasibility studies. Trends and forecasts. Economics of depletable resources.
• Costs of environmental damage.
• Ecological economics.