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1. Availability of Stainless Steel Grades
2. Opportunities for Stainless Steel in Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Technologies
3. BSSA Guide to Stainless Steel Specifications - 2010 Edition
4. Getting the Best out of Stainless Steel
5. Special Grades of Stainless Steel - Where to Find Them
6. BSSA Understanding Stainless Steel - New Centenary Edition
7. Duplex Stainless Steels - A Simplified Guide
8. Fabricating Duplex Stainless Steel
9. Importance of Surface Finish in the Design of Stainless Steel
10. More Than Just Scratching the Surface - A Practical Approach to Surface Finish
11. The Then and Now of Electropolishing
12. Structural Sections in Stainless Steel
13. Stainless steel fasteners
14. European Standards - Referenced Standards for Stainless Steel Products
15. European EN Standard Grade Summary
16. Stainless Steel Grades Datasheets
17. Stainless Steel Datasheets for Tubular Products
18. Selection of stainless steels for the food processing industries
19. Stainless Steel Pipe Fabrication
20. Stainless Steel in Indoor Swimming Pool Buildings
21. BSSA Stainless Steel Surface Finishes Pack

1. New Solar and Tidal Technologies

   Paper originally delivered at the BSSA Conference 'Stainless Solutions for a Sustainable Future' held in Rotherham on 3rd April 2003. This power point presentation suggests why businesses should be looking towards tidal and solar power and how stainless steel can be used in Renewable Energy. It describes the effectiveness of the applications, the benefits and costs of using renewable energy resources and comments on the future of renew ability and the commercial potential.

2. Opportunities for Stainless Steel in Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Technologies

   Achieving targets set by the UK government's Renewable Energy Strategy could see £100bn invested in the renewable energy sector by 2020 but what are the opportunities for the UK stainless steel industry?

   The BSSA has undertaken research to explore the opportunities for stainless steel from the renewable and low carbon energy technologies. The research gathered information from a range of government and industry sources and provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the UK renewable energy market and devlopment status of each technology. A report is now available.

   The study has looked in depth at:

   • On and Offshore Wind
   • Wave & Tidal
   • Bio-energy
   • Carbon Capture and Storage

   In the report the different technolgies are explained, timescales described and the likely contribution each may make to the future energy mix. The report also highlights the existing and potential uses for stainless steel.

   The report costs £50 including postage and packaging for the UK. Postage costs will be added for non-UK destinations.

3. The Changing Nature of Energy in the UK

   Originally presented at the BSSA Conference 'Stainless Solutions for a Sustainable Future' held in Rotherham on 3rd April 2003