Research for Australia's energy futures / Lou Davies -- Coal: there's no fuel like an old fuel / Frank Roxborough -- Coal: new roles for an old fuel / Geoffrey Sergeant -- Sin, bricks and mortar: passive solar architecture / John Ballinger -- Sun, sand and currents: silicon solar cells / Martin Green -- Sun, stills and spirits: new ways with fermentations / Peter Rogers -- Nuclear energy options / Stuart Butler -- Energy balances: the energy costing of energy / David Evans -- The pricing of energy / Gregory McColl -- Power politics / Peter Robinson -- Energy strategies for Australia / J. Bruce Kirkwood