The book received a positive critical response for the way in which it was written and dealt with the issues surrounding global warming.

Goodall identifies the Pentland Firth as one of twenty global sites that promise 'enormous potential' with tidal-stream power.

Efficient fuel cells applied to domestic homes, the author suggests, may be capable of simultaneously providing hot water, heating and profiting the owner with exports to the local grid.

[4][5] Ten Technologies to Save the Planet has received a positive critical response; Mark Lynas, an environmentalist and author of Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, said "Ten Technologies is superb - it cuts like lightning through the myths and muddled thinking surrounding energy issues.

"[better source needed] BBC Green, said the book was "Rewarding and essential, Ten Technologies combines rigorous research and an accessible tone.