New report flags up critical decade ahead
Mon 08 March 2010
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A new report published by the Energy Research Partnership (ERP) has concluded that the next 10 years will be vital as the UK strives to achieve the long-term target of a secure, affordable and low carbon energy system. The report sets out how and when selected new energy technologies are expected to develop and what the implications of their deployment could be on the UK energy system.
The report draws on scenarios and analysis from government, academia, industry and NGOs and, the authors claim, the conclusions represent views that are broadly shared by the public and private sectors.
Before related policy development and investment decisions can be undertaken, the report proposes the large-scale and coordinated demonstration of key technologies. Energy Innovation Milestones to 2050 comments on the urgent need for investment in specific energy technologies with the best potential to deliver emissions savings, covering electricity generation, infrastructure, road transport and heating.
The study reviewed over 20 scenarios for 2050 from academia, government, industry and NGOs, to gain an understanding of how and when the technologies are expected to develop and what implications their deployment would have on the UK energy system. This provides a high-level view intended to inform policy and investment decisions of the risks and opportunities of delivering a low carbon energy system.
The Energy Research Partnership (ERP) is a forum co-chaired by David Mackay, DECC’s Chief Scientific Advisor and Nick Winser, Executive Director of the National Grid. The Partnership has indicated that it intends to follow up on the report with stakeholder events to explore delivery of the next steps.
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