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22.09.11

Delivering Zero Carbon Electricity

 Richard Smith, National Grid By 2020, the expectation is that around 20% of the UK’s energy will come from electricity, 40% from gas and 40% from oil. By 205...
22.09.11

Will EMR Work?

 Rob Gross, Imperial College Based on the government’s goals for EMR, its success could be judged by how effectively the power sector is decarbonised by 2030,...
22.09.11

Decarbonising the UK Energy Market

  Jonathan Brearley, DECC DECC’s objective is to achieve secure, low carbon, affordable electricity; whilst meeting the UK targets for renewable energy and c...
22.09.11

The 4th Carbon Budget and beyond – an electric future?

 Adrian Gault,  The CCC The 2050 UK emission reduction target requires more than an 80% reduction in energy related CO2. The 4th carbon budget sets out the cha...
22.09.11

Pathways to a low carbon economy – the role of natural gas and biofuels

 Ben Taylor, Shell To 2050 there is an expectation of rising energy demand, increasing supply pressure and growing impacts from climate change. Shell’s respon...
22.09.11

Is the future electric? A utility perspective

 Rufus Ford, SSE Electricity demand scenarios to 2050 from UKERC, DECC, OFGEM, the CCC and others, show a wide range of possible different total demands across ...
22.09.11

Decarbonising heat: is electricity the answer?

 Michel Colombier, IDDRI An overview of the role of electricity in providing heat within the domestic sector in France, suggests that it has had a growing role ...
22.09.11

Transport 2050: the potential role of hydrogen

 Professor Paul Ekins, UCL Bearing in mind that transport is part of the wider energy system, scenarios and models to 2050 can help examine a range of potential...
22.09.11

The Role of Biofuels in Transport

 James Primrose, BP Biofuels There are a range of factors that impact on the effectiveness of different fuel use in transport, with liquid fuels generally being...
23.09.10

Economies of Scale vs the Learning Curve in the Heat Sector

 Dr Gareth Davies, Poyry Tackling heat is vital to delivering a low-carbon future, given that heat production is responsible for nearly half of UK’s final ene...
23.09.10

Is small always beautiful or is bigger better?

 Dr Keith MacLean, SSE The policy context shows that there is: an unnatural pace, scale and technology mix required by national/international targets; a credit ...
23.09.10

Economies of Scale vs the Learning Curve

 Joan MacNaughton, Alstom The global challenge is to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions and secure significant investment for generation plant. Meeting this ch...
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