Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy is the key to the world's low carbon future. The UK is committed to meet the EU Renewable Energy target of 15% of the UK's energy sources to be from Renewable Energy by 2020.
We are committed to a low carbon economy and we need to radically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as well as diversify our energy sources. The UK's Renewable Energy Strategy is outlined in the Low-Carbon Transition Plan . It sets out the Government's long-term strategy to radically cut the nation's carbon emissions by 2020. The Transition Plan is supported by DECC's Renewable Energy Strategy, the DECC/BIS Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy and Department of Transport's Low-Carbon Transport: A Greener Future
The UK is a world leader in the development of renewable energy and energy efficient systems. UK companies have exceptional project development and management skills which are readily transferable to the rapidly expanding renewable markets worldwide. Innovation will be the key for continued expansion, leading to new solutions and lower costs for technologies such as offshore wind, marine resources and building-integrated renewables. The UK renewables sector already comprises around 1000 innovative companies and continues to grow.
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Biomass / Energy from Waste
The UK Biomass Strategy, published in May 2007, provides a framework for the sustainable development of biomass for:
heat and power
transport fuels
industrial products.
The strategy outlines current EU and UK Government policies and explains how these operate to develop the use of biomass as a whole. It also identifies the challenges we face and what we are doing to address them.
Hydro
The UK has been exporting hydropower equipment and services for about 150 years and is continually developing its already formidable capabilities.
The UK hydropower sector encompasses hydropower operators, investors, consulting engineers, manufacturers and equipment suppliers.
Offshore Wind
The UK has an enlightened and forward looking position in the offshore wind power sector: we now lead the world in terms of installed offshore capacity at 600 megawatts and have a demonstrator project with the largest turbine blades in the world in the deepest water yet used for an offshore wind turbine.
Onshore Wind
Since the first wind farm in the UK was built at Delabole in 1991, onshore wind energy has established itself as a mature, clean energy generating technology.
Solar Energy
A key renewable energy technology is solar/photovoltaics (PV). Nurturing the PV sector is a key element of the UK Energy Excellence Marketing Strategy.
Technology, Research & Development
The UK is a scientific powerhouse whose technological leadership and innovative thinking have made this country one of the most effective and dynamic environments for R&D in the world.
Wave & Tidal
The UK is a world leader in complete wave and tidal power generation systems.
Featured Case Study
Rentricity
American company Rentricity is poised to take the pressure off the UK water industry – and turn it into energy
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