... and Ward, 2016). The changing face of the national, British and the European government as a result of Brexit creates the possibility that the UK energy strategy will not crystallise in time, given the 10–15 year development and construction build time required, thus posing an energy supply risk. Now...

... Publishing: All rights reserved 2016 economics & finance energy government The projected impacts of climate change and infrastructure interdependencies on UK resilience are inherently uncertain, making the task of future-proofing (i.e. developing methods to minimise the effects of future...

... whether the power plant could be constructed carbon dioxide capture ready. The UK is one of the first EU member states to have implemented the directive and, as such, UK government policy now places two conditions on the consenting of new fossil-fuelled power plants in the UK. This paper summarises...

... military operations. Defence and wind energy have long been conflicting priorities for the government, owing to the detrimental effects wind turbines can have on the performance of Ministry of Defence radars. This department, in parallel with the wind industry, has developed a greater understanding of wind...

... to accelerate the uptake of biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat and power in north east England has been undertaken in the context of the fuel and technology supply chain and government incentive schemes. The analysis is based on design studies for a diverse set of 15 small and medium properties...

... to be developed. The UK government has recognised the benefits of good-quality CHP and has set a challenging target of 10 GW_e of CHP by 2010 (Defra, 2004). A number of somewhat complex incentives is in place, including exemption from the climate change levy, reduced business rates, enhanced capital...

.... Staffell, MSc; S. Sudtharalingam, MEng; B. Woodman, PhD A critical review of the literature relating to government policy and behavioural aspects relevant to the uptake and application of microgeneration in the UK is presented. Given the current policy context aspiring to zero-carbon new homes by 2016...

... to uncertain events. 29 08 2008 12 12 2008 © 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd 2008 business energy government It has been suggested that the UK faces a ‘looming energy gap’ in the coming decade, in which the electricity supply system will be unable to meet demand. 1–4...

... (instrumental, conceptual and political) and their relationship to other drivers of policy change, for example power or past policy. This is then utilised to develop a methodology for an analysis of policy learning based upon textual analysis and semi-structured interviews with key government and non-state...

...J. Ko, BEng, MPhil, DipLang, GradCertConfRes; R. Fenner, PhD, CEng, MICE, FCIWEM The UK is committed to increasing housing—the Department for Communities and Local Government has set a target to provide three million more homes in England by 2020. The housing sector is responsible for over...

... protocol, Britain emitted 656 Mt of CO₂ in 2005, and thus the government claims an improvement on 1990 figures. However, the national environmental accounts for 2005 show emissions to be in the region of 733 Mt. Without getting embroiled in the complicated methodology of calculating...