Low Carbon
AMEC has been appointed by the Isle of Anglesey County Council to provide multi-disciplinary and professional services support for the Energy Island Programme, which aims to put Anglesey at the forefront of low carbon energy development.
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National Policy Statements confirm “It is Government policy that new nuclear power should be able to contribute as much as possible to the UK’s need for new capacity.”
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The Committee on Climate Change report says that nuclear power currently appears to be the most cost-effective of the low carbon technologies, and should form part of the mix assuming safety concerns can be addressed.
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The planned nuclear new build programme in the UK has been the subject of much discussion over the last few years.
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EDF Energy said today’s decisions by the Government on nuclear were important steps on the design of the policy framework for a low carbon economy.
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Nuclear power has long been Britain’s most significant source of low carbon energy. In 1979 nuclear provided 12% of our electricity, and by 1997 that proportion had more than doubled to 26%.
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Recently announced in the Low Carbon Industry Strategy, the Government will provide capital investment of up to £15 million to establish a Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre that combines the knowledge, practices and expertise of manufacturing companies with the capability of universities.
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Hansard 10 Nov 09 Today, to guide the decision making of the new Infrastructure Planning Commission, we are setting out for consultation six draft policy statements on energy, the most important being those on the trinity of fuels of our low-carbon future: renewables, nuclear power and clean fossil fuels.
