Gas generation strategy

Great Britain: Department of Energy and Climate Change (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

68 Seiten

2012
TSO (Verlag)
978-0-10-184072-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The UK faces a threefold energy challenge: how to keep the lights on, at affordable prices while moving towards a sustainable low-carbon future. The Government believes that the best way to meet these goals is with a competitive, diverse, low carbon energy mix. Gas currently forms an integral part of the UK's generation mix and is a reliable, flexible source of electricity. Using gas as fuel in UK power stations currently provides a significant proportion of the country's electricity generation (around 40% in 2011). The Government expects gas to continue to play a major role in the electricity mix over the coming decades, alongside low-carbon technologies. Gas is also the cleanest fossil fuel and will have a key role in decarbonising the UK's economy. Also gas-fired power stations are relatively cheap and quick to build, and investment in new gas plants will offer employment opportunities throughout the country.
The strategy is divided into 7 chapters: Chapter 1: Current role of gas generation; 2: Future role of gas generation; 3: Enabling investment in gas generation; 4: Ensuring secure and affordable gas supply; 5: Developing shale resources; 6: Carbon capture and storage; 7: Next steps.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Cm. ; 8407
• Zusatzinfo: col. fig., tables
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-10-184072-1 / 0101840721
• ISBN-13: 978-0-10-184072-9 / 9780101840729
• Zustand: Neuware