The transition through gas
Nature today has an editorial on the rising estimates of shale gas reserves. It points out the huge reserves which are available, but notes that gas should not be used as a lower-carbon version of coal.
Energy Amplifier video now on YouTube
ThorEA has commissioned a DVD about energy amplifiers, narrated by Robert Winston. The first of these videos, about the energy amplifier concept, is now available on YouTube.
CBI calls for change in UK energy policy
The Confederation of British Industry today releases a report to coincide with the UK Government’s energy White Paper due out on Wednesday.
The CBI is calling for a significant shift in the direction of UK energy policy, warning the current approach is making energy security harder to achieve and jeopardising our ability to meet climate change targets.
In a new report launched today (Monday 13th July) called Decision Time,the CBI warns that current policy is incentivising investments in wind power which will result in too little investment in other forms of low-carbon energy, such as nuclear and clean coal.
Read the full report: ‘Decision Time: Driving the UK towards a sustainable energy future’