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It would be very helpful if as many people as possible would respond to the Government's consultation on its renewable energy strategy. The deadline for responses is the 26th of September. Responses can be quite short, as described below. The consultation document and the executive summary may be downloaded from BERR - Consultations - Consultation Summary . ...

Quote: Originally Posted by GerryWolff It is a large document but it is not difficult to see by using the Adobe reader search facility that several important things are missing from it: * The DESERTEC proposals from the TREC group. That would require UK to have some dependence ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Besoeker That would require UK to have some dependence external supplies from countries where stability and thus reliability are not assured. It woulddo little to meet one of the stated aims: "Ensuring security of energy supply is essential to climate and energy policy" ...

I suspect the UK like many modern energy intensive industrial economies, might always be dependant on foreign energy, no matter what the source. To lower risk, it might be better to diversify energy sources, rather than just rely on a limited supply channel. Same would apply to any nation. If I was the energy minister, I would be buying as much alternate ...

I wasn't aware that the UK had its own uranium reserves. I thought the UK imported uranium and as I understood, world uranium prices were set to rise over coming decades. Reprocessing of uranium for further power generation has also been said to increase the cost of nuclear power generation. The UK may have coal mines, but application of clean coal technology is also likely to drive up the ...

I wasn't aware that the UK had its own uranium reserves. I thought the UK imported uranium and as I understood, world uranium prices were set to rise over coming decades. Reprocessing of uranium for further power generation has also been said to increase the cost of nuclear power generation. The UK may have coal mines, but application of clean coal technology is ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Besoeker A better option than depending on imported electricity would be for UK to build more power stations and be independent. Quote: Originally Posted by Besoeker My point was about imported electrical energy....

Quote: Originally Posted by Besoeker A better option than depending on imported electricity would be for UK to build more power stations and be independent. Quote: Originally Posted by Besoeker My point was about imported ...

Quote: Originally Posted by LMagic007 No doubt and my point was about energy overall, electrical and other. As much as I sympathise with the ideal, I'm not convinced that the UK will ever become energy independent, unless some new technology is discovered. The UK just does not seem to have sufficient natural resources to be ...

Quote: Originally Posted by GerryWolff You mean like the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth? It's a cleaner option than what it is replacing but I was thinking more in terms of nuclear. Quote: Originally Posted by GerryWolff With the ...