31 July 2008: Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2008
The Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2008 is published today (Thursday 31 July) by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Included with the Digest this year is the popular booklet “UK Energy in Brief, and the Energy Flow Chart.
Data for 2007 in Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom are also released on 31 July, on the internet. This publication brings together statistics from a variety of sources, providing a comprehensive review of energy consumption in the UK since the 1970s.
In addition, UK Energy Sector Indicators are also released on 31 July.
- Digest of UK Statistics 2008: press release
- Digest of United Kingdom energy statistics 2008 webpage
- UK Energy in Brief: 2008 webpage
- Energy Flow Chart webpage
- Energy consumption in the United Kingdom webpage
- UK energy sector indicators 2008 webpage
24 July 2008: Severn tidal power feasibility study: List of proposals published
A list of 10 proposed projects that could provide clean, green energy from the tide in the Severn Estuary is being considered. The list has been published at an event to discuss the progress of the feasibility study in Cardiff attended by organisations such as environmental groups, local businesses and councils.
23 July 2008: National Nuclear Lab given green-light
Business Secretary John Hutton today confirmed the Government will establish a National Nuclear Laboratory, and launch a competition to appoint a commercial operator to run the organisation.
22 July 2008: Draft criteria and process for siting potential new nuclear power stations published
The detailed criteria and process for assessing where new nuclear power stations could safely and securely be built across England and Wales have been set out by the Government today.
The consultation on the Strategic Siting Assessment outlines the process the Government will use for identifying suitable sites for new nuclear power stations. The Government is proposing to invite third parties to nominate sites which it will then assess against a range of criteria.
- Strategic Siting Assessment: press release
- White Paper on Nuclear Power 2008: Open Consultations webpage
21 July 2008: North East set to be manufacturing hub for offshore wind
Expansion in offshore wind could create up to 30,000 new jobs in manufacturing and bring £3 billion of investment to the North East, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks will say during a visit to Gateshead and Northumberland.
17 July 2008: Report highlights energy progress
BERR publishes the fifth annual report on progress towards the goals of the 2003 Energy White Paper today.
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said: "In the 2003 White Paper, we identified energy security and climate change as two of our key policy challenges. Five years on, these issues have emerged as among the foremost challenges of the 21st century for governments around the world.
"The goals set out in the 2003 White Paper are still entirely valid, and this annual report sets out our progress against them. Five years on, of course, we have also built on those goals, not least through the 2007 Energy White Paper, and in many areas we are going further and faster."
The full goals were (and remain): reducing carbon emissions, ensuring reliability of supply, maintaining competitive markets and combating fuel poverty.
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