Renewable Energy in the UK: The Way Forward |
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ANAEROBIC DIGESTION assessment biofuels biomass capital costs commercialisation contribution to UK cost-effective costs and performance Department of Energy design studies development and demonstration Development Demonstration Economic Prospects economically attractive electricity supply industry Energy forestry environmental acceptability Estimated Contribution estimates at present forestry full scale GEOTHERMAL HDR Government expenditure cycle HDR reservoir HDR systems heat HMSO Hot Dry Rock improved industrial wastes Key Tasks landfill gas large scale offshore Long Shot machines Mersey methanol Mtce/y offshore wave energy operation p/kWh passive solar design phase produced programme aims promising but uncertain prototype R&D programme renewable energy sources renewable energy technologies renewable sources research programme scale hydro power scale offshore wave Severn barrage Severn estuary shoreline small scale hydro sources of energy stage strategy technical performance technical potential techniques technology Annex technology transfer tidal energy Tidal Power TWh/y UK energy supply wind energy wind power wind turbines