REA response to Nuclear plans

Posted on Friday 11 January 2008 at 04:02 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley

Today's hard-hitting REA announcement on the Government's energy plans. The renewable energy industry derided the paucity of new measures in today’s badly timed Energy Bill. The governments own calculations show that these policies will deliver less than a third of the renewable energy (1) required under EU law. Renewable Energy Association director Philip Wolfe said,“The government knows that the Energy White Paper on which the Bill is based was out of date before it was published, because it neglected the European energy targets the UK had signed up to the previous month. Now it is going off half-cocked again, just two weeks before we are given our share of the EU renewables target. The government is missing a golden opportunity to use the Energy Bill for a much broader suite of policies.” He added,“Given the Prime Minister's public commitment to the 20% target, the industry felt entitled to expect more in the Energy Bill to bring it up to date with the targets and...

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Nuclear and RO banding announcements

Posted on Friday 11 January 2008 at 03:43 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley

Commenting on the Government's decision to give the green light to a new generation of nuclear power stations, Dr Jeremy Leggett Chairman said, "today the UK Government has revealed its true colours. Sitting alongside its pro nuclear announcement, the Government has also released the detail of its reform of the Renewables Obligation (RO). Here was a golden opportunity for the Governme...

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