The Energy & Environment Research Programme
The Energy & Environment Research Programme is designed
to provide:
- scientific and economic analysis to support and inform
energy policy (encompassing issues of security and diversity
of supply);
- resources to support sustainable development and environmental
research;
- support for the maintenance and development of DTI's
Energy Model.
The Programme has been running since 1990 and seeks to inform
the DTI's position regarding proposed energy and environmental
policies, in particular by assessing their potential impact
on industry. Where possible, collaborative projects are undertaken
with industry and other parties, as well as other Government
Departments.
The Programme is funded by the DTI and managed by DTI with
the support of Future Energy Solutions, part of AEA Technology.
The main themes of the Programme's research are:
- energy issues - e.g. review
of gas and electricity security of supply issues; investigating
the costs of moving to a low carbon dioxide emission energy
system; development of the Energy Model;
- climate change - e.g.
guidance for emissions trading scheme projects; investigating
technologies for the capture and disposal of carbon dioxide;
- other environmental issues
- e.g. critical loads for sulphur and nitrogen deposition;
modelling to predict the recovery of sensitive ecosystems
from acidification.
Recent project reports can be downloaded from this website.
These include projects which contributed towards the analysis
for the Energy White Paper, published in February 2003, such
as the analysis of options for a low carbon future; quantifying
the system costs of additional renewables in 2020, and security
in gas and electricity markets.
Hard copies of all the final project
reports are also available free of charge from Future
Energy Solutions.
Contact us for details of ongoing
projects and general information on the Energy & Environment
Research Programme.
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