A radical approach is required from government to drive the major infrastructure and system transformation needed to decarbonise the GB electricity system and provide clean power by 2030, according to a new report from our National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), published today.
Compiled by an independent working group led by the Royal Academy of Engineering and supported by a grant from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the report highlights the need for government to clearly set out the value of this target as a national mission, in a similar way to the work of the vaccines task force.
Delivery of a highly decarbonised electricity system by 2030 will require a sharp increase in offshore wind capacity, as well as ensuring delivery of the transmission network that is already in train, and expanding onshore wind and solar generation, particularly in places where the grid already has capacity to accept new generation.
The report also highlights changes to a future energy system that, although they cannot be delivered before 2030, will still require action this decade - such as expanding carbon capture and storage projects and achieving progress on hydrogen transmission.
Read the report and its recommendations in full: https://lnkd.in/eSiVxujn
