Overview
- Gives a sharply critical review of the progress of renewable energy in the UK
- Argues the UK's continued reliance on nuclear energy is holding it back from further development
- Written by an academic actively involved in many of the developments in energy policy
Part of the book series: Energy, Climate and the Environment (ECE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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The book examines how renewables became what now seem likely to be the dominant energy sources of the future. Renewable energy technologies, using solar and wind power and other natural energy sources, are now supplying around 30% of UK electricity and appear set to continue expanding to supply around 50% within the next decade. Although the emphasis of the book is on the UK, developments there are compared with those in other countries to provide an overall assessment of the relevance of the UK experience.
Chapters explore why the UK still lags behind many other countries in deploying renewables, in part, it is argued, due to its continued reliance on nuclear power.The book ends with a discussion on what sort of changes may be expected over the coming years. The author does not assume a single answer, but invites readers to consider the possibilities.
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Book Title: Renewable Energy in the UK
Book Subtitle: Past, Present and Future
Authors: David Elliott
Series Title: Energy, Climate and the Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04765-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04764-1Published: 22 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04765-8Published: 08 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2947-8561
Series E-ISSN: 2947-857X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 322
Number of Illustrations: 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environment Studies, Environmental Geography, Environmental Management