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Energy

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    Carbon Capture and Usage

    Friday, 02 November, 2018

    Carbon capture and usage (CCU) is a basket of technologies that have collectively gained attention in recent years from industry and policymakers as a potential approach to climate change mitigation.

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    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Flexible Electricity Systems

    Tuesday, 02 October, 2018

    The electricity system of Great Britain is becoming increasingly decentralised, with more complex patterns of power production, transportation and consumption. New types of ‘flexibility’ are being developed to facilitate and manage these changes. This POSTnote reviews ways of developing flexibility, as well as technical and economic barriers to doing so.

    • POSTnote
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Research
  • POSTbrief

    Distributed Ledger Technology

    Thursday, 06 September, 2018

    Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is a type of digital records system that allows multiple identical copies of a ledger to be stored on different computers on a network and updated by multiple different users. This POSTbrief provides a technical overview of the different types of DLT and how they work. It discusses some of the main applications of DLT and highlights the benefits and challenges of the technology.

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    • Crime and justice
    • Digital tech
    • Energy
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

    Wednesday, 18 July, 2018

    There is growing UK and international interest in using ‘small modular nuclear reactors’ (SMRs) to generate electricity, and the UK Government announced a number of measures to support SMR development in the 2018 Nuclear Sector Deal. Stakeholders suggest that, compared with conventional nuclear reactors, SMRs could offer cost savings to operators and consumers, more flexible energy production and a greater choice of potential sites. This note examines key aspects of SMR technology, their economics and regulation.

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    • Energy
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Overseas Electricity Interconnection

    Friday, 09 February, 2018

    Electricity markets in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe are physically linked by ‘interconnector’ cables. These benefit energy system operators and consumers by reducing prices. They can also help integrate renewable electricity and ensure security of supply. This note discusses these benefits, proposals for future increases in interconnection and the potential effects of Brexit.

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    • Digital tech
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Research
  • POSTbrief

    Topics of Interest 2018

    Monday, 08 January, 2018

    This list sets out the topic areas identified of possible parliamentary interest under the 9 different category headings (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry, Crime, Defence, Education and Skills, Energy, Environment, Health, ICT and Robotics and Transport and Infrastructure).

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    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Decarbonising the Gas Network

    Wednesday, 15 November, 2017

    The burning of natural gas for heating contributes 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Decarbonising, or reducing the carbon content of the UK gas supply is one option for reducing the emissions from heating. This POSTnote looks at the contribution that two alternative gases, hydrogen and biomethane, could make in achieving this goal.

    • POSTnote
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Cyber Security of UK Infrastructure

    Tuesday, 02 May, 2017

    The Government has identified ‘cyber’ as one of six Tier 1 threats to UK national security. This POSTnote focuses on the cyber security of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, describing measures to improve cyber security and challenges in implementing them. It also reviews the new National Cyber Security Strategy, along with international policy and legislation.

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    • Crime and justice
    • Digital tech
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Quantum Technologies

    Monday, 24 April, 2017

    Quantum Technologies use the behaviour of matter and light that is normally only observed at very small scales. This POSTnote introduces recent advances, applications, and UK initiatives to support their development and commercialisation. It also reviews policy concerns such as privacy, access to new technologies and secure communications.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital tech
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Future Energy Efficiency Policy

    Monday, 27 February, 2017

    This POSTnote outlines the benefits and costs of future improvements in energy efficiency across various UK sectors. It then describes the barriers to energy efficiency measures, outlines options for future energy efficiency policy and summarises analyses of the effectiveness of different policy options.

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    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Transport and infrastructure
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Greenhouse Gas Removal

    Friday, 03 February, 2017

    The 2015 Paris Agreement called for a balance between sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and their removal by 2100 to halt global temperature rise. This POSTnote explains why Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) techniques may be required to achieve this goal, outlines the benefits of and concerns about them, and considers policy options.

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    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    The Water-Energy-Food Nexus

    Friday, 09 December, 2016

    The term nexus describes the key interactions between parts of a system or systems. This POSTnote summarises current understanding of the interactions between water, energy and food production and examines how nexus approaches can be used to inform policy decisions.

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    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Research
  • POSTnote

    Managing the UK Plutonium Stockpile

    Thursday, 01 September, 2016

    This POSTnote describes the state of the plutonium stockpile, current plutonium policy and the options for managing the plutonium: indefinite storage, reuse in UK power plants, conversion to fuel to send overseas and disposal as waste. It then outlines the safety, security, economic and energy policy implications of these options.

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    • Energy
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
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  • POSTnote

    Carbon Footprint of Heat Generation

    Tuesday, 03 May, 2016

    Heat Policy takes into account the carbon footprint of different heating technologies. This POSTnote summarises evidence about the carbon footprints of current and emerging heating technologies in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors. It then outlines wider considerations for heat policy and broad assessments of the ‘best’ way to reduce emissions from heating.

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    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
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  • POSTbrief

    Measuring Performance for the Carbon Budgets

    Thursday, 14 January, 2016

    Part 6 of the Energy Bill 2015-16 proposes an amendment to the Climate Change Act to adjust the performance measure used in the UK’s statutory carbon budgets. The new measure would include UK territorial emissions only. With this change, credits or debits from the EU Emissions Trading System would not contribute towards the UK’s performance against its carbon budgets from 2028 onwards. This POSTbrief introduces the carbon budgets, explains the proposed change and outlines the implications of the proposed change.

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    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
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