This POSTnote provides an assessment of nuclear power generation technologies. It looks at the designs of any new UK reactors and outlines details of the regulatory design assessment process, with an emphasis on safety, security and waste. It also looks at longer term research into reactor design and waste management.
This POSTnote looks at UK options for meeting the proposed target of 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and discusses how climate change could affect both the UK capacity to produce renewable energy and demand for energy in general.
This POSTnote examines existing and proposed methods for large scale electricity storage, examines the technical challenges and discusses the economics of storage relative to other methods of providing electricity reserves. Electricity storage, April 2008. POSTnote 08/306.
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Smart metering of electricity and gas, February 2008. POSTnote 08/301.
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Public opinion on electricity options, October 2007. POSTnote 07/294.
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This POSTnote evaluates options for sewage treatment in terms of energy conservation and renewable energy generation. Energy and sewage, April 2007. POSTnote 07/282.
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Electricity in the UK, February 2007. POSTnote 07/280.
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Carbon footprint of electricity generation, October 2006. POSTnote 06/268.
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This briefing examines the basis for the Government’s estimates of environmental costs of aviation and how these could be used in policy decisions related to airport expansion and environmental regulation.
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There is growing interest in using nuclear fusion for generating electricity in the future. The fuel it would use is abundant and it produces no greenhouse gases. Questions remain over issues such as the economic viability and environmental impact of fusion power and the timescales for its commercialisation.
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This POSTnote reviews the current position and options for further reducing reactor operating risks. POSTnote 51. POST. 1994.
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This note examines knowledge of the fate of Chernobyl radioactivity and its implications.
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This POSTnote examines the potential of ‘biofuels’ for transport, and the influence of EC set-aside and fiscal policies. POSTnote 41. POST. 1993.
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This POSTnote examines the international progress towards power from nuclear fusion and its future prospects. POSTnote 40. POST. 1993.
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