Renewable And Other Low Carbon Technologies - 957 Words

lower than the target purely through adding renewable and other low carbon technologies. However, if CCGT are used in conjunction with CCS the emissions drop to 56gCO2/MWh. This could then form the majority of the baseload electricity required for the UK in 2030. Other low carbon technologies are required to aggregate the emissions down to lower than the 50gCO2/MWh target but these could come from either solar, wind, fuel cells or nuclear power. The proposed optimization mix is also highly reliant on the further development of renewable technologies, such as; on-shore and off-shore wind and solar PV technologies. It proposes an increase from the current 13.5GW to the region of 50GW by 2030. The possibilities for off-shore wind is vast†¦show more content†¦This could potentially slow the efforts of many individuals and organizations investing time and money into CCS projects [34]. Only time will tell if this is the case but one thing is for certain, by the year 2030 the electricity generation mix will be vastly different to the mix of 2016. REFERENCES [9] DECC, 2015; Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2015. London: National Statistics. Pp.118-122 [10] WWF, 2016 [11] DEFRA, 2005 CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. HADLEY CENTRE. PP.6-10 [12] IPCC, 2013; 5TH ASSESSMENT REPORT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROM WWW.IPCC.COM (ACCESSED 11TH APRIL, 2016) [13] DIRECTIVE 2003/87/EC, 2003. DIRECTIVE 2003/87/EC THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. [14] UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, (1998). KYOTO PROTOCOL. KYOTO: UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [15] Theccc.org.uk, 2015, The Climate Change Act and UK regulations | Committee on Climate Change. [online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/the-legal-landscape/global-action-on-climate-change/ [Accessed 21 Nov. 2015]. [16] PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE, 2006 [17] Cooper, Duncan. â€Å"Johnson’s Energy Club Competes in Renewable Energy Case Competition†[Online],