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ETI Response to Committee on Climate Change’s Renewable Energy Review

9 May 2011

9th May 2011



The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has welcomed today’s publication of the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) Renewable Energy Review, which has used specially commissioned modelling runs from the ETI’s UK energy system modelling tool to inform its findings. The ETI analysis is the only one to have been specially commissioned for the review.



The ETI’s internationally peer-reviewed Energy Systems Modelling Environment (ESME) tool highlights technology combinations, resources and cost implications of implementing engineering solutions to get the UK to the 2050 climate change targets – at both a national and regional level.
The CCC review concludes that a renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be appropriate, with scope for a higher share depending on the extent to which renewable technology costs fall and possible constraints on deployment of low-carbon alternatives.



Dr David Clarke, the CEO of the ETI said: "We welcome the publication of CCC’s comprehensive Renewable Energy Review, and are delighted to have been able to contribute towards its development, through specially commissioned runs which have helped inform the review’s conclusions. We agree that carbon capture and storage, nuclear, offshore renewables and bioenergy are very important areas for the UK and that capability needs to be demonstrated in these areas over the next decade to allow full roll-out from 2020. In addition, we strongly support the need to pursue cost reduction demonstration on offshore wind and marine – all areas being addressed through ETI projects. The CCC suggest that we need more information on CCS storage sites. We are currently addressing this and later this year will be publishing results from a £4.5m project set up to answer the question of how much practical storage capacity is available in the UK. Finally, I strongly agree that mechanisms need to be put in place to provide industry and investors with assurity of support for offshore renewables in the 2020’s, provided cost reductions can be demonstrated in the next decade.  Without this, it is unlikely we will see industry focusing either on the UK market or on delivering the necessary cost reductions.
It’s not a question of picking one technology over another but identifying those that will have the greatest impact on the overall UK energy system across power, heat, transport and infrastructure."



Since it was formed in 2008 the ETI has invested in 26 projects worth over £62m in offshore wind, marine, transport, CCS, energy storage and distribution, distributed energy and buildings. Another £100 million will be invested in projects in these areas and in bioenergy in the year ahead.  The ETI is addressing key risk areas, accelerating technologies essential for bringing down costs and tackling new projects on a huge scale.



The ETI is a public private partnership made up of six of the largest global industries BP, Caterpillar, EDF Energy, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell and the UK Government.



Notes to Editors




  • The Energy Technologies Institute is a UK based company formed from global industries and the UK Government. The ETI brings together projects and partnerships that create affordable, reliable, clean energy for heat, power, transport and associated infrastructure. For more information, please go to www.energytechnologies.co.uk

  • The ETI’s six private sector members are BP, Caterpillar, EDF Energy, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell. The UK Government has committed to match support from four further Members.  The ETI’s public funds are received from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills through the Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). These organisations, together with the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), are engaged directly in the ETI’s strategy and programme development.

  • The ETI will accelerate the deployment of affordable, secure low-carbon energy systems from 2020 to 2050 by demonstrating technologies, developing knowledge, skills and supply-chains and informing the development of regulation, standards and policy.

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