Energy Security Strategy published

The government has published its Energy Security Strategy setting out how Great Britain will increase the use of diverse sources of homegrown energy for greater energy security in the long-term.

Alongside ambitions for increased use of wind, solar and hydrogen, the strategy will see a significant increase in nuclear reactors, with an ambition for around 25% of the country’s projected electricity demand to be met by nuclear power by 2050.  

Other plans include:

• cutting the approval time for new offshore wind farms and consulting with communities that wish to host new onshore wind infrastructure in return for guaranteed lower energy bills;

• licensing new north sea oil and gas projects to launch this autumn;

• launching a Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition to make British heat pumps, reducing demand for gas;

• consulting on rules for solar projects to increase the UK’s capacity, and

• increasing low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with at least half coming from green hydrogen.