Decarbonising energy : the pathway to net zero / Hugo Lidbetter.
Publisher: Woking : Globe Law and Business, 2020Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781787423596; 9781787423589; 9781787423602.Subject(s): Energy policy -- Great Britain | Renewable energy sources -- Great Britain | Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 333.790941 Online resources: Click here to access online - 1 userItem type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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I. Introduction -- II. The global energy triumvirate : greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and green energy -- Global energy trends – overview -- Green shoots still to bud: carbon far from dated -- Global green energy : an investment success story? -- Renewable technology : now cheaper and more efficient -- Global wrap-up -- III. How green is UK energy? -- UK energy trends – overview -- Energy versus electricity -- The relationship between capacity and electricity generated in the UK -- IV. UK policy and the road to Net Zero -- UK energy policy -- Policy development – overview -- The emergence of Net Zero -- The Committee on Climate Change’s 2019 Progress Report -- Future energy scenarios 2019 : Net Zero aspects -- Delivering Net Zero -- V. Generation technologies : going from black to grey -- Overview -- Coal-fired generation -- Nuclear generation -- Natural gas-fired generation -- VI. Generation technologies : going from grey to green -- Overview -- Solar photovoltaic (PV) -- Wind power -- VII. Net Zero and future technologies -- Overview -- Energy storage -- Floating wind power -- Hydrogen : to the rescue? -- Carbon capture technology -- Negative emissions -- Advanced nuclear technologies -- VIII. The UK's electricity network : electrons in balance -- Overview -- The electricity system : what it is and how it works -- Balancing the electricity system : the balancing mechanism (BM) and ancillary services -- IX. Looking forward.