Objectives of the Energy Strategy Group
The IESIS Energy Strategy Group is promoting the principle that, in the UK, the management of energy in general and of electricity generation in particular, is not being engineered.  By ‘engineered’ we mean that all the issues that affect the situation are not being put together to reach balanced outcomes.  There is a looming crisis in the production and use of energy.

Energy Commission
We believe that the best way forward for energy planning is that it be carried out by an independent energy commission.

Levelised cost of electricity generation
This link gives access to a spreadsheet and a supporting document that provides estimates of levelised cost for electricity generation.  The model used includes a probalistic assessment of uncertainty in the estimates and attempts to include all cost items that will be passed on to electricity customers.

Carbon emissions as a result of wind power production
For a system perspective wind power causes carbon emssions. Information about this can be found from this link.

Wind power
A summary of issues in relation to assment of wind power is availble here.  

Joint response to sumbit evidence on Scottish policy for renewables
IESIS contributed to a joint response by Engineering Institutions to the invitation by the Scottish Parliament Committee on Economics, Toursim and Energy to submit evidence on the Government policy for renewable energy.

 

 

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