Government sets out plan for greater energy independence

Developing new nuclear generation becomes a priority in energy security strategy

The UK government’s Energy Security Strategy highlights a plan to accelerate the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen power generation in order to ensure energy independence over the coming years.

The strategy supports the production of domestic oil and gas in the nearer term. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said these new commitments to supercharge clean energy and accelerate deployment could see 95% of Great Britain’s electricity...

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