Lords investigating long-term electricity supply hear from energy policy experts
A Lords inquiry looking into the resilience of the electricity system continues next week with evidence from academics specialising in energy policy.
On Tuesday 18 November the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee will ask questions on the current and likely future contribution of renewables, the cost-effectiveness of wind power, and the cost and flexibility of low-carbon alternatives, among others.
At 10.40am the Committee will hear from Dr Nina Skorupska, CEO, Renewable Energy Association; Professor Richard Green, Professor of Sustainable Energy Business, Imperial College London; and Professor Gordon Hughes, Professor of Economics, University of Edinburgh.
Then at 11.40am the next session will take evidence from Professor Jon Gibbins, Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture, University of Edinburgh; Dr Keith MacLean, Honorary Fellow of Energy Policy, University of Exeter; and Professor William Nuttall, Professor of Energy, Open University.
Questions that the Committee will put to the witnesses include:
- How much of the UK's electricity is currently, and will be in the future, generated by renewables?
- What is the breakdown of contributions made by different kinds of renewables?
- How much is the decarbonisation of electricity generation going to cost?
- What are the largest risks to electricity resilience?
- How close to market are flexible, low carbon electricity generation technologies?
- Can low carbon technologies ever be cost effective?
The Committee evidence sessions will take place at 10.40am and 11.40am in Committee Room 4A in the House of Lords, on Tuesday 18 November.
The sessions will be webcast at www.parliamentlive.tv and are also open to the public. Journalists wishing to attend should go to Parliament's Cromwell Green Entrance and should allow time for security screening.
