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Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy

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Investigating reliable, diverse, affordable, publicly acceptable and safe ways to supply energy.

The world's demand for energy is increasing. The challenge for the "Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy" (TSEC) programme is to find reliable, diverse, affordable, publicly acceptable and safe ways to supply energy, while minimising climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions. More about the TSEC programme

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Link to external site Renewable energy - one problem overcome

6 Apr 2006
Intermittent energy supply, for example from wind turbines, need not present a significant obstacle to the development of renewable sources, says a new report from the NERC funded UK Energy Research Centre. Renewable energy - one problem overcome