PROFESSOR John Underhill, The University of Aberdeen’s Director for Energy Transition, has welcomed UK Government measures on energy security that have been released to media today.
The embargoed announcement from Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps comes ahead of tomorrow’s publication of the UK Government’s ‘Powering Up Britain – Energy Security Plan’ which includes a package of clean energy measures.
Professor Underhill said: “The package of measures in wind and nuclear energy, hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) that have been announced will collectively help accelerate the Energy Transition by providing green energy, reduce our industrial emissions, and help the UK meet its net zero targets.
“The measures will continue the build out of our renewable energy capability as we seek to reduce our reliance on oil and gas, which provides three-quarters of our current energy needs.”
