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The REA welcomes National Grid ESO’s Future Energy
Scenarios 2023 report;
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The report reiterates that a complete range of
renewable and clean technologies are required to reach net
zero;
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Scenarios demonstrate that alongside speeding up
deployment, there must be further focus on the infrastructure
and systems required to integrate technologies together to
decarbonise our power, heat, and transport energy
demands;
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Government must use the upcoming Autumn statement to
detail policies that directly deliver the most ambitious
forecast in these scenarios.
The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology)
welcomes National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios 2023 report
released today.
The report demonstrates that there is no one solution to
decarbonise our energy system, reiterating the importance of
ensuring a complete range of renewable and clean energy
technologies are required to reach net zero.
This includes, but is not limited to, 70 GW of solar, 17 GW of
hydrogen production, over 130 GWh of energy storage, the
continued use of bioresources especially for delivering negative
emissions, sticking to strict targets for the elimination of
sales of petrol and diesel cars, and a rapid expansion in the
deployment of low carbon heating systems, all to be in place
before the 2040s.
The scenarios demonstrate that alongside speeding up deployment
of these technologies, it is vital to focus on the infrastructure
and systems required to integrate these technologies to
decarbonise our power, heat, and transport energy demands.
Mark Sommerfeld, Deputy Director of Policy at
the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean
Technology) said:
“The REA particularly welcomes the importance placed by the
FES key recommendations on delivering the infrastructure and
systems required to integrate the full range of renewables and
clean technologies needed to decarbonise our power, heat and
transport systems. This includes delivering strategic network
reinforcement, grid connection reforms, infrastructure for
delivering negative emissions and delivering both power
distribution and transport flexibility.
“As was recently highlighted by the Climate Change Committee,
there is significant concern that despite the Government’s strong
targets and Powering Up Britain Strategy, we currently lack the
detailed policies that would see these technologies and systems
actually delivered.
“These scenarios must be taken seriously by government. The
REA emphasises that the upcoming Autumn budget should now be used
to detail policies designed to deliver the most ambitious of
these Future Energy Scenarios and ensure the UK remains an
attractive market for low carbon investment, or risk falling
further behind in the UK’s decarbonisation targets.”
