9th January, Energy Policy: Which Way For The UK?
To celebrate the launch of the ERC’s Special Report on the future of the UK’s energy policy, Professor Michael Laughton and the report’s author Nigel Hawkins will both be giving their thoughts to the ERC.
Venue:
Royal Overseas League, Overseas House, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
Programme:
6.30 pm - Drinks and Networking
7.00 pm - Lecture start
7.30 pm - Q&A
8.00 pm - Finish
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About Nigel Hawkins:
Nigel Hawkins is an investment analyst who specialises primarily in the electricity, gas, water and telecoms sectors. He has worked in the City since 1988, notably for Hoare Govett (now RBS), Yamaichi and Williams de Broe (now Evolution). He is a regular feature writer for Utility Week and Cleantech magazines and frequently contributes to the financial media. He has written two other research papers for the ERC; “New Nuclear Build in the UK” and “Aqua Brittania!”
About Professor Michael Laughton:
Michael Laughton is the former Dean of Engineering of the University of London and Pro-Principal of Queen Mary University of London. As a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering he has been the UK representative on the Energy and Environment Committee of the European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (EuroCASE), a member of the energy and environment policy advisory groups of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society and the Institution of Engineering Technology. With a background in electrical power system engineering Professor Laughton has also acted as Specialist Adviser to UK Parliamentary Committees in both upper and lower Houses on alternative and renewable energy technologies and on energy efficiency.
About the Report:
Having wasted over a decade in addressing the UK’s energy supply gap - much of which was predictable as North Sea gas reserves ran down – the Government is now faced with devising a strategy to prevent serious risks to electricity supplies from c2015 onwards. The lack of a serious energy policy in the UK is leading to the possibility that the country could be left short of a reliable electricity supply in the next five to ten years. This really is something that must be addressed, and quickly, or we will face potentially disastrous consequences that will have an impact on the whole economy.
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