According to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the new space technologies could help to cut carbon emissions, improve energy security and enhance the UK’s reputation as a science superpower.
It has the potential to boost energy security by providing reliable, affordable alternatives to expensive and volatile fossil fuels, while reducing the UK’s contributions to climate change.
Grant funding will also be made available for cutting-edge weather monitoring sensors to aid more accurate weather forecasts. The sensors will be put into orbit for the first time, thanks to a partnership with data and analytics company Spire Global.
The Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HYMS) will help meteorological agencies and businesses around the world involved with planning, shipping and flood warnings. It is four times more powerful than the sensors used on existing satellites.
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris is being appointed as the...