As the UK pushes to fully decarbonise its energy grid by 2030, a new report compares the costs and characteristics of overground, underground and subsea power transmission.
The UK government has set itself the lofty goal of entirely decarbonising the UK’s energy grid by 2030. However, this requires the country’s electricity infrastructure to be significantly expanded and upgraded.
A report last year suggested that the grid was not ready for the major influx of green energy coming online in the next few years. BloombergNEF data suggested that for every pound invested in renewable energy, the UK should be investing at least £1 in the grid, but the current ratio is more like 25p to every £1.
National Grid’s Electricity System Operator estimates that Britain’s electricity needs will rise by nearly 65% by 2035 as heat and transport are increasingly electrified.
To help inform the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s, a new report by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and engineering...