Energy gap
There is growing discussion in the UK about the need for new and additional sources of low carbon energy to replace the energy lost by the phasing out of fossil fuels and the closure of existing nuclear power stations. These discussions, among scientists, engineers, policy-makers and the media, commonly refer to an ‘energy gap’.
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This guide has been produced by Sense About Science with the help of some of the leading scientific institutions and learned societies in energy and related fields. More information can be obtained from these institutions via our nuclear information library.
Last updated: June 10 2006
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