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UK wind power supply chain ''needs enhancing''

28 September 2010
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UK wind power supply chain ''needs enhancing''More needs to be done to ensure that the UK's domestic market for renewable energy expands, it has been claimed.

In addition, a report by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) highlights the importance of developing a home-grown industry and an effective supply chain in order to ensure national environmental targets are met.

The study notes that the deployment of offshore wind technology could be reduced by better operations management and a domestic sector, with bottlenecks, planning delays and shortages contributing to rising prices.

With an estimated 80 per cent of equipment and services for such power generation currently imported, the organisation calls for the country's manufacturing industry to be bolstered in this field.

"The UK is not yet fully benefitting from being a world-leader in the field; in effect UK consumers are subsidising Danish and German wind energy companies," chief author of the study and UKERC head of technology and policy assessment Dr Robert Gross remarked.

Carrying out research into sustainable energy and innovation, the UKERC was established in 2004 and helps to inform the development of national policy in the sector.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800086232-ADNFCR
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