The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners to undertake a research project which will define the siting constraints available in England and Wales for new power plant development.
The purpose of the project is to "explore the range of opportunities and constraints involved in future site development", says ETI, as existing power plants are retired due to ageing and policy requirements creating a need to look at alternative energy generation options.
The research project will investigate characteristics of site availability throughout England and Wales.When reviewing site suitability it will take into consideration a number of technology options – nuclear plant designs, fossil-fuelled power stations and carbon capture and storage.
Mike Middleton, the ETI strategy manager responsible for the project, said: "Siting constraints for new build power generation plants will become increasingly important as the UK’s energy infrastructure ages and more and more power plants are retired. The potential constraints of the availability of suitable and potential sites for new generation plants needs to be understood fully. This project will increase this understanding, which we hope will help informed deployment decisions to be taken from a robust evidence base."
Copies of the Request for Proposals and supporting documents are available from the ETI’s website via:http://www.eti.co.uk/request_for_proposals/view/668. The closing date for the submission of proposals is 11 April 2014.
