GROWTH IN NUCLEAR ENERGY IS UNSPOKEN KEY TO SQUARING POWER SECURITY-GLOBAL WARMING CIRCLE
June 1st, 2008
BY ALAN OSBORN
HOW quickly events are moving in the energy sector at present, and how difficult this makes long-term planning by the power generation industry. One of the key documents for forecasters in Europe is the paper prepared by the National Technical University of Athens for the European Commission's directorate-general for energy and transport on "Trends to 2030." This was updated last year but already a number of its assumptions - such as an oil price of US$100 a barrel (in 2005 money) in 2030 - look quaintly historical. The paper assumes ...
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