Green energy needs a sense of ambition

摘要

In recent weeks we've seen signs that the post-Fukushima jitters were beginning to impact upon the UK's apparently impregnable nuclear new-build plans.First came the news that Scottish and Southern Energy had pulled out of plans to develop a 3.6GW power plant in Cumbria. Then, earlier this month, The Guardian reported that German utility giant RWE is reviewing plans to build two new power stations in Wales and Gloucestershire.