Energy policy may test HSE resources

摘要

The HSE needs to consider the resource implications of inspecting and regulating the solar and marine energy sectors, which are likely to experience significant growth over the coming decades as the Government aims to meet a number of climate-change targets.rnThe recommendation is outlined in two reports by the Health and Safety Laboratory's horizon-scanning team. The UK Energy Research Centre states that to meet its target of 2 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2020, the marine renewable energy sector must be building one unit a week by 2012 - rising to about four units a week by 2015. The horizon-scanning team's report on the sector points out that the HSE needs to consider how it will manage its resources over the next 10 years, given that the offshore division will also be dealing with oil, gas and offshore wind power.