Collaborate for change

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Co-operation between industry and academia is key to the success of large-scale deployment of renewable energy, says David Clarke

Meeting the 2050 targets for the reduction in CO

and increase in renewable energy is going to be challenging.

estimates that worldwide we will need to deploy 650,000 wind turbines, put two billion hybrid cars on the road, build 1,000 new nuclear stations, and renovate more than 300 million homes.

These are enormous challenges but present huge business opportunities. There is the prospect of a whole new industrial base opening up, requiring the development of new skills, technologies and supply chains.

Additional large-scale systems integration groups are needed to enable us to create these capabilities effectively and rapidly. Academia, manufacturers and funding bodies will need to work together to make this happen. Only then will fast-developing energy companies be able to take their solutions to market without delay. As companies develop, they will inevitably explore global options for markets and for suppliers, creating further need for effective collaboration skills.

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