據美國鉆井網站倫敦報道，英國日前公布了英國新能源安全戰略，這個戰略將加快風能、新核能、太陽能和氫氣的部署，同時支持近期國內石油和天然氣的生產。

英國這個新能源安全戰略將見證本國核能的顯著加速發展，到2050年前，核能這種安全、清潔、可靠的能源將達到24吉瓦的目標，它屆時將占英國預計電力需求的25%左右。

為了推進得到大量資金支持的新項目，英國將立即成立一個新的名為大不列顛核能的政府機構，并將在4月份啟動一個約1.55億美元的未來核能啟動基金。英國可以提供多達8個核反應堆，相當于一年一個核反應堆，而不是十年一個，這將加速英國的核電發展。  

至于海上風能，英國制定了到2030年前達到50吉瓦的新目標——這足以滿足英國每個家庭的用電需求——其中多達5吉瓦將來自深海的海上風電場。 這個目標將需要得到新的規劃改革的支持，把新的海上風力發電場的審批時間從4年減少到1年，并進行全面的精簡，這將大大縮短新項目進入建設階段的時間，同時改善環境。

英國將與為數不多的支持社區就發展伙伴關系進行磋商，這些社區希望擁有新的陸上風能基礎設施，以換取較低的能源費用保證。

英國政府還計劃在今年秋天舉行一輪新北海油氣項目的許可證出售招標，成立一個新的特別小組向新的開發項目提供定制的支持，認識這些燃料對轉型和能源安全的的重要性以及在英國生產碳排放量低于從國外進口的汽油。

英國政府今年將舉辦一次價值高達4000萬美元的熱泵投資加速競賽，以制造英國的熱泵，這將減少對天然氣的需求。

英國政府將增加英國現有的14吉瓦太陽能發電能力，到2035年前可能增長5倍，同時商討太陽能項目的規則，特別是在國內和商業屋頂上的太陽能項目。

英國政府說，“我們的目標是將我們的低碳氫氣的產能翻一番，到2030年前達到10吉瓦的低碳氫氣生產能力，其中至少一半來自綠色氫氣，并利用過剩的海上風力發電來降低成本。 這不僅將為英國重要的工業提供更清潔的能源，以擺脫昂貴的化石燃料，而且還可以用于更清潔的電力、交通和潛在的取暖。”

英國首相說：“我們正在制定大膽的計劃，在未來10年里擴大和加速英國制造業負擔得起的、清潔的、安全的能源——從新的核能到海上風能。”

他補充說：“這將減少我們對那些受到我們無法控制的國際價格波動影響的能源的依賴，因此我們可以以更低的價格享受更大的能源自給自足。”

這個大膽的計劃是對全球能源價格不斷上漲的反應，全球能源價格上漲的原因是新冠肺炎疫情大流行疫情后的需求激增。

這個計劃對于英國擺脫昂貴的化石燃料的依賴至關重要，化石燃料受到國際市場波動的天然氣價格的影響，并促進英國國內多樣化的能源來源，以提高長期的能源安全。

英國政府表示，英國新能源安全戰略將增加英國的清潔工作崗位數目，到2028年前將支持9萬個海上風能工作崗位，比此前預期多3萬個，到2028年前將支持1萬個太陽能工作崗位，幾乎是之前預期的兩倍。 到2030年前，英國氫氣工業將創造1.2萬個工作崗位，比之前預計的要多3000個。

總而言之，英國新能源安全戰略是以約翰遜首相的綠色工業革命十點計劃和零戰略為基礎，在2030年結束前推動私營部門前所未有的1300億美元投資英國新的包括海上風電在內的產業，以及支持48萬個新的清潔工作崗位。

他說，“我們已經看到世界各地的汽油價格創歷史新高。 我們需要通過加速向更清潔、更便宜、自產能源的轉型來保護自己免受未來價格飆升的影響。”

他表示，“一個簡單的事實是，我們在國內生產的能源越便宜、越清潔，我們就越少受到我們無法控制的全球市場制定的令人難以忍受的化石燃料價格的影響。”

英國商務和能源部國務大臣科瓦滕說：“在最大限度地提高北海油氣產量的同時，擴大廉價的可再生能源和新的核能，是確保英國未來幾年能源獨立的最好也是唯一的方法。”

在短期內，英國政府將為消費者提供大約120億美元的一攬子支持，以應對不斷上漲的生活成本。 這包括從4月起減免200美元的家庭稅，并在10月份進一步削減260美元的能源賬單，以迅速削減大多數家庭的能源賬單，同時能源價格上限繼續使數百萬消費者免受全球天然氣價格更高波動的影響。

科瓦滕說：“增加我們的可再生能源供應是我們控制能源價格的唯一途徑。 我們已經在海上風能領域處于世界領先地位，但我們還想走得更遠、更快，讓清潔、廉價的能源成為常態。”

“盡管我們不依賴大國的能源，但加快向可再生能源的轉型是我們能做的最好的事情，以此保護英國人民并推動經濟增長。”科瓦滕如是說。

在此之前，英國首相和政府各部門的部長們與石油、天然氣、風能和核能等主要行業領袖進行了一系列接觸。英國能源和氣候變化大臣漢斯補充道：“英國政府將在未來幾周里繼續與能源行業合作，以行業能夠實現的最快速度推動這些承諾。” 

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網

原文如下：

New UK Energy Strategy To Allow Greater Energy Independence

The UK has revealed its new British Energy Security Strategy which will accelerate the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar, and hydrogen while supporting the production of domestic oil and gas in the nearer term.

The strategy will see a significant acceleration of nuclear, with an ambition of up to 24GW by 2050 to come from this safe, clean, and reliable source of power. This would represent up to around 25 percent of the UK’s projected electricity demand.

A new government body, Great British Nuclear, will be set up immediately to bring forward new projects, backed by substantial funding, and will launch around $155 million Future Nuclear Enabling Fund this month. The UK could deliver up to eight reactors, equivalent to one reactor a year instead of one a decade, accelerating nuclear power in Britain.

As for offshore wind, the UK set a new ambition of up to 50GW by 2030 – more than enough to power every home in the UK – of which up to 5GW would be from floating offshore wind in deeper seas. This will be underpinned by new planning reforms to cut the approval times for new offshore wind farms from 4 years to 1 year and an overall streamlining which will radically reduce the time it takes for new projects to reach construction stages while improving the environment.

The UK will be consulting on developing partnerships with a limited number of supportive communities who wish to host new onshore wind infrastructure in return for guaranteed lower energy bills.

The government is also planning a licensing round for new North Sea oil and gas projects in Autumn, with a new task force providing bespoke support to new developments – recognizing the importance of these fuels to the transition and energy security, and that producing gas in the UK has a lower carbon footprint than imported from abroad.

A Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition will be run in 2022 worth up to $40 million to make British heat pumps, which will reduce demand for gas.

UK will increase the UK’s current 14GW of solar capacity which could grow up to 5 times by 2035, consulting on the rules for solar projects, particularly on domestic and commercial rooftops.

“We will aim to double our ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with at least half coming from green hydrogen and utilizing excess offshore wind power to bring down costs. This will not only provide cleaner energy for vital British industries to move away from expensive fossil fuels but could also be used for cleaner power, transport and potentially heat,” the UK Government said

“We’re setting out bold plans to scale up and accelerate affordable, clean, and secure energy made in Britain, for Britain – from new nuclear to offshore wind – in the decade ahead,” UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said.

“This will reduce our dependence on power sources exposed to volatile international prices we cannot control, so we can enjoy greater energy self-sufficiency with cheaper bills,” he added.

However, on social media, he was a bit more braggadocios and said: “For years, governments have dodged the big decisions on energy, but not this one.”

This plan is a reaction to rising global energy prices, provoked by surging demand after the pandemic.

This will be central to weaning Britain off expensive fossil fuels, which are subject to volatile gas prices set by international markets, and boosting the country’s diverse sources of homegrown energy for greater energy security in the long term.

The Government stated that the British Energy Security Strategy will increase the number of clean jobs in the UK by supporting 90,000 jobs in offshore wind by 2028 – 30,000 more than previously expected, 10,000 jobs in solar power by 2028 – almost double previous expectations, and 12,000 jobs in the UK hydrogen industry by 2030 – 3,000 more than previously expected.

In total, the British Energy Security Strategy builds on Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and, together with the Net Zero Strategy, is driving an unprecedented $130 billion of private sector investment into new British industries including Offshore Wind and supporting 480,000 new clean jobs by the end of the decade.

“We have seen record-high gas prices around the world. We need to protect ourselves from price spikes in the future by accelerating our move towards cleaner, cheaper, home-grown energy.

“The simple truth is that the more cheap, clean power we generate within our borders, the less exposed we will be to eye-watering fossil fuel prices set by global markets we can’t control.

“Scaling up cheap renewables and new nuclear, while maximizing North Sea production, is the best and only way to ensure our energy independence over the coming years,” Business and Energy Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said.

In the immediate term, the UK government is providing around a $12 billion package of support for consumers to manage the rising cost of living. This includes a $200 council tax rebate from April and a further $260 energy bill reduction in October to cut energy bills quickly for most households, while the energy price cap continues to insulate millions of customers from even higher volatile global gas prices.

“Boosting our renewable energy supply is the only way for us to take control of energy prices. We are already a world leader in offshore wind, but we want to go further and faster so that clean, cheap energy becomes the norm.

“Although we don’t rely on energy, accelerating our transition to renewable energy is the best thing we can do to protect the British people and to drive economic growth.

“The strategy follows a series of engagements by the Prime Minister and ministers across government with key industry leaders, including from the oil and gas, wind, and nuclear sectors. The government continues to work with industry in the coming weeks to drive forward these commitments as fast as the industry can deliver,” UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands added.