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Power Generation
The aging current capacity, the low investment in increasing that capacity in the last 20 years, and the government commitments regarding electricity generation from renewable sources have all played a part in making power generation one of the energy sectors likely to receive the highest levels of investment in the next 10 to 20 years.
BOC understands the needs of today's power generation sector. We are prepared to invest and grow at the industry's pace; increasing capacity, developing new applications, products and services and forming partnerships with relevant business and academic bodies to enable us to offer complete solutions which meet the needs of new-build construction projects as well as the commissioning and operation of new capacity.
- Today's increasing demand for technologies which significantly reduce CO2 emissions has lead to nuclear energy being one of the most-considered sources of power generation in the UK.
Read more about nuclear power generation
- Although being the most convenient source of power generation financially, coal can also be the most environmentally polluting.
Read more about coal power generation
- Increased regulation may potentially cause a gap in energy supply over the next 5 to 10 years. This will occur due to the aging nuclear capacity and the imminent closure of oil and coal capacity. Read more about CCGT power generation
