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FUTURESCAPE

THE VIEW FROM 2035

The next few decades are expected to be among the most transformative the energy
sector has ever seen and the energy industry is at the forefront of this process,
investing billions to ensure the system is fit for the future. A new report from Arup
sets out the possibilities for the energy system of 2035

he energy system of 2035 decades are expected to be among the mid-2030s, summarising the energy
will be more decentralised, most transformative for the energy transition that has occurred over the
disaggregated and multi- industry and billions are being invested previous 20 years and the decisions from
vector. There will not be to ensure that it is fit for the future. 2018 onwards that made this possible.
T one solution, but many. “For this investment to enable positive
This will make flexibility (in system change, flexibility across energy systems ELECTRICITY
architecture, system operation and the and within regulation will be essential Low-carbon and local, those are now
regulatory framework) essential to in order to achieve a sustainable, the key words for electricity, with many
achieving the government’s three affordable, and low carbon future. people no longer relying on the grid.
objectives of decarbonisation, security “The UK has the opportunity to lead Most of the generation mix is now
and affordability. At the same time, the way in the future of energy low-carbon, with different technologies
key decisions are required: some development, but it will be linked to the grid and decentralised
solutions will be deployed on a larger technological advances, investors and solutions providing power to consumers
scale than others and will require policy changes – highlighted within locally. New nuclear plants became
coordination, certainty and support. this study – that drive this forward.” operational in the late 2020s and
Filippo Gaddo, Head of Energy The following perspective piece has offshore wind continued to grow rapidly
Economics at Arup, said: “The next few been written as if it were now the after hitting the 10GW mark in the early

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