The Lima-Callao area has a population of 9 million andan economy worth US$66 billion in 2014. The preliminary results of our research indicate that the total energy bill for the city was US$4.7 billion and that the bill for waste and water was US$50 billion - meaning that 8% of everything earned in the local economy was spent on energy, water and waste.
Joint CLCF and University of Birmingham article in The Conversation
11th July 2014
Professor Martin Freer, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Education and Research at the University of Birmingham and Omar Saeed, Researcher at the Centre for Low Carbon Futures have had an article on small modular reactors published online by The Conversation.
The article is focused on the opportunity for SMRs in the UK and built on previous work conducted by CLCF member universities whilst gathering evidence for the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee inquiry into small nuclear power in June.
Please click here to access the article.
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The Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF) is a collaborative research centre that focuses on the evidence base and demonstration of low carbon innovations, formed by the Universities of Birmingham, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York.
