Supply chains for low carbon electricity infrastructure
The energy transition relies on complex supply chains including mining and manufacturing. How are these supply chains changing and what are the challenges?
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UK Broadband Infrastructure (432KB PDF)
The UK Government has identified broadband internet access as key for economic growth and the delivery of public services. It has made a number of commitments for expanding broadband infrastructure, which include targets to provide ‘superfast’ fixed-line broadband (with download speeds above 24 megabits per second) to 95% of the UK population by 2017, and to provide mobile broadband to 98% of premises by 2017. There is debate over how best to meet such targets and how this affects innovation, consumer choice and geographical variation in services. Approaches for enhancing the UK’s broadband networks include building new infrastructure, sharing existing infrastructure and operating networks more efficiently.
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UK Broadband Infrastructure (432KB PDF)
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