Current issues

• UK offshore wind supply chain
  Report of a roundtable meeting chaired by Lord Browne and attended by representatives of the offshore wind industry, government and other relevant stakeholders.

• Heat: degrees of comfort
  A study into the future of provision and use of heat in the UK economy out to 2050. If the UK is to meet legally carbon emissions targets in the future the way we both use and produce heat will have to change radically in the next 40 years - but what technologies will become dominant and what will be the impact on the average UK householder?

• Generating the Future: UK energy systems fit for 2050
  A report which considers possible energy scenarios that could meet the UK’s 2050 emissions reduction target.

• Electric vehicles study
  The Royal Academy of Engineering recently announced a study to examine the implications of electric vehicles (EVs) becoming mainstream by 2050.

• Infrastructure and adaptation
  An investigation of changes needed to ensure that critical infrastructure is resilient against threats posed by climate change.

• Synthetic biology and Systems biology (1057KB) reports into the future of systems and synthetic biology research in the UK.

• Energy
  A summary of the recent work done by the Academy on energy policy which includes: details of a series of seminars covering various aspects of energy in the UK and the resulting report, ‘Developing a sustainable energy strategy’; The Academy’s response to the Government’s recent Energy Review; and presentations given at the seminar ‘Energy 2100’.

• UK Focus for Biomedical engineering
  Information about an established series of activities and reports promoting and developing biomedical engineering.

• Privacy and surveillance
  Reports and outcomes of a study discussing the future of surveillance technologies and their impact on privacy and trust.

• Risk
  An archive of reports and events promoting a better understanding of how engineering risks can be assessed and managed.

• Engineering for complex IT systems
  A follow up to The Royal Academy of Engineering and BCS report Challenges of Complex IT Systems, investigating the contribution of engineering skills to IT projects.

• UK competitiveness and the IT industry
  A study exploring the implications of changing nature of information and communications technology on UK competitiveness.

• Knowledge transfer
  Outcomes of an event on knowledge transfer, ‘Making the Most of Workplace Wisdom’.

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Engineering Policy Current Issues Making green growth real: UK offshore wind supply chain Heat: degrees of comfort Generating the Future Electric vehicles Synthetic Biology Energy Policy Panel for Biomedical Engineering Privacy and Surveillance Academy Risk Project Engineering for Complex IT Systems UK Competitiveness and the IT Industry Knowledge Transfer Academy Reports Responses to the Government PolicyNet Panel for Biomedical Engineering Engineering Policy Committee Evidence-based Policy Policy Staff