Chris Huhne, secretary of state for energy, has announced that users of concrete tools will be building more power plants in the future.
Speaking on BBC1's AM Show yesterday (August 1st), the politician said that, as the government pushes for Britain's dependence on fossil fuels to be severed, the private sector will choose nuclear energy over other options.
The Liberal Democrat minister admitted that his party had opposed the development of further nuclear facilities but stated that the government would not fund any move in this direction.
"But at the same time, if investors come forward with proposals it is absolutely clear they will go through," he told the programme.
"We believe that will happen. We believe there are investors who will be investing in new nuclear."
Although the Liberal Democrat Party was historically sceptical over this method of generating electricity, Mr Huhne explained that the issue was one that the Conservative Party had a different view over.
This comes after Phil Higgins, director of engineering and the technical sector for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, argued that the creation of a Green Investment Bank in the UK could stimulate the construction industry as well as creating more jobs for energy engineers.
Posted by Andrew Miles
Speaking on BBC1's AM Show yesterday (August 1st), the politician said that, as the government pushes for Britain's dependence on fossil fuels to be severed, the private sector will choose nuclear energy over other options.
The Liberal Democrat minister admitted that his party had opposed the development of further nuclear facilities but stated that the government would not fund any move in this direction.
"But at the same time, if investors come forward with proposals it is absolutely clear they will go through," he told the programme.
"We believe that will happen. We believe there are investors who will be investing in new nuclear."
Although the Liberal Democrat Party was historically sceptical over this method of generating electricity, Mr Huhne explained that the issue was one that the Conservative Party had a different view over.
This comes after Phil Higgins, director of engineering and the technical sector for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, argued that the creation of a Green Investment Bank in the UK could stimulate the construction industry as well as creating more jobs for energy engineers.
Posted by Andrew Miles