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Last Updated: Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 16:13 GMT


FEATURES & ANALYSIS

Energy policy sparks opposition
Tony Blair's plans to reconsider nuclear energy policy is set to spark another heated debate.

Nuclear power's cost conundrum
With the nuclear debate set to dominate headlines, the BBC looks at how accurately nuclear power can be priced.

Britain facing large energy gap
Britain is facing a major shortfall in electricity supply and will need new nuclear stations, a report says.

Energy gap: The cultural roots
Why is Britain acing an enormous shortfall in electricity provision?

Rare glimpse into nuclear reactor
BBC Wales' business editor Gareth Jones is given a rare glimpse of a nuclear reactor being decommissioned and charts reaction to the call for the future of nuclear to be debated.


EXPERTS' VIEWS

Finland's new reactor
A Finnish MP explains why he backed the first new nuclear reactor in Europe for more than a decade.

Viewpoint: German phase-out
Outgoing German environment minister Jurgen Trittin explains why he is committed to seeing atomic energy phased out in Germany.

Email debate: Part one
Two prominent experts debate the pros and cons of building a new generation of nuclear reactors in the UK.

Email debate: Part two
As policy-shapers gear up to debate whether the UK should build a new generation of nuclear reactors, the BBC News website asks two prominent experts with opposing views to debate the issue.


NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY

How coal is cleaning up its act
"Clean coal technology" could mean that this most traditional of fossil fuels gets a new lease of life.

Gas price surge not slowing down
The wholesale price of gas rises to its highest level since March as the government says it will challenge EU suppliers.

Wind farms 'must take root in UK'
Wind power must be made to work in the UK to help combat climate change, a report says.

Tax breaks plan for solar panels
Plans to cut council tax for people who generate their own electricity are backed by the government.



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