An outspoken critic of the price of renewable power has been chosen by the UK government to lead a review of the nation's energy costs. Dieter Helm, an economist at the University of Oxford, has been selected by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to head the review, which is being seen as the first step towards implementing the British manifesto commitment to establish “competitive and affordable energy costs”. Helm has criticised the costs associated with wind power and biomass, and argued that funding should be targeted at next generation renewables including more efficient solar panels.
An outspoken critic of the price of renewable power has been chosen by the UK government to lead a review of the nation's energy costs. Dieter Helm, an economist at the University of Oxford, has been selected by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to head the review, which is being seen as the first step towards implementing the Conservative manifesto commitment to establish “competitive and affordable energy costs”. Helm has criticised the costs associated with wind power and biomass, and argued that funding should be targeted at next generation renewables including more efficient solar panels.