Energy
UK Energy
UK energy companies currently generate revenues of more than £90 billion from domestic and international business and employ 600,000 staff. The UK has become a centre of renewable energy and, last year, the UK overtook Denmark as having the world’s largest installed capacity of offshore wind electricity generation.
The UK is a global centre for research excellence in clean and sustainable energy, with world-famous institutions like Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab researching carbon capture and storage, biofuel and solar.
The UK Energy Industry has had a long and successful relationship with China resulting in mutually beneficial collaborations and partnerships in all areas of energy. Companies such as BP, Shell, AMEC, Doosan Babcock, Greens Power and Garrad Hassan. UK institutions have been at the vanguard of carbon offset trading in China. Click here for a brief overview UK Energy industry in China, and here for more detailed information on UK Energy companies in China.
The UK government is actively promoting partnerships in Energy in China, through a wide range of activities. Click here for more information on our activities.
Want to know more about the overall strength of the UK in Energy, including our world class technology universities and companies? Click here.
We will be adding multimedia content over the Expo period including interviews with some of the UK’s industry and academic leaders in Energy, and interviews with their management based in China, so please do come back and revisit this site!
Barry Nicholson
Consul Trade & Investment (Energy & Environment)
British Consulate-General Shanghai
UK companies in this and other sectors can be found in the UK Companies List
