Foreword

Executive Summary

Industry Overview

REPORT COVERAGE

The Oil Industry

The Gas Industry

The Electricity Industry

The Nuclear Power Industry

The Coal Industry

The Renewable Energy Industry

Combined Heat and Power

REPORT BACKGROUND

Primary and Secondary Energy

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Population

Gross Domestic Product

Inflation

Unemployment

MARKET SIZE

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

Employment

MARKET POSITION

KEY TRENDS

Production of Primary Fuels

Demand for Primary Energy

Fuel Prices

Household Expenditure on Energy

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Energy Industries Council

Energy Institute

Energy Technologies Institute

PEST Analysis

POLITICAL FACTORS

Energy Politics

Security of UK Energy Supplies

International Competition for Energy

Climate Change

Planning Consent

Potential Terrorist Attacks

ECONOMIC FACTORS

Economic Downturn

Energy Infrastructure Investment

Reduced Taxes

SOCIAL FACTORS

Rising Energy Prices

Reduced Carbon Emissions

Microgeneration

Energy Supply Security

Marketing of Gas and Electricity

TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS

Renewable Energy

Carbon Capture and Storage

Smart Meters

Microgeneration

Competitive Structure

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

BP PLC

Centrica PLC

EDF Energy PLC

E.ON UK PLC

National Grid PLC

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

Scottish Power UK PLC

Scottish and Southern Energy PLC

UK Coal PLC

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising Expenditure

The Oil Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Production of Primary Oils

Supply of, and Demand for, Primary Oils

Production of, and Demand for, Petroleum Products

MARKET SIZE

The UK Market

Overseas Trade

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Distribution

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

BP PLC

ExxonMobil

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

Total SA

BUYING BEHAVIOUR

FORECASTS

The Gas Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Production of Gas

Supply of, and Demand for, Gas

MARKET SIZE

The UK Market

Overseas Trade

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

BG Group PLC

Centrica PLC

EDF Energy PLC

E.ON UK PLC

National Grid PLC

RWE npower PLC

Scottish Power UK PLC

Scottish and Southern Energy PLC

BUYING BEHAVIOUR

FORECASTS

The Electricity Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Electrical Generation Capacity

Type of Fuel Used for Electricity Generation

Supply of, and Demand for, Electricity

MARKET SIZE

The UK Market

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

Centrica PLC

E.ON UK PLC

National Grid PLC

RWE npower PLC

Scottish Power UK PLC

Scottish and Southern Energy PLC

United Utilities PLC

Viridian Group Ltd

FORECASTS

The Nuclear Power Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Electricity Generation from Nuclear Fuel

MARKET SIZE

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

FORECASTS

The Coal Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Production of Coal

Supply of, and Demand for, Coal

MARKET SIZE

The UK Market

Overseas Trade

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

The Coal Forum

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

UK Coal PLC

BUYING BEHAVIOUR

FORECASTS

The Renewable Energy Industry

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Electrical Generation Capacity

MARKET SIZE

Electricity Generation

Energy Supply

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Biomass

Wind Power

Hydropower

Solar Energy

Wave Power

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

Renewable Energy Systems Ltd

FORECASTS

Combined Heat and Power

INTRODUCTION

KEY TRENDS

Number of CHP Schemes

MARKET SIZE

Electrical and Heat Capacity

Electrical and Heat Output

Type of Fuel Used

SUPPLY STRUCTURE

Key Trade Associations

MAJOR PLAYERS

FORECASTS

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

The Future

INFLUENCES ON THE ENERGY INDUSTRY

UK Economic Conditions

Government Reduced Carbon Strategy

Energy Supply Security

Investment

Planning

The Way Ahead

FORECASTS

SECTOR TRENDS

The Oil and Gas Industries

The Electricity Industry

The Nuclear Power Industry

The Coal Industry

The Renewable Energy Industry

Combined Heat and Power

Further Sources

Associations

General Sources

Government Sources

Key Note Sources

Key Note Ltd

Key Note Research

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