IMechE criticises government's 'confused energy policy'

The poll of over 2,000 members of the public also found that 51 per cent of people think the government should support the construction of more renewable energy sources.

The survey revealed also that 33 per cent of people would consider personally investing in small-scale community renewable projects like wind farms, solar farms or small-scale biomass plants.

Of the people surveyed, 25 per cent said they would consider investing in Energy Bonds where money would be used to build large energy infrastructure projects like nuclear power stations or large offshore wind farms.

Dr Tim Fox, head of Energy and Environment at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said, ‘These results show there is a severe lack of public confidence in the government’s confused energy policy.

‘There are clear concerns that there is an insufficient amount of investment in new energy infrastructure and that the UK faces a future of high energy prices for consumers and possible blackouts.