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Exploring the implications of locational marginal pricing of electricity

In this extended blog, Simon Gill, Callum MacIver and Keith Bell outline what ‘locational...

04 Oct 2022

Mind the Price Freeze Gap

In this blog, Rob Gross explores the enormity of the numbers and potential options for bringing...

07 Sep 2022

The UKERC Writing Retreat

This blog by Jessica Bays, provides a summary of the inclusive writing retreat that we recently...

24 Nov 2022

Podcast: Evaluating UK Industrial Decarbonisation

In this episode of ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director Rob Gross is joined by Emma Piercy...

yesterday

The Potential Impact of Locational Marginal Pricing

Authors: Simon Gill, Keith Bell and Callum MacIver The introduction of Locational Marginal Pricing...

yesterday

PostDoc Training to Develop and Win Research Proposals

The C-DICE sandpit is a unique development activity for postdoctoral researchers to learn how to...

2 days ago

BIEE Research Conference 2023 Call for Abstracts

The BIEE is delighted to be holding its next Research Conference at Worcester College in Oxford on...

1 week ago

CREDS in Conversation Podcast

CREDS have released their podcast CREDS in Conversation. In this blog, Hannah Harris discusses the...

1 week ago

Fracking controversy ‘spills over’ to other technologies

A new paper by researchers from UKERC and the UK Unconventional Hydrocarbons project (UKUH) finds...

1 week ago

UKERC welcomes the Skidmore Review

In September 2022, just over a year after the launch of the Net Zero Strategy, the government...

2 weeks ago

Britain is a Net Electricity Exporter for First Time in 44 years

Authors: Joseph Day, Geraint Phillips and Grant Wilson Volatile prices in international energy...

2 weeks ago

Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get?

In 2023, the Dogger Bank Offshore wind farm in North-East England will start using the world's...

3 weeks ago

Review of Energy Policy 2022 launch

The Review of Energy Policy 2022 focused on the energy crisis and explored the impact of volatile...

20 Dec 2022

ICEM 2023 – Call for Abstracts

The call for abstracts for the 7th International Conference Energy & Meteorology is open! You...

14 Dec 2022

We asked homeowners what they need to make homes greener – here’s what they said

In this blog originally appearing in the Conversation, Rebecca Willis and Jacob Ainscough ask...

08 Dec 2022

The Energy Crisis and the UK-EU Relationship

In this podcast, Matt Hinde, Head of European Affairs at National Grid, joins Antony Froggatt and...

01 Dec 2022

Challenges and Opportunities for Early Career Researchers

This blog explores the challenges and opportunities for early career researchers in the UK.

10 Nov 2022

Exploring the Energy Crisis with Joanne Wade and Charles Hendry

We are thrilled to be kicking off season two of our podcast with an episode featuring Joanne Wade...

09 Nov 2022

UK Energy Resilience: Prices, Emissions and Supply this Winter

The energy crisis is having a global impact. It has generated much debate around where we source...

08 Nov 2022

UKERC Experts Contribute to Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book

On the day the clocks change to ‘British Winter Time’, I am cycling from Oxford to London to...

27 Oct 2022

UKRI open access policy

UKRI has implemented an open access policy that applies to research articles submitted after 1...

27 Oct 2022

Tribute Paid to Graeme Sweeney

We are deeply sorry to learn of the passing of Graeme Sweeney, who died unexpectedly on the 6th...

20 Oct 2022

Delivering a Sustainable and Equitable Heat Transition

This blog explores the key questions, challenges and insights emerging from the initial work from...

20 Oct 2022

Video: Materials For Energy Webinar

The transition to net-zero carbon emissions is a massive global effort, requiring significant and...

13 Oct 2022

Looking Forward to our Inclusive Writers’ Retreat

We are looking forward to hosting our first writing retreat. This will provide academics from...

06 Oct 2022

‘Decarbonisation is too expensive’ – how to sell climate change action to bean counters

In this article, originally posted on the Conversation, Aled Jones discusses the three most...

29 Sep 2022

Energy crisis: how the EU hopes to tackle high power prices while protecting its cross-border electricity market

In this article originally posted on The Conversation Ronan Bolton discuss the energy crisis in...

21 Sep 2022

Whole Systems Networking Fund: project announcement

We are delighted to announce the details of the projects awarded via our Whole Systems Networking...

08 Sep 2022

Costs and benefits of infrastructure investment

In this blog, Prof Keith Bell explores the costs and benefits of infrastructure investment.

18 Aug 2022

Applications open for inclusive writing retreat

We are opening applications for an inclusive writing retreat to provide energy researchers with the...

08 Aug 2022

Putting net zero into action: conference videos

In June, we hosted our research conference ‘Putting Net Zero into Action: addressing the...

28 Jul 2022

Flexible Fund announcement #3

We are delighted to announce the details of the latest round of projects awarded via our Flexible...

28 Jul 2022

Energy demand flexibility and the rhythms of everyday life

By Jose Luis Ramirez-Mendiola When it comes to demand for energy, and people’s attitude towards...

20 Jul 2022

More can be done to help energy consumers through this crisis

With the Energy Institute’s (EI) Energy Barometer member survey focused on the UK’s response...

13 Jul 2022

Webinar: Public Engagement Observatory

On June 6th we hosted a webinar to introduce the Public Engagement Observatory, which coincided...

13 Jul 2022

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can countries leave it?

Five young people recently brought their governments before the European Court of Human Rights...

07 Jul 2022

Relationships between people and place, and how they shape energy retrofit decisions

This blog from the UKERC-funded project; ‘Net Zero Neighbourhoods' introduces a relational...

30 Jun 2022

Europe’s gas crisis requires a European solution

In this blog Mike Bradshaw argues that reducing European dependence on Russian gas requires...

30 Jun 2022

Crisis of the energy markets: experimentation and contention call for abstracts

You are invited to submit abstracts for an international, virtual workshop on the theme of...

23 Jun 2022

Registration of Interest – Octopus Energy Centre for Net Zero – Smart Meter Generation Tool

The Centre for Net Zero has put together a short survey that they would like researchers to fill...

23 Jun 2022

UKERC Public Engagement Observatory Webinar: An Observatory for public engagement with energy and climate change

The UKERC Public Engagement Observatory Webinar will take place on Tuesday the 5th of July from 2...

16 Jun 2022

Smart Energy Research Lab statistical report on energy use in GB homes released

Inaugural SERL report offers unique insights using fine-grained electricity and gas smart meter...

16 Jun 2022

The UKERC Research Conference 2022

On Monday and Tuesday this week we hosted our 2022 conference 'Putting Net Zero into Action:...

16 Jun 2022

Next week’s conference: a series of firsts

In this blog, Paul Dodds our conference chair introduces week's research conference. He highlights...

09 Jun 2022

Webinar: UK Energy Resilience

In response to energy crisis we teamed up with the Energy Institute and Royal Academy of...

09 Jun 2022

ACU-VENT call for volunteers – help develop comfort models for ventilation solutions

How does acoustic comfort vary in a house ventilated by opening windows compared to a house where...

26 May 2022

Research Conference agenda

We are really excited to publish the agenda and list of speakers for our upcoming research...

24 May 2022

The impact of increased energy costs on decarbonising UK industry

This blog explores the impact of increased global energy prices on UK industry decarbonisation. It...

19 May 2022

Call for expressions of interest, UK reps to EERA Smart Cities or AMPEA Joint Programmes

Are you interested in Smart Cities or advanced materials and processes for energy application...

12 May 2022

The EU’s global scramble for gas

In this blog, Mike Bradshaw and Mathieu Blondeel explore how the war in Ukraine has completely...

12 May 2022

A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate – or Britain’s energy security

In this blog, Cumbria resident and climate governance specialist Rebecca Willis argues that the...

28 Apr 2022

Dutch and British responses to the gas crisis

In this blog, Matthew Lockwood and Anna Devenish of the 'Going Dutch?' research project discuss the...

28 Apr 2022

Developing the infrastructure to distribute low-carbon energy

In this blog, Keith Bell argues that Governments need to get their heads around the radical changes...

21 Apr 2022

Get involved with the Whole Systems Networking Fund

UKERC’s Whole Systems Networking Fund (WSNF) seeks to do things differently by seeing what...

20 Apr 2022

UKERC/BIEE Green Jobs webinar

This recent webinar hosted in conjunction with BIEE, presented key findings and policy...

12 Apr 2022

UKERC’s initial comments on the Energy Security Strategy

Prof Rob Gross, UKERC Director: “The most welcome aspect of the strategy is it shows that...

07 Apr 2022

UKERC-POST Fellowship

Applications are open for the UKERC-POST fellowship. We welcome applications from UKRI funded PhD...

06 Apr 2022

Is Britain being left out in the energy policy cold?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a rethink of energy policy in the EU, US and UK, with the...

06 Apr 2022

Offering more plant-based choices on menus can speed up diet change

In the UK, meat consumption, particularly red meat, is gradually declining. However, for diet...

31 Mar 2022

The role of local action in addressing industrial emissions

By Imogen Rattle and Alice Owen Carbon intensive industry is concentrated in particular areas,...

23 Mar 2022

Video: heat pump webinar

Heat pumps will be central to the decarbonisation of heating and the removal of fossil gas from the...

23 Mar 2022

Turning down your thermostat really can ease a gas supply crisis – here’s how

Aurore Julien investigated whether energy conservation in a hurry could be used to reduce gas...

17 Mar 2022

Social justice implications of the skills gap in the UK heat pump sector

The heat pump industry in the UK is a major player in the transition to net zero energy, but...

17 Mar 2022

Why fracking is not the answer to soaring UK gas prices

In this blog, Mike Bradshaw argues there are no easy ways to increase domestic gas supply in the...

10 Mar 2022

Can we all do our bit? The IEA 10-point plan to reduce reliance on Russian gas

What relevance does the IEA 10-point plan have for the UK? In this blog UKERC Director Rob Gross,...

07 Mar 2022

Taking stock of heat and buildings policy

In this episode of our podcast ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director, Professor Rob Gross, is...

03 Mar 2022

The history of electricity markets in Britain and Europe

In this blog Ronan Bolton reflects on the history of electricity markets in western Europe. He...

03 Mar 2022

UKERC conference: call for poster abstracts

We will be hosting our research conference 'Putting Net Zero into Action', at etc.venues,...

28 Feb 2022

Video: ‘The Gas Crisis What Next?’ Webinar

The causes of the UK’s high gas prices are now well understood. In this video of our recent...

17 Feb 2022

Keeping the lights on as the electricity system changes

In this blog, Marcel Nedd and Keith Bell, University of Strathclyde, discuss the findings of their...

17 Feb 2022

Testimonials for the Whole Systems Networking Fund (WSNF)

Call for Proposals The call for proposals is now open for UKERC’s Whole Systems Networking...

14 Feb 2022

Podcast: Experiences of the Networking Fund

To coincide with our call for projects for our Whole Systems Networking Fund, this podcast explores...

10 Feb 2022

Energy discounts are a sticking plaster – here’s a long-term solution to soaring bills

In this article that originally appeared in The Conversation Matthew Hannon and Donal Brown discuss...

10 Feb 2022

Royal Society seeks nominees for contributions to energy

The Royal Society is looking for nominees for The Hughes Medal, which is awarded for outstanding...

03 Feb 2022

New Research Handbook on Energy and Society published

The current energy crisis serves as a stark reminder that energy supply and consumption are...

27 Jan 2022

Whole Systems Networking Fund – call open

We have launched a call under our Whole Systems Networking Fund. We have £400,000 to distribute to...

27 Jan 2022

Tribute paid to Audrey Gallacher OBE

We are deeply sorry to learn of the passing of our Advisory Board member, Audrey Gallacher OBE, who...

26 Jan 2022

Natural gas, rising prices and the electricity market

In this blog, Ronan Bolton explores how the current energy crisis is driven by a combination of...

20 Jan 2022

UKERC welcomes Gaia Rea

We are is delighted to welcome Gaia Rea to the team as our new Impact and EDI Officer. Gaia has...

20 Jan 2022

Energy prices are unlikely to fall in 2022 or beyond – not until major importers get serious about green transition

In this article, originally posted in The Conversation, Mike Bradshaw discusses how today’s high...

13 Jan 2022

The UKERC EDI Plan

UKERC's Engagement Officer Amber Sawyer announces the publication of our Equality, Diversity and...

13 Jan 2022

Video: Delivering Net Zero (DNZ) Webinar

The Delivering Net Zero webinar convened a panel of experts to introduce the key themes that...

06 Jan 2022

Public perceptions of low-carbon hydrogen

Increasingly, low-carbon hydrogen is being positioned as fundamental to the UK’s net zero...

06 Jan 2022

CREDS – Project Amplify

Project Amplify was launched during National Anti-Bullying and Harassment week in November, as part...

16 Dec 2021

Video: Review of Energy Policy 2021

The 2021 UKERC Review of Energy Policy took place on December 15th. In this year's review, we...

16 Dec 2021

ETI Publications available from the EDC

The Energy Technologies Institute collection of project outcomes and strategy documents are now...

16 Dec 2021

UKERC Flexible Fund: Call 3

Our third and final call for Flexible Fund proposals is now open, submit your EOI by the 28th...

09 Dec 2021

Horizon Europe guarantee: open letter to the UK research and development sector

This letter from the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation accompanies the announcement of...

30 Nov 2021

Heat decarbonisation in Scotland and the UK: ambition and divergence

In this blog, Niall Kerr from the Going Dutch project compares the heat decarbonisation policies of...

25 Nov 2021

Talking energy: Equality, diversity and inclusion

In this episode we explore equality, diversity and inclusion in energy research. UKERC’s...

24 Nov 2021

COP26 – a peek behind the curtain of the energy campaign

UKERC’s Dr Will Blyth reflects on the achievements of the COP26 Energy Transitions Campaign. In...

Get involved with the Whole Systems Networking Fund

Our Whole Systems Networking Fund seeks to do things differently by seeing what happens when we...

Seven reasons global transport is so hard to decarbonise

In this article, originally written for The Conversation, Christian Brand explains how some...

Net Zero – it’s all in the balance

In this blog Keith MacLean discusses how one of the most difficult tasks reaching net zero will be...

Video: Energy research for net zero

UKERC recently attended a UKRI parliamentary reception to highlight the role their investments play...

17 Nov 2021

Talking energy: Transport decarbonisation

In this episode released to coincide with Transport Day at COP26, we focus on the challenges and...

10 Nov 2021

Director Rob Gross reports from COP

In this blog, UKERC Director Rob Gross reports from COP26, reflecting on energy day, and youth &

05 Nov 2021

Energy Day at COP26

Today is energy day at COP26. Items on the agenda are powering past coal and green grids. Watch a...

04 Nov 2021

Sustainable cold-chain systems for food resilience webinar video

On Tuesday 26 October, UKERC hosted speakers who presented preliminary work on the assessment of...

03 Nov 2021

Talking Energy, episode 5: COP26, what can the UK hope for?

In this episode of our podcast ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director, Professor Rob Gross, is...

28 Oct 2021

The Net Zero Strategy and local government: do commitments meet calls for change?

Following the publication of the Net Zero Strategy, in this article Jess Britton and Jan Webb...

27 Oct 2021

Energy Data Centre: Open access week

Open access week is an opportunity to highlight activities contributing to enabling research...

26 Oct 2021

The Smart Energy Research Lab releases it’s third ‘observatory’ dataset

Author: James O’Toole, UCL Energy Institute The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) has released...

20 Oct 2021

An initial reflection on the Heat and Buildings Strategy

On the 18th October the Heat and Buildings Strategy was published alongside the Net Zero Strategy.

20 Oct 2021

Talking Energy, episode 4: Exploring the 2035 clean power target

In this episode of our podcast ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director, Professor Rob Gross, joins...

14 Oct 2021

Scottish Government Heat in Buildings Strategy

On the 7th October the Scottish Government published their Heat in Buildings Strategy you can read...

14 Oct 2021

COP26: Whole systems research for net zero

With COP26 taking place in Glasgow this November, we want to highlight the vital importance of...

Delivering Net Zero: Eight key themes from the academic community

As COP26 approaches, the pressure to develop a viable plan for delivering net zero emissions...

COP26: Shining a light on Glasgow

With under a month to go before the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) in...

UKERC EDI Champion appointed

We are very pleased to announce that we have appointed Heather Baxter as our Equality, Diversity...

Talking Energy, Episode 3: The rising price of gas

In this third instalment of our new podcast ‘Talking Energy’, Mike Bradshaw, UKERC Co-Director...

30 Sep 2021

Generating Mobility Futures

One of the biggest oversights in the transport decarbonisation debate is the role of energy. Of...

30 Sep 2021

Flexible Fund project announcement #2

We are delighted to announce details of the successful projects awarded through the second call of...

30 Sep 2021

Video: The UK as an example for decarbonisation?

A key part of our Annual Assembly, held earlier this week was our keynote debate: ‘The UK as an...

23 Sep 2021

UK consumers pay for the cost of ‘Gas by Default.’

With gas prices reaching record highs, Prof Mike Bradshaw provides a detailed insight into...

20 Sep 2021

Electricity prices have reached record highs – and the time-poor could suffer most

In this article, originally appearing in The Conversation. Jacopo Torriti and Timur Yunusov explore...

16 Sep 2021

Report launch: Can natural gas be used without impacting climate change targets?

In this blog, Zara Quadir discusses the launch of the latest white paper from the Sustainable Gas...

09 Sep 2021

Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5°C world

This blog discusses a new Nature article which estimates the fossil fuel reserves that will need to...

09 Sep 2021

Financing the energy transition: investor diversity is critical for success

In order to meet net zero by 2050, investment in low-carbon technology must grow to £50 billion...

25 Aug 2021

Reflecting on 18 years of hydrogen and fuel cell research

Earlier this month the H2FC Supergen met to reflect on progress and future challenges for hydrogen...

29 Jul 2021

Talking Energy, Episode 2: Green on green impacts

In the second instalment of our new ‘Talking Energy’ podcast, Dr. Steve Carver from the...

29 Jul 2021

A local lens on industrial decarbonisation

In this blog, Imogen Rattle discusses the UKERC Local Economic and Industrial Transitions project.

22 Jul 2021

UKERC research cited in Green Jobs Taskforce report

The Green Jobs Taskforce report was published yesterday. We were delighted to see that UKERC...

15 Jul 2021

Supergen: COP26 briefing note

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has prepared a briefing paper on the role of...

15 Jul 2021

UK Transport Decarbonisation Plan

The Department for Transport will be publishing its long awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan...

14 Jul 2021

Video: Local energy systems

In this video, UKERC Co-Director Jan Webb discusses local and regional energy systems, touching on...

08 Jul 2021

Regional and local ‘whole energy supply systems’: Perspectives from modelling the Oxford – Cambridge Arc

In this blog Modassar Chaudry discusses findings from modelling the Oxford - Cambridge Arc,...

08 Jul 2021

Coronavirus and digital solutions for climate change

How has coronavirus impacted our uptake of digital solutions? In this blog, Emilie Vrain discusses...

01 Jul 2021

The UKERC podcast

The UKERC Podcast is now live, with episodes focusing on the implications of Brexit for reaching...

30 Jun 2021

Talking Energy, Episode 1: Brexit implications for net zero

In this inaugural episode of our new podcast ‘Talking Energy’, UKERC Director, Prof.

30 Jun 2021

Survey: Industry perspective on creating a net zero built environment

Share your perspective on how the built environment is decarbonising and feed into research on...

24 Jun 2021

The COP26 green grids initiative

In this blog, Dr Will Blyth, UKERC Researcher and Senior Research Fellow at the UK Foreign...

17 Jun 2021

New edition of SERL domestic energy data

The Smart Energy Research Lab has recently released a new edition of its observatory dataset. It...

17 Jun 2021

The role of hydrogen in achieving net zero

The lead of the UKERC Energy Systems for Heat theme, Professor Jianzhong Wu, was recently invited...

10 Jun 2021

How can we maximise diversity in energy research?

UKERC aims to improve Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in energy research by bringing new...

10 Jun 2021

Video: The energy modelling survey

In this video, Neil Strachan draws on results from the Energy Modelling Hub's survey of UK energy...

03 Jun 2021

Meeting the offshore wind target requires pragmatic policy

In this extended blog, UKERC Director Rob Gross explains why the arcane details of electricity...

27 May 2021

Funding call: Topic consultation

What research topics should we target with the final call of our Flexible Fund?

17 May 2021

Diversity in energy research

In this article, Amber Sawyer outlines the upcoming plans for the Whole Systems Networking Fund.

13 May 2021

The oil industry is the enabler and not the pariah of energy transition and achieving net zero

In this blog, Astley Hastings highlights the importance of greenhouse gas removal technologies for...

13 May 2021

POWERful Women on the look-out for mid-career women in energy

Are you a mid-career professional woman working for a UK-based energy company or aspiring towards...

12 May 2021

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

In this blog originally posted in The Conversation, Christian Brand discusses how active travel can...

06 May 2021

Net zero and net gain – The environmental challenges of upscaling marine renewables

The UK has set an ambitious target of 40W offshore wind by 2030, providing more than enough...

06 May 2021

Video: The future of energy retail

Last Thursday Laura Sandys of Challenging Ideas joined us for The Future of Energy Retail, the...

28 Apr 2021

HM Government: Trusted Research Campaign

Trusted Research has been created in partnership with academic and industry specialists to help...

28 Apr 2021

The UK Energy Storage Observatory: sharing data for energy storage research

Sharing knowledge in energy storage research can help address challenges to deploying technologies...

21 Apr 2021

Energy efficiency in buildings – from commercial to residential

In this blog, originally for Trilateral Research, Tobi Elusakin explores the recent shift in energy...

21 Apr 2021

Climate Compatible Growth evidence for COP26 – call for papers

Climate Compatible Growth has an open call for papers on eight priority topics, to assist the UK...

21 Apr 2021

UK offshore oil and gas – continuity or transition in a ‘net-zero basin’?

What is the future for the exploration and production of UK oil and gas in the context of net zero?

15 Apr 2021

The future of serving customers

What is the future for the new energy customer and retailer? Laura Sandys draws on the recent...

14 Apr 2021

The Bartlett launches Together for climate action

This week the Bartlett at UCL launched their ‘Together for climate action campaign’. Leading up...

14 Apr 2021

Fracking may have impacted public trust in new technologies

In a new paper in Risk Analysis, Emily Cox argues that the public controversy over fracking may...

31 Mar 2021

Flexible Fund: Call 2

The second call for our Flexible Fund is open, focusing on research around policies that form part...

30 Mar 2021

COP26: The stepping stones to success for Government and Business?

What is required of government and business to make COP26 a success?

25 Mar 2021

New UKERC webinar series

We are delighted to announce that we have a new series of webinars in development that aim to...

25 Mar 2021

Video: Miscanthus study

In this blog, Anita Shepard describes why miscanthus bioenergy production need scaling up, what can...

25 Mar 2021

UKERC response to the Industrial Strategy

Yesterday the UK Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy was published. Read a brief...

18 Mar 2021

The energy system transition: what are the research priorities?

A primary foundation of any programme to transform the UK energy system is to identify what we...

17 Mar 2021

A new direction for public engagement with energy and climate change

UKERC Co-Director Jason Chilvers and colleagues go behind the scenes of their new Nature Energy...

11 Mar 2021

Ending reliance on the market alone to deliver for the power sector

As with health and finance, the risk of systemic failure in the energy sector is something that...

11 Mar 2021

Local energy resilience in the face of a changing climate

In this article Graeme Hawker and Faye Wade consider how local authorities can work to help build...

03 Mar 2021

Video: Green jobs

In last month's Budget (March 3rd), the Chancellor redoubled the UK government's commitment to...

03 Mar 2021

Still waiting on ‘Gas by Design’

Mike Bradshaw discusses the 'gas by design' approach to decarbonising the energy system. He...

24 Feb 2021

Preparing for a resilient energy future: learning from Texas’ rolling blackouts

Rolling blackouts amidst snow storms in Texas are leaving people freezing. Graeme Hawker and Keith...

18 Feb 2021

Decoding policy series: industry decarbonisation

In this new installment in our decoding policy series, Peter Taylor covers industrial...

17 Feb 2021

UKERCHQ welcomes Amber Sawyer

Amber Sawyer has joined the UKERCHQ team as our new Engagement Officer.

10 Feb 2021

RIIO-2: A networks price control fit for the net zero transition?

In this latest contribution to our decoding policy series, Dr Jamie Stewart and Prof Keith Bell...

10 Feb 2021

How your legs can reduce your carbon footprint

In this blog, Christian Brand discusses a new paper on the impacts of active travel. Utilising data...

04 Feb 2021

Heat as a service: evidence needs and research gaps

In this blog, Zoya Pourmirza describes the workshop they hosted on Heat as a Service (HaaS)

28 Jan 2021

Flexible Fund announcement #1

We are delighted to announce the details of four projects awarded with funding through our Flexible...

21 Jan 2021

An overview of the Scottish Climate Change Plan update

Jonathan Bowes, a ClimateXChange Research Fellow offers an overview of the Scottish Climate Change...

20 Jan 2021

UKERC energy modelling survey

To facilitate greater understanding of the breadth of energy models in use, and to increase model...

14 Jan 2021

Overview and commentary on the Energy White Paper

Will Blyth an expert in energy sector economics and policy, offers his overview of the recent...

13 Jan 2021

Opening up energy research: a practical guide

This blog explores a new paper that offers practical guidance for energy researchers to improve the...

13 Jan 2021

The UKERC ‘Decoding Policy Series’

This series of blogs explore and summarise key policy outputs of December 2020, exploring potential...

13 Jan 2021

We will need disruption to tackle the climate challenge

In a recent Special Issue of Energy Policy, UKERC researchers explore the potential drivers of...

07 Jan 2021

Why our social networks matter for reaching net zero

How important are social networks when it comes to choices impacting climate change? In this blog,...

07 Jan 2021

Video: Rob Gross on TRT World

This week (December 16th) UKERC Director Rob Gross featured on a show called Round Table which was...

17 Dec 2020

Video: Review of Energy Policy 2020

In December we launched our Review of Energy Policy 2020, which explores the impacts of COVID-19 on...

16 Dec 2020

Three new Landscapes at the EDC

In this blog, Catherine Jones and Jim Halliday introduce three new Landscapes documents focusing on...

16 Dec 2020

The Price of Power: Electricity markets in the Energy White Paper

UKERC Director Rob Gross responds to the UK government's long-awaited Energy White Paper.

16 Dec 2020

Government launch two online net zero calculators

In this blog, Dr. Patrick Royce, an energy engineer at BEIS highlights the launch of two government...

09 Dec 2020

Energy models and transparency

Energy models are here to stay, they provide the underpinning language to support decision makers...

09 Dec 2020

Response to the CCC 6th Carbon Budget by UKERC Director Rob Gross

UKERC Director Rob Gross responds to the Committee on Climate Change 6th Carbon Budget.

09 Dec 2020

Heat decarbonisation in the UK – National scenarios vs practical local options

In this blog, Meysam Qadrdan, Modassar Chaudry, and Jianzhong Wu briefly discuss national heat...

02 Dec 2020

Introducing the Delivering Net Zero project

In this article John Barrett, Nick Pidgeon and Mike Colechin introduce their new project, which...

25 Nov 2020

“Green Industrial Revolution” and the long-term effect of renewable electricity on UK employment

In this blog, Theodoros Arvanitopoulos and Paolo Agnolucci explain how renewable electricity can...

25 Nov 2020

Time is running out – the energy sector’s Generation 2050 speak up

With COP26 less than a year away, an intergenerational climate emergency requires intergenerational...

25 Nov 2020

Net-zero – A new international norm?

With Joe Biden as President-elect, who has committed to a 2050 target in the US, and a wave of...

18 Nov 2020

Where to find the most energy efficient homes in the UK

A recent study by NimbleFins has found that regions in the North have the most energy efficient...

18 Nov 2020

UKERC response to the 10 point climate plan

In this article UKERC Director Rob Gross and a number of Theme leaders, provide initial comments...

18 Nov 2020

Why we must decarbonise material manufacturing to decarbonise our buildings

In this blog Stephen Allen, from the UKERC Industry Theme, discusses how the manufacturing of key...

11 Nov 2020

What does the UKERC Energy Data Centre do with your data?

The data underpinning research is valuable and where possible should be accessible after reports...

11 Nov 2020

Climate leadership begins at home – time is running out

With Brexit looming and the Government’s current track record, anyone interested in climate...

09 Nov 2020

Multiple supplier models show promise for driving the growth of local energy

Recent studies suggest that allowing consumers to ‘add on’ local energy to their current tariff...

04 Nov 2020

Government guidance for research organisations after the transition period

The UK Government has published guidance for the Research and Innovation (R&I) community in...

04 Nov 2020

Integrating renewables into electricity systems

What are the costs and impacts of integrating variable renewable energy into the grid? In a Nature...

02 Nov 2020

Theme interview: Energy and Economy

As part of our Annual Assembly, we opted for interviews as opposed to Theme presentations. This...

28 Oct 2020

Lesley Wright retires from STFC

Best of luck to Lesley Wright who retires from STFC on 30th October 2020. After a varied career at...

27 Oct 2020

Interview: Mobility

As part of our Annual Assembly, we opted for interviews as opposed to Theme presentations. This...

21 Oct 2020

Ofgem RIIO-ED2 consultation response

In this response to Ofgem’s consultation on the methodology for setting the next electricity...

21 Oct 2020

Driving down emissions for low carbon public transport

In this blog, Kathryn Logan, Astley Hastings, and John D. Nelson discuss, how low emission public...

14 Oct 2020

Congratulations Professor Janette Webb MBE

Professor Janette Webb, UKERC Co-Director and Professor of Sociology of Organisations at the...

14 Oct 2020

Interview: Energy in a global context

As part of our Annual Assembly, we opted for interviews as opposed to Theme presentations. This...

07 Oct 2020

Committee launch Decarbonising heat in homes inquiry

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has launched an inquiry examining the...

07 Oct 2020

Green Homes Grant polling: policy implications of a predicted surge in demand

In this blog, originally for The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, Analyst Jess Ralston discusses...

30 Sep 2020

Annual Assembly: Industry interview

As part of our Annual Assembly this week we opted for interviews as opposed to 'standard' Theme...

30 Sep 2020

New research investigating challenges to floating wind expansion

Offshore wind will be key for many governments to meet their carbon targets. In this article Ben...

24 Sep 2020

Climate change, net zero and the many assemblies of citizens

Climate Assembly UK marks an important moment for climate change and democracy. To have real value...

23 Sep 2020

Why nuclear power will (and won’t) stop climate change

Dr. Ellen Webborn asks do we need nuclear power? How does it compare with renewables? This blog...

16 Sep 2020

Four scenarios for the future of global energy

In this blog, UKERC’s Mike Bradshaw updates four scenarios first published in Nature in 2019, to...

16 Sep 2020

UK Data Centres – Carbon Neutral by 2030?

In this blog, John Booth and Haiyan Wu discuss data centre energy consumption. They explore whether...

10 Sep 2020

Nuclear energy: An outlook on radioactive waste management

In this blog, Brendan Comyn draws on an industry placement at a nuclear power plant. He discusses...

10 Sep 2020

Congratulations Professor Gross

We are delighted to announce UKERC Director Rob Gross been awarded a professorship by Imperial...

10 Sep 2020

Survey: Open data for local energy system innovation

Regen is working with UKRI, Innovate UK, and the Energy Systems Catapult to explore how open data...

02 Sep 2020

Energy transition or energy revolution?

The concept of an ‘energy revolution’ has become a prominent way of thinking about energy...

02 Sep 2020

A just and inclusive energy transition – what can local authorities do to ensure more people are involved?

In this blog, Sioned Haf and Rosie Robinson discuss the importance of citizen involvement with the...

19 Aug 2020

Low carbon heating can improve living standards of financially challenged households

In this blog, Jack Flower, Graeme Hawker, Keith Bell examine the potential impact on the costs of...

12 Aug 2020

Expression of Interest (EOI) – EERA E3S UK Representative

Are you interested in the social, economic and environmental implications of energy transitions?

12 Aug 2020

Lockdown lifestyle: does working from home reduce carbon emissions?

In this blog, Francisco Dominguez discusses lockdown, and the impact of working from home on...

29 Jul 2020

UKERC Director on BBC Points West

UKERC Director Dr. Rob Gross made an appearance on BBC Points West on Friday, July 17th. He was...

29 Jul 2020

COVID-19 and Energy System Transformation – the future in fast forward? Or old habits die hard?

In this blog, originally for the Academy of Social Sciences, UKERC's Professor Michael Bradshaw and...

29 Jul 2020

How lockdown is disrupting the usual coping strategies of the fuel poor

Households are spending an average of £32 extra a month on energy during lockdown. This blog by...

22 Jul 2020

Managing solar parks for nature: delivering to the climate and ecological emergencies

Despite solar park expansion, little is known of the impacts on the landscape. This blog introduces...

15 Jul 2020

Green recovery: why energy efficiency matters

In this blog Aidan Rhodes and Richard Hanna assess the UK Government’s announcement of new...

15 Jul 2020

State of the nation review: performance evaluation of new housing

The inaugural state of the nation study highlights the gap between the designed and the actual...

08 Jul 2020

COP26 expert database

The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST) is inviting anyone with expertise in COP26,...

08 Jul 2020

The co-benefits of energy efficiency stack up; and they do for other low carbon options too

As UK energy professionals add their voices to those calling for a green recovery, UKERC Director...

08 Jul 2020

UK Research and Development Roadmap

The government’s Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap sets out the UK’s vision and ambition...

02 Jul 2020

Finding the win-win for BECCS as we move to net zero

The UK plans to deploy NETs to achieve a net zero economy by 2050. In this article Gail Taylor...

01 Jul 2020

Devolution and heat decarbonisation: Lessons from Europe

In this article Lauren Stabler draws on her recent secondment with BEIS, highlighting the...

01 Jul 2020

Efficient new ships won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals

Shipping has a low profile in discussions of energy and climate change. In this blog John Broderick...

01 Jul 2020

The future of transport after Covid 19: Everything has changed. Nothing has changed.

In this blog, Jillian Anable argues that lower demand due to the pandemic probably won't lead to...

25 Jun 2020

How the energy transition can drive the economic recovery

This blog discusses the recently published report by Energy UK, in collaboration with PwC,...

25 Jun 2020

Cooking up a storm? What will it take to decarbonise UK’s heat for low-carbon cooking

In this blog, Rihab Khalid explores how sociodemographic factors and consumer behaviour –

24 Jun 2020

Personal carbon trading special issue open for submission

Authors are invited to contribute to a Special Issue on PCT that includes the latest research on...

22 Jun 2020

A New Green Shovel? Options for the transport stimulus package

As we begin the difficult transition out of lockdown, attention is turning to what kind of stimulus...

17 Jun 2020

Making local authority energy ambition a reality

In this blog Mags Tingey and Jan Webb highlight how supportive policies will be necessary for local...

17 Jun 2020

COVID-19: The implications of the pandemic on the UK energy sector

Ágnes Szuda discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector. Besides the sector’s response...

17 Jun 2020

UKRI statement on Black Lives Matter

UKRI: Read UKRI’s recent statement in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

11 Jun 2020

Demystifying interdisciplinary working (in Valuing Nature)

UKERC Co-Director Nicola Beaumont discusses a recent report from the Valuing Nature Program,...

11 Jun 2020

Introducing Catherine Jones, the new Energy Data Centre lead

Catherine Jones discusses her new role as the new Energy Data Centre Lead.

03 Jun 2020

Financing community energy in a brave new world

This article draws on four community energy case studies to explore how projects are financed...

03 Jun 2020

Bartlett Hacks: Climate solutions in a time of pandemic

From energy systems to travel, urbanisation, health and wellbeing to digital innovations, Bartlett...

02 Jun 2020

NI Energy Strategy – call for evidence

The Northern Ireland, Department for the Economy is developing a new Energy Strategy to replace the...

26 May 2020

Flexible Fund: first call

We are issuing our first call for proposals under our Flexible Fund. We are specifically seeking...

19 May 2020

Every little helps? Lessons from lockdown on the impact of behaviour change on emissions reduction

James Dixon discusses the coronavirus fallout and the new normal for energy demand.

19 May 2020

We need an evidence-based approach to clean growth and stimulus

UKERC Director Rob Gross discusses the impacts of lockdown, and what it means for future clean...

13 May 2020

Heat: a policy chasm on the route towards net-zero

Originally posted May 12th. Introduction BEIS released a suite of documents regarding ‘clean...

12 May 2020

Academics need to talk

UCL has launched ‘Academics Need to Talk’, a new global networking initiative to help academics...

07 May 2020

Mastering the art of science communication

This article presents three blogs by UCL MSc students, selected as best in class, following a...

06 May 2020

Road to zero or road to nowhere

Policy – and society – urgently need to engage with lowering the demand for mobility Like other...

29 Apr 2020

UK energy security in a pandemic

When the UKERC research programme on ‘UK Energy in a Global Context ‘was first conceived, we...

29 Apr 2020

The psychology of disruptive events: finding a ‘new normal’

Most of us have never experienced a disruptive event on the same scale as COVID-19. It has...

23 Apr 2020

Building capacity, local authorities & sustainable energy

This blog by Caroline Kuzemko and Jessica Britton explores local authority action on sustainable...

15 Apr 2020

Rob Gross steps up as UKERC Director

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Robert Gross began his tenure as the director of UKERC.

06 Apr 2020

Electricity demand during week one of COVID-19 lockdown

As we’ve all now realised, the world is experiencing the most severe pandemic since the 1918...

31 Mar 2020

Bioenergy and the road to net-zero

This year represents one of the most important opportunities for the UK to demonstrate its climate...

12 Mar 2020

Labour-intensive services for a future-proof economy

Lukas Hardt from the Sustainability Research Institute at The University of Leeds discusses how...

18 Feb 2020

Phase 4 research committee announced

The Research Committee, encompassing a wide range of disciplines and skills will be responsible for...

29 Jan 2020

Northern Ireland – Reforming the Energy Vision

by Patrick Keatley (Ulster University) NIREV: Northern Ireland – Reforming the Energy Vision The...

21 Jan 2020

UKERC in the media

On Thursday 11th March, UKERC Director Rob was interviewed on BBC World News. Marking the 10 year...

17 Jan 2020

What happened on August 9th – the investigations

The summer of 2019 saw the disconnection of more than a million electricity customers in the...

15 Jan 2020

New hydrogen data on the Energy Data Centre

Hydrogen is likely to be an increasingly important fuel component in the future. The £3.5m High...

15 Jan 2020

Video: Review of Energy Policy 2019

With the government enshrining in law the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero...

15 Jan 2020

Power sector impacts on biodiversity

A new UKERC study has shown the extent to which countries drive biodiversity loss overseas through...

11 Dec 2019

Are SUVs sabotaging the green transport revolution?

The demand for sports utility vehicles is threatening the UK’s attempts to clean up the transport...

09 Dec 2019

Flattening the supply profile: domestic heating and hot water

A key challenge for meeting the UK’s net-zero target is the decarbonisation of Britain’s...

02 Dec 2019

The net zero challenge, 2020 and beyond…

In this video, UKERC Director Professor Jim Watson discusses the challenges for UK energy in 2020...

28 Nov 2019

Women Buying Green – Six Lessons Learnt

UKERC researcher Caterina Brandoni shares some lessons learned in the one-year project Women Buying...

21 Nov 2019

Envisioning surprises: 4 ways social sciences can help us navigate energy demand uncertainty

Maria Sharmina argues that social sciences can give important insights to energy-demand modellers...

20 Nov 2019

How Brexit will impact the UK’s ability to achieve Net Zero

This blog by Antony Froggatt was originally published in October, it considers the impact of Brexit...

17 Oct 2019

UKERC Director to step down at the end of the year

Professor Jim Watson, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role at the end of the...

11 Oct 2019

How do we make developing countries’ energy systems more resilient?

Many low-income countries are vulnerable to natural hazards, long-term processes of ecological...

03 Oct 2019

Measure for measure – progress towards the UN SDGs depends on how we assess them

Our challenges need new measures relating to our economy, society and the environment, argues UKERC...

12 Sep 2019

In bioenergy, size really does matter

An insight from UKERC member, Gail Taylor as she attends one of the four USA Bioenergy Research...

12 Sep 2019

Heating engineers, skills and heat decarbonisation

Heating engineers are absolutely central to heating in the UK and are therefore going to be a huge...

05 Sep 2019

What happened to our electricity system on Friday August 9th 2019?

Keith Bell, Professor of Smart Grids at the University of Strathclyde and a co-Director of the UK...

14 Aug 2019

Is efficient sufficient? UKERC at the ECEEE Summer Study

UKERC co-sponsored the bi-annual ECEEE Summer Study with CREDS this year. This year’s theme was...

01 Aug 2019

We should all feel ‘flying shame’ when we step onto a plane

Going on holiday is meant to be the one time of year when you forget your worries and let your hair...

10 Jul 2019

It takes imagination to see a clean, net-zero future

In case you missed it, three weeks ago we published a blog from Keith Bell, UKERC Co-director and...

04 Jul 2019

Updated: Game on: climate scientists develop heat decarbonisation table top game

A collaboration between charity 10:10 Climate Action and professors at Manchester Metropolitan...

20 Jun 2019

Disrupting transport sooner a “no brainer”

What are the impacts if the UK Government were more ambitious than the current ‘Road to Zero’

06 Jun 2019

Storms, cyberattacks and solar eruptions: Jim Watson features on BBC Radio 4’s The Stress Test

The year is 2030. The UK has decarbonised. Unexpected events challenge our energy system. Are we...

05 Jun 2019

New analysis shows the scale of Great Britain’s gas system flexibility

New research highlights the scale of flexibility currently provided by the high-pressure pipelines...

30 May 2019