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Road to zero or road to nowhere

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

UK energy security in a pandemic

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

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...

Building capacity, local authorities & sustainable energy

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

Rob Gross steps up as UKERC Director

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

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...

Bioenergy and the road to net-zero

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

Blog: Labour-intensive services for a future-proof economy

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

Phase 4 research committee announced

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

Northern Ireland – Reforming the Energy Vision

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

What happened on August 9th – the investigations

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

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...

Video: Review of Energy Policy 2019

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

Power sector impacts on biodiversity

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

Are SUVs sabotaging the green transport revolution?

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

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...

The net zero challenge, 2020 and beyond…

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

Women Buying Green – Six Lessons Learnt

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

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...

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)

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...

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...

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

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

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...

In bioenergy, size really does matter

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