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Women and Energy in Academia

Following International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, we reshare a blog by...

Waves and rays: resources open for hire

Do you research offshore renewable energy or solar? Wave and solar test facilities are available...

Repost: 10 recommendations for UK energy policy in 2019

Looking back on 2018 the scorecard for UK energy policy looks mixed. To achieve net zero emissions...

Blog: Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years

Nine years ago, Britain generated nearly 75% of its electricity using natural gas and coal. In...

Blog: What is the carbon emission reduction potential of active travel?

New research shows that, taking into account individual travel patterns and constraints, walking or...

Press Release: The UK energy transition needs to be fairer and faster

The government risks alienating the public if costs and benefits of the energy transition are not...

Presenting our new animation

We are thrilled to launch our new animation!

Blog: Cold comfort – vulnerable groups frozen out of initiatives to keep people warm

Many disabled people and families with children on low incomes are frozen out of schemes to support...

Blog: Elecxit could cost British consumers £270 million a year

Leaving the EU’s internal electricity market could cost British consumers £270 million a year

New Dataset: Impact of Brine Production on Aquifer Storage of CO2

We modelled the impact of removing brine from potential undersea carbon dioxide stores on 1) store...

Blog: “Energy Sufficiency”- evolving the energy conversation

The recently launched website features a report by Sarah Darby and Tina Fawcett giving an...

Blog: Helping people heat homes for less

Flexible research project leader, Dr Carolyn Snell joins SGN CEO and MP Barry Sheerman to speak at...

House of Lords launch of ‘What’s in a bill?’ sparks lively debate

UKERC's report launch at the House of Lords was a success and sparked a lively debate.

CCS: New enthusiasm, old uncertainty, and the need for a Delivery Body

In this policy response, Ian Temperton, who sat on the CCUS Cost Challenge Task Force and the...

Negative emissions essential by 2060s in all scenarios, says UKERC report

The Paris Agreement has ambitious goals. Our analysis shows we have 40-50 years to reach negative...

Blog: Are UK consumers paying too much for their power?

Government policies are not to blame for recent electricity price hikes, say leading energy...

Celebrating the Climate Change Act

Last week we hosted an event to celebrate the Climate Change Act, with Baroness Bryony Worthington...

New energy dataset: CO2 Storage in the UK

The UK Storage Appraisal Project (UKSAP) models are now available in the Energy Data Centre The...

Report examines fairness in UK retail energy market and fuel poverty

A major study was published yesterday on fairness in the retail energy market and fuel poverty.

New data set Available in the Energy Data Centre

The Ecosystem Land Use Modelling and Soil Carbon Flux Trial (ELUM) measured greenhouse gas and soil...

CDT Masterclass outputs on display at Energy Info Day

Outputs from the 2018 CDT Masterclass were displayed at the Horizon 2020 Energy Info Day

Climate Comedy

So as well as being an environmental economist and UKERC researcher, I am also a stand-up...

Blog: Community energy has grown across the UK in recent decades…

While the exact size of the sector is not known, the latest research suggests that there are around...

Blog: Gas consumption during the ‘Beast from the East’

In August 2018, UKERC academics published a briefing paper, consolidating Great Britain’s hourly...

2018 Energy CDT Masterclass

In early July, UKERC helped organise the Energy CDT Masterclass in Sheffield. The three-day event...