UKERC has consulted extensively over prospective review topics since it was first established in 2004. In this Phase of UKERC (2024-2029) the Responsive Research RR team is conducting two in-person consultation activities, supplemented with other engagement activities to understand the topics important to a range of stakeholders. Consultations include a wide-ranging discussion of the role and nature of evidence reviews and UKERC/academia in contributing to energy policy debates.
The first Responsive Research consultation event, held on 12 March 2025, discussed a list of prospective topics, and additional topics suggested by consultation attendees. In addition, the RR team followed up bilaterally with key stakeholders who were not able to attend. The primary aim of the consultation process is to identify the priority topics for the team in the current Phase of UKERC, until the next consultation in 2027.
The purpose of this document is to summarise the discussions at the first consultation event and conclude on the most popular topics for future consideration. It presents the topic selection criteria, a list of prospective topics and summaries of the discussions had.