Many future energy scenarios predict a clean energy system with a high proportion of decentralised energy.
Despite the UK’s historical emphasis on centralisation, locally-integrated multi-vector systems, diverse business structures with local ownership, and participatory democratic control are anticipated to increase.
This theme will explore the socio-technical parameters and potentials of this challenge, with the aim to turn them into substantive developments that serve local and whole system goals.
This article explores the interplay between Strategic Action Fields (SAFs) and institutional work to understand how actors influence policy regarding integrated local energy systems, which combine heat, power, and mobility. The research highlights the significant barriers to sustainable energy SAFs due to government power and governance limitations, raising doubts about achieving net zero under existing governance structures.
This paper explores the development of Integrated Local Energy Systems policies within England, Scotland, and Wales over an 11-year period, focusing on their role in achieving net zero and their impact on regional communities. By analysing over 50 policy strategies and 105 instruments, the study assesses the credibility and comprehensiveness of the policy mixes in these jurisdictions.
This policy brief provides a short case study of Bristol City Leap as an example to showcase a novel finance and public procurement model for delivering city-wide net zero across a local authority.
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In this podcast Ronan Bolton discusses the origins of liberalised electricity markets in Europe.