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.
Ofgem regulates the six electricity distribution network operators' revenues by splitting them into...
In this podcast Ronan Bolton discusses the origins of liberalised electricity markets in Europe.
SMEs, contributing 13% of global emissions, are often neglected in climate policy. Today's crises...
This summary provides an overview of discussions and key themes arising from a modelling workshop focused on local energy system modelling and scenario tools.
This working paper explores how socioeconomic inequality impacts the uptake of low carbon technologies. Using longitudinal UK household data to interrogate the adoption of solar panels for electricity, solar heating technology and electric/hybrid-electric vehicle ownership, it finds inequalities in uptake with parental occupation and education, and education levels exerting the biggest influence.
This year the Review of Energy Policy focuses on the energy crisis and explores the impact of volatile energy prices on the energy sector and society.