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Projects

Across the Lines: The Impact of Political Identity and Institutional Culture on Grid Infrastructure Acceptance.

This research will produce practical recommendations for energy companies, local authorities, and...

Insight into Long Duration Electricity Storage and Low Carbon Dispatchable Power: R&D Missions Accelerator Project

UKRI commissioned the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) (University of Strathclyde, Imperial...

Political Economy of UK Net Zero Energy

This project analyses the political economy of low emissions change in the UK across three stages.

Geopolitical Economy of Low Emissions Transition

This project examines three key, fast emerging geopolitical economies associated with transitioning...

Cross-Sector and Cross-Scale Coevolution and Interoperability

This project will investigate the evolution of flexible mobility demands over time, place and key...

Unlocking the Full Potential of Flexibility

This project aims to develop methods and tools to accurately quantify and harness the value of...

Decarbonisation of Dispersed Industrial Sites

This project will explore options for decarbonising industrial sites across the country.

Spatial Energy System Planning

This project focuses on Strategic Spatial Energy Planning and environmental information for energy...

Infrastructure Transformation: The First 10 Years of Net Zero

Net zero is an infrastructure challenge. In parallel with large scale societal, behavioural and...

Publications
Working paper

Insight to Action Accelerator on Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) and Low Carbon Dispatchable Power (LCDP)

This study seeks to answer key questions on which long duration electricity storage (LDES) and low carbon dispatchable power (LCDP) technologies can be delivered by 2030/2035 in the UK.

26 June 2026
Briefing paper

Paying For Net Zero: Can We Find A Way That Is More Equitable And Less Costly To The Economy Than Placing The Burden On Electricity Bills?

This policy brief suggests a consumption tax approach is likely to be less regressive and less damaging to the economy than levies on energy bills.

03 February 2026
Research report

Review of Energy Policy 2025

Our flagship publication takes stock of energy policy in the UK, offering insights and commentary on key developments in the sector.

28 January 2026
Working paper

Industrial Demand Flexibility: Research Priorities

This report summarises the key findings from a one-day expert stakeholder workshop, which explored the opportunities and challenges for industrial consumer-led flexibility and identified the research priorities needed to support its development.

22 December 2025
Journal article

Clusters in Context: Towards a Typology of Industrial Decarbonisation Initiatives

This paper aims to bring clarity to an emerging field, highlighting the evolving landscape of industrial decarbonisation initiatives and the growing importance of clear definitions for effective communication and knowledge exchange among stakeholders.

18 March 2025
Journal article

Regulating Electricity Distribution Networks for Net Zero

This study analysed uncertainties around the uptake of low carbon technologies (LCTs) across the British electricity distribution networks and how they are being managed within the existing regulatory framework known as RIIO-ED2.

07 March 2025
Journal article

Assessing Electricity Network Capacity Requirements for Industrial Decarbonisation in Great Britain

This paper addresses the gap in knowledge around meeting increased industrial electricity demands by quantifying the requirements for additional electricity network capacity to support the decarbonisation of industrial sectors across Great Britain.

04 March 2025
Briefing paper

Electrifying Industry and Distribution Networks: Considerations for Policymakers

The policy brief calls on government to ensure that electricity networks are strengthened according to new demands, and anticipatory investment is enabled to support industrial decarbonisation. It also recommends that policymakers provide clarity on plans for industrial electrification, while strengthening data on future industrial electricity demand to create an accurate picture of future needs.

12 February 2025
Journal article

Rethinking retrofit: Relational insights for the design of residential energy efficiency policy

This research develops an alternative ‘relational’ framing to re-examine the assumptions surrounding the retrofit ‘customer journey’ and the accompanying policy framework. In doing so, the study draws on three United Kingdom (UK) case studies, exploring the customer journey of households self-funding renovations and retrofit through semi-structured interviews.

22 January 2025
Journal article

Towards a Relational Sociology of Retrofit

This journal article finds that the multiple stakeholders seeking to boost energy efficiency interventions in homes should focus less upon economic incentives for ‘rational actors’ and more upon reducing, facilitating and smoothing the ‘relational work’ needed to deliver retrofit.

21 November 2024
Briefing paper

Industrial Strategy and the Low Carbon Supply Chain Challenge

The paper recommends a long-term strategic approach to decarbonisation focussed on manufacturing and industrial transformation.

24 September 2024
Journal article

Under one roof: The social relations and relational work of energy retrofit for the occupants of multi-owned properties

This research underscores the significance of social relations in environmental retrofit projects, as well as suggesting a re-evaluation of policy frameworks to accommodate the social intricacies inherent in Multi-Owned Properties, thereby fostering a more conducive environment for achieving net zero targets.

22 July 2024
Journal article

Locally-led Governance of Residential Heat Transitions: Emerging Experience of and Lessons from the Dutch Approach

This article, published in the journal Energy Policy, examines the evolution of the local government-led process in the Netherlands for heat decarbonisation governance, drawing on documentary evidence and interviews with people connected to the Dutch residential heat transition.

05 June 2024
News
Article

UKERC Welcomes Four New Projects from its Whole Systems Networking Fund

Now in its third iteration, the fund broadens the people, institutions, and research areas UKERC...

24 June 2026
Blog

Lessons from the UK’s Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan Competition

Historically, UK industrial decarbonisation policy focused on carbon-intensive sectors such as oil...

16 June 2026
Blog

Leaning into this Difficult Political Moment for Climate Mitigation

We find ourselves, yet again, facing well-funded, widely communicated opposition from the...

27 April 2026
Article

Listen to the Talking Energy podcast on Iran, the gas crisis, and the UK’s response

In the latest episode of the Talking Energy podcast, we welcome UKERC Researcher and Professor at...

02 April 2026
Article

Listen to UKERC’s Latest Podcast Episode with Peter Stanley

On the latest episode of the Talking Energy Podcast, Rob Gross is joined by Peter Stanley, the CEO...

25 March 2026
Article

UKERC supports Scottish Parliament scrutiny of Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan

The draft Climate Change Plan sets out how the Scottish Government intends to meet Scotland’s...

18 March 2026
Blog

EERA Day in the UK

On 17 February we hosted the first ‘EERA Day in the UK’, the event co-hosted with the European...

19 February 2026
Blog

Industrial Consumer-Led Flexibility: Challenges, Insights and Research Priorities

As the UK moves towards a decarbonised electricity system, industrial consumer-led flexibility...

07 January 2026
Blog

Data Centres and Energy: is Generative AI Creating More Problems Than it can Imagine?

In this blog, Magnus Jamieson reflects on the growth of data centres and their impact on the...

09 December 2025
Article

Talking Energy: The UKERC Podcast – The Crunchy Decade for Energy Policy with Dhara Vyas

Check out the latest episode of the UK Energy Research Centre podcast with the new Energy UK CEO...

26 November 2024
Article

UKERC Director Robert Gross to join the 2030 Clean Power Mission as a Commissioner

We are delighted to announce that UKERC Director Robert Gross will be joining Chris Stark as one of...

10 October 2024
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