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Regional Energy Planning is Back, for the First Time Since Privatisation. Heat Will Decide if it Works.

If you've never heard of a RESP, you're not alone. But if you care about how Britain decarbonises...

07 September 2026

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UKERC Co-Director Jianzhong Wu Joins University of Bath as Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Jianzhong will play a key role in delivering the university’s strategy as a member of the...

01 July 2026

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New EERA Transversal Joint Programme on Energy Security and Resilience to explore Growing Importance of Resilience and Preparedness in Europe’s Energy Transition

A new European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) programme on energy security and resilience has been...

22 June 2026

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New Resource Hub Launched to Support Inclusive Pathways into Postgraduate Energy Research

The IGNITE Network+ has launched a new PGR Recruitment Resource Hub, created to improve equity,...

31 March 2026

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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

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IPCC Seeks Reviewers for First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced that the Expert Review of the...

21 October 2025

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Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult release paper on net zero building metrics

The Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult have released their latest paper calling for...

07 February 2025

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Take Part: Women in Academia Survey

Despite efforts to promote gender equality, significant barriers still hinder the progression and...

28 January 2025

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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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Demand meeting supply: how the system operator asked households to help keep the lights on

This blog from Andrew Schein, Director of Trials and Analysis at Centre for Net Zero discusses what...

16 November 2023

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How the Public Engagement Observatory is Making a Difference to Policy and Practice

This blog outlines how the Public Engagement Observatory is making a difference to policy-making,...

02 November 2023

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UKERC in Japan at the Annual RD20 Conference

UKERC's Rob Gross and Jamie Speirs represented the UK at the 5th annual RD20 conference in...

26 October 2023

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How Smaller Businesses can Become Net-Zero Influencers and Enablers

According to recent UKERC funded research, UK hair salons, cafes, and restaurants can influence...

19 October 2023

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Rosebank shows the UK’s offshore oil regulator no longer serves the public good

The UK's NSTA approved the Rosebank oil project, despite opposition from climate activists. As Gisa...

12 October 2023

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UKERC Included on ReGenerate’s Just Transition Map

We are delighted to be included on the just energy transition ecosystem map, launched this week by...

14 June 2023

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Postgraduate Paper Competition

The Energy Geographies Research Group (EnGRG) hosts an annual competition for outstanding papers...

22 March 2023

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65 million is not enough

Ahead of hosting International Energy Week 2023, which is gearing up for discussions on...

23 February 2023

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EnergyAware tool launches on MoneySavingExpert website

Launched against the backdrop of the ongoing cost of living crisis, the EnergyAware tool helps...

16 February 2023

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Joanne Wade OBE appointed as UKERC Advisory Board Chair

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Wade OBE as the new Chair of our Advisory...

09 February 2023

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How can carbon tagging digital payments help to tackle climate change?

The majority of the goods and services that we purchase each day generate greenhouse gas emissions.

09 February 2023

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PostDoc Training to Develop and Win Research Proposals

The C-DICE sandpit is a unique development activity for postdoctoral researchers to learn how to...

01 February 2023

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BIEE Research Conference 2023 Call for Abstracts

The BIEE is delighted to be holding its next Research Conference at Worcester College in Oxford on...

26 January 2023

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ICEM 2023 – Call for Abstracts

The call for abstracts for the 7th International Conference Energy & Meteorology is open! You...

14 December 2022

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UKERC Experts Contribute to Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book

On the day the clocks change to ‘British Winter Time’, I am cycling from Oxford to London to...

27 October 2022

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UKRI open access policy

UKRI has implemented an open access policy that applies to research articles submitted after 1...

27 October 2022

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Energy demand flexibility and the rhythms of everyday life

By Jose Luis Ramirez-Mendiola When it comes to demand for energy, and people’s attitude towards...

20 July 2022

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More can be done to help energy consumers through this crisis

With the Energy Institute’s (EI) Energy Barometer member survey focused on the UK’s response...

13 July 2022

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A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate – or Britain’s energy security

In this blog, Cumbria resident and climate governance specialist Rebecca Willis argues that the...

28 April 2022

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Turning down your thermostat really can ease a gas supply crisis – here’s how

Aurore Julien investigated whether energy conservation in a hurry could be used to reduce gas...

17 March 2022

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Royal Society seeks nominees for contributions to energy

The Royal Society is looking for nominees for The Hughes Medal, which is awarded for outstanding...

03 February 2022

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CREDS – Project Amplify

Project Amplify was launched during National Anti-Bullying and Harassment week in November, as part...

16 December 2021

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Horizon Europe guarantee: open letter to the UK research and development sector

This letter from the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation accompanies the announcement of...

30 November 2021

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Net Zero – it’s all in the balance

In this blog Keith MacLean discusses how one of the most difficult tasks reaching net zero will be...

18 November 2021

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The Smart Energy Research Lab releases it’s third ‘observatory’ dataset

Author: James O’Toole, UCL Energy Institute The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) has released...

20 October 2021

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Delivering Net Zero: Eight key themes from the academic community

As COP26 approaches, the pressure to develop a viable plan for delivering net zero emissions...

07 October 2021

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Video: The UK as an example for decarbonisation?

A key part of our Annual Assembly, held earlier this week was our keynote debate: ‘The UK as an...

23 September 2021

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Report launch: Can natural gas be used without impacting climate change targets?

In this blog, Zara Quadir discusses the launch of the latest white paper from the Sustainable Gas...

09 September 2021

Reflecting on 18 years of hydrogen and fuel cell research

Earlier this month the H2FC Supergen met to reflect on progress and future challenges for hydrogen...

29 July 2021

Supergen: COP26 briefing note

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has prepared a briefing paper on the role of...

15 July 2021

Coronavirus and digital solutions for climate change

How has coronavirus impacted our uptake of digital solutions? In this blog, Emilie Vrain discusses...

01 July 2021

The COP26 green grids initiative

In this blog, Dr Will Blyth, UKERC Researcher and Senior Research Fellow at the UK Foreign...

17 June 2021

New edition of SERL domestic energy data

The Smart Energy Research Lab has recently released a new edition of its observatory dataset. It...

17 June 2021

POWERful Women on the look-out for mid-career women in energy

Are you a mid-career professional woman working for a UK-based energy company or aspiring towards...

12 May 2021

HM Government: Trusted Research Campaign

Trusted Research has been created in partnership with academic and industry specialists to help...

28 April 2021

The UK Energy Storage Observatory: sharing data for energy storage research

Sharing knowledge in energy storage research can help address challenges to deploying technologies...

21 April 2021

Energy efficiency in buildings – from commercial to residential

In this blog, originally for Trilateral Research, Tobi Elusakin explores the recent shift in energy...

21 April 2021

Climate Compatible Growth evidence for COP26 – call for papers

Climate Compatible Growth has an open call for papers on eight priority topics, to assist the UK...

21 April 2021

Opening up energy research: a practical guide

This blog explores a new paper that offers practical guidance for energy researchers to improve the...

13 January 2021

Why our social networks matter for reaching net zero

How important are social networks when it comes to choices impacting climate change? In this blog,...

07 January 2021

Video: Rob Gross on TRT World

This week (December 16th) UKERC Director Rob Gross featured on a show called Round Table which was...

17 December 2020

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Video: Review of Energy Policy 2020

In December we launched our Review of Energy Policy 2020, which explores the impacts of COVID-19 on...

16 December 2020

Three new Landscapes at the EDC

In this blog, Catherine Jones and Jim Halliday introduce three new Landscapes documents focusing on...

16 December 2020

The Price of Power: Electricity markets in the Energy White Paper

UKERC Director Rob Gross responds to the UK government's long-awaited Energy White Paper.

16 December 2020

Government launch two online net zero calculators

In this blog, Dr. Patrick Royce, an energy engineer at BEIS highlights the launch of two government...

09 December 2020

Response to the CCC 6th Carbon Budget by UKERC Director Rob Gross

UKERC Director Rob Gross responds to the Committee on Climate Change 6th Carbon Budget.

09 December 2020

Introducing the Delivering Net Zero project

In this article John Barrett, Nick Pidgeon and Mike Colechin introduce their new project, which...

25 November 2020

UKERC response to the 10 point climate plan

In this article UKERC Director Rob Gross and a number of Theme leaders, provide initial comments...

18 November 2020

Why we must decarbonise material manufacturing to decarbonise our buildings

In this blog Stephen Allen, from the UKERC Industry Theme, discusses how the manufacturing of key...

11 November 2020

Theme interview: Energy and Economy

As part of our Annual Assembly, we opted for interviews as opposed to Theme presentations. This...

28 October 2020

Ofgem RIIO-ED2 consultation response

In this response to Ofgem’s consultation on the methodology for setting the next electricity...

21 October 2020

Committee launch Decarbonising heat in homes inquiry

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has launched an inquiry examining the...

07 October 2020

Green Homes Grant polling: policy implications of a predicted surge in demand

In this blog, originally for The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, Analyst Jess Ralston discusses...

30 September 2020

Annual Assembly: Industry interview

As part of our Annual Assembly this week we opted for interviews as opposed to 'standard' Theme...

30 September 2020

Survey: Open data for local energy system innovation

Regen is working with UKRI, Innovate UK, and the Energy Systems Catapult to explore how open data...

02 September 2020

Expression of Interest (EOI) – EERA E3S UK Representative

Are you interested in the social, economic and environmental implications of energy transitions?

12 August 2020

UKERC Director on BBC Points West

UKERC Director Dr. Rob Gross made an appearance on BBC Points West on Friday, July 17th. He was...

29 July 2020

COVID-19 and Energy System Transformation – the future in fast forward? Or old habits die hard?

In this blog, originally for the Academy of Social Sciences, UKERC's Professor Michael Bradshaw and...

29 July 2020

Managing solar parks for nature: delivering to the climate and ecological emergencies

Despite solar park expansion, little is known of the impacts on the landscape. This blog introduces...

15 July 2020

Green recovery: why energy efficiency matters

In this blog Aidan Rhodes and Richard Hanna assess the UK Government’s announcement of new...

15 July 2020

UK Research and Development Roadmap

The government’s Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap sets out the UK’s vision and ambition...

02 July 2020

The future of transport after Covid 19: Everything has changed. Nothing has changed.

In this blog, Jillian Anable argues that lower demand due to the pandemic probably won't lead to...

25 June 2020

How the energy transition can drive the economic recovery

This blog discusses the recently published report by Energy UK, in collaboration with PwC,...

25 June 2020

Personal carbon trading special issue open for submission

Authors are invited to contribute to a Special Issue on PCT that includes the latest research on...

22 June 2020

COVID-19: The implications of the pandemic on the UK energy sector

Ágnes Szuda discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector. Besides the sector’s response...

17 June 2020

UKRI statement on Black Lives Matter

UKRI: Read UKRI’s recent statement in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

11 June 2020

Demystifying interdisciplinary working (in Valuing Nature)

UKERC Co-Director Nicola Beaumont discusses a recent report from the Valuing Nature Program,...

11 June 2020

Bartlett Hacks: Climate solutions in a time of pandemic

From energy systems to travel, urbanisation, health and wellbeing to digital innovations, Bartlett...

02 June 2020

Northern Ireland – Reforming the Energy Vision

by Patrick Keatley (Ulster University) NIREV: Northern Ireland – Reforming the Energy Vision The...

21 January 2020