Rob Gross
UKERC Director,
UKERC Researcher
Dr. Robert Gross is Reader in Energy Policy and Technology and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT) at Imperial College London. He is Policy Director of Imperial’s Energy Futures Lab and is a Co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre.
Dr Gross has published extensively on energy policy and technology. He has wide-ranging research management expertise and has made a substantive contribution to UK energy policy development, acting as advisor to Select Committees, preparing reports and chairing committees for Government departments and non-departmental public bodies, and as a consultant. He was seconded to the Cabinet Office in the early 2000s and contributed to the Blair Government Energy Review.
Rob has extensive teaching experience at masters and PhD level. He has been an invited speaker at a wide range of conferences and forums in the UK and overseas and makes regular contributions to the popular debate surrounding energy, in the mainstream press, online and in TV and radio appearances. In 2014 Gross was Chair of the Council of the British Institute of Energy Economics.
Robert has a PhD in Energy and Environment Policy and Technology and an MSc in Environmental Technology, both from Imperial College.
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Related Publications (40)
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Research Report
by
Rob Gross,
Richard Hanna,
Jim Watson
04 Apr 2019
In a report published last month, UKERC academics identified how the government could achieve a net zero target cost-effectively, in a way that enables the UK to capture competitive advantages.
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Working Paper
by
Phil Heptonstall,
Paul Brockway,
Rob Gross,
Lukas Hardt,
Peter Taylor,
John Barrett
21 Feb 2019
This Rapid Evidence Assessment explores how energy models that inform UK government energy policy represent energy demand and demand-side energy policies.
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Consultation Response
by
Rob Gross,
Jim Watson
14 Dec 2018
Read our response to the Science and Technology Committee inquiry into technologies for clean growth
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Research Report
by
Phil Heptonstall,
Rob Gross
30 Oct 2018
In light of the recent rise of the energy price cap, we highlight our recent report which provides an in-depth assessment of domestic energy prices, considering how UK household bills compare to those of other comparable countries (Germany, France, Sweden, Australia)
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Consultation Response
by
Rob Gross,
Nick Jenkins,
Jim Watson,
Nick Pidgeon,
Jessica Bays
05 Oct 2018
Read our response to the Welsh Government Consultation: A low-carbon pathway for Wales
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News (11)
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Consultation response
by
Rob Gross,
Nick Jenkins,
Jim Watson,
Nick Pidgeon,
Jessica Bays
05 Oct 2018
Read the UKERC response to the Welsh Government Consultation: A low-carbon pathway for Wales
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Policy
by
Rob Gross,
Mark Winskel,
Keith Bell,
Jim Watson,
Paul Dodds
03 Sep 2018
Read the UKERC response to the Scottish FCC call for evidence on the Climate Change Bill.
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Policy
by
Rob Gross,
Keith Bell,
Jim Watson
03 May 2018
Read our response to Ofgem’s consultation on the RIIO-2 framework.
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Network News
by
Rob Gross,
Richard Hanna
19 Apr 2018
UKERC researchers have contributed to a BEIS-commissioned report on heat decarbonisation. The report summarises the evidence base on how other countries provide heating and cooling and what the UK can learn from them. The focus is on heating and cooling in buildings, viewed broadly across residential and non-residential sectors with an emphasis on OECD countries.
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by
Rob Gross,
Jim Watson
12 Oct 2017
UKERC responds to the publication of the UK government's Clean Growth Strategy