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Disrupting the UK energy system: causes, impacts and policy implications
Research Report 19 Jun 2019
With government legislating for net-zero by 2050, what does this mean for UK energy markets and business models?
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Power Shift: How to build Gender Balance in the Energy Research Portfolio
Research Report by Jessica Britton 14 Jun 2019
The challenge of rapidly decarbonising our energy system can’t be addressed if only half of the population is involved.
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UKERC Response to the BEIS Consultation Designing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
Consultation Response by Peter Taylor, Jim Watson 13 Jun 2019
This summary touches on a number of introductory points about the need for industrial decarbonisation and the role of government policy. Download the full submission to read the response to the specific questions posed by the consultation.
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Flexibility in Great Britain’s gas networks: analysis of linepack
Briefing Paper by Grant Wilson, Paul Rowley 30 May 2019
In May we published this briefing note providing an analysis of linepack - the amount of gas contained within the higher-pressure tiers of Britain’s gas transmission and distribution network
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CREDS & UKERC respond to BEIS call for evidence on energy efficiency schemes for SMEs
Consultation Response by Tina Fawcett, Sam Hampton 16 May 2019
This response covers general issues about design of policy for energy efficiency improvement in SMEs, and offers specific evidence on Option 2: a business energy efficiency obligation.
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Disruption and Continuity in the UK Energy Transition: What do the experts think?
Briefing Paper by Michael Kattirtzi, Mark Winskel 11 Apr 2019
Disruption or repurposing? Expert and stakeholder views on the UK energy transition...
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Accelerating innovation towards net zero
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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Modelling Demand-side Energy Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the UK
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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Paying for energy transitions: public perspectives and acceptability
Policy Briefing by Christina Demski, Nick Pidgeon 15 Jan 2019
How does the British public feel about paying for the energy transition?
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Review of Energy Policy: 2018
Policy Briefing by Christina Demski, Paul Ekins, Carolyn Snell, Catherine Waddams, Grant Wilson, Jillian Anable, Jan Webb, Mike Bradshaw, Keith Bell, Jim Watson, Richard Lowes, Christian Brand, Mark Bevan 19 Dec 2018
Read our annual Review of Energy Policy 2018...