Technology and Policy Assessment

Introduction

The Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) function was established to meet demand from policymakers, industry and other stakeholders for independent, policy-relevant assessments that address key issues and controversies in the energy field.

The TPA team draws on existing energy research to develop accessible, credible and authoritative reports relevant to policymakers, other stakeholders and wider public debate. 

Ongoing research projects

The TPA team is currently working on three projects:

• Low Carbon Jobs, key contact: Steve Sorrell (University of Sussex)
• Electricity Cost Estimation Methodologies, key contact: Philip Greenacre (Imperial College London) 
• Materials Availability, key contact: Jamie Speirs (Imperial College London)

Further details of these projects can be found at the Current Research Projects page.

Completed projects

Previous TPA projects include:

• Energy from biomass: The size of the global resource  
• Great Expectations: The cost of offshore wind in UK waters 
• Global Oil Depletion 
• Transport Carbon Emissions
• The Rebound Effect 
• Investment in Electricity Generation  
• The Costs and Impacts of Intermittency   

Full details of previous TPA work can be found at the Completed Projects page. More information about the TPA team's approach and methodology   can be found here.
 

Meet the team