UKERC Research Fund
Around 40% of UKERC's total research resource is allocated through a Research Fund.
Under this arrangement, specific projects were offered, on a competitive basis, to the wider research community. The aims of the Research Fund are:
- to bring a wider range of researchers and disciplines into UKERC's research programme
- to ensure that the best science is used to deliver the programme
- to allow the programme to develop flexibly in the light of new scientific insights or external developments
The Research Fund supports work that is an integral part of the overall Research Programme and is managed by a Research Committee.
Research Fund projects
Spatial Mapping and Evaluation of Energy Crop Distribution in Great Britain to 2050
This project explores the potential use of bioenergy crops across the UK, looking at feasibility, sustainability implications, and constraints on production opportunities. more
Carbon Capture and Storage: Realising the Potential
This project is conducting an independent, inter-disciplinary assessment of CCS viability from now to 2030 by a three institution partnership from the Universities of Sussex, Edinburgh and Imperial College London in close co-operation with research user organisations. more
UNderstanding LOcal and Community Governance of Energy (UNLOC)
The UNLOC project aims to develop a robust understanding of evolving patterns of energy governance at the local and community levels. more
EnGAGE Scotland: Grassroots Action and the Politics of Energy Governance in Scotland
Grassroots – non-governmental, non professional groups – actively engage in community focused, policy-orientated action, but how far do they influence the way we generate and use energy in our communities? more
Transforming the UK Energy System: Public Values, Attitudes and Acceptability
This project aims to provide an insight into public perceptions of whole energy system change and build on knowledge and understanding of public attitudes, values and acceptability. more
Industrial Energy Use from a Bottom-up Perspective
The overall aim of the project is to evaluate industrial energy use and improvement potential (and associated CO2 savings) via bottom-up case studies set within a context of UK industry-wide understanding. more
New Media and Public Beliefs and Behaviours in Relation to the Transformation of the Energy System: Climate Change, Technology and Resources
The core of this research project is to analyse the role of the media to have played a central role in spreading awareness of climate change. more
Disaggregated Scenarios for Demand Studies
This project will deliver robust datasets and research tools for enhancing academic research in better understanding and meeting the future challenges of end-use energy demand in the UK. more
The Future Role of Thermal Energy Storage in the UK Energy System: Assessment of Technical Feasibility and Factors Influencing Adoption
The aim of this project is to clarify both the potential for, and limitations of, the role of thermal energy storage in the transition to a sustainable low carbon energy supply system in the UK. more
An Options Approach to UK Energy Futures
The objective of this project is to develop a high-level, decision-analytic framework within which to assess UK energy decarbonisation options. more
UK Energy Futures: Mapping Uncertainties and Risks
The aim of this research project is to develop a multi-criteria framework that employs an analytic-deliberative approach to identify and assess risks and uncertainties derived from various future pathways and scenarios. more
Optimising Value Propositions for Energy Efficient Renovations
The aim of this project is to assess the acceptability to UK homeowners of alternative value propositions for energy efficient home renovations in the Green Deal-enabled market, and to identify the optimal value propositions for accelerating the diffusion of efficiency measures through the UK housing stock. more
Assessing the Global and Local Impacts on Ecosystem Services of Energy Provision in the UK
The purpose of this project is to assess the local and global impacts on Ecosystem Services from energy provision in the UK. more
The Geopolitical Economy of Global Gas Security and Governance: Implications for the UK
It is critical to the UK's energy security to develop a clear understanding of the geopolitical drivers, governance challenges and risks shaping current and future global gas security through to the lat 2020s and beyond. more
A Global Framework for Quantifying the Ecosystem Service Impacts of Oil and Biofuel Production
The aim of this project is to develop a framework for quantifying the overseas ecosystem service impacts of transport fuel production used in the UK, in particular by comparing traditional oil production with biofuel production. more
Scenarios for the Development of Smart Grids in the UK
This project aims to advance understanding of smart grid deployment and utilisation through a programme of novel empirical research, developing and evaluating a number of socio-technical scenarios. more