UKERC Research Programmes

Following a successful first five-years, UKERC started Phase II of its research activities on 1st May 2009 with a £18.5m award for another five years' operation, £4.5m of which will be available to the wider community through a new Research Fund.  The first call opened on 6 July 2009.

 

Research Themes

Other participating institutions include the Science and Technology Facilities Council, University of Aberdeen, University of Bath, University College London, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, and University of York.  UKERC's Headquarters is hosted by Imperial College London.

More on Phase II operations

Functions

The Meeting Place is a focal point for the centre's extensive networking activity, bringing together academics and other stakeholders from different disciplines and professions

The Research Atlas is an open, searchable central repository for information relating to all energy-related R&D projects

The Energy Data Centre is an outward-facing service for the UK energy research community, directing interested parties to publicly available energy and related data 

UKERC Phase I

UKERC was established in 2004 with five year's funding.  During this phase of activity, the Centre organised its research into the following themes:

Technology and Policy Assessment
Demand Reduction
Future Sources of Energy
Energy Infrastructure and Supply
Energy Systems and Modelling
Environmental Sustainability
Materials for Advanced Energy Systems 

The most ambitious cross-theme project was UKERC Energy 2050, launched in April 2009.  The report addressed two of the Government's toughest energy policy goals – delivering reliable energy to consumers while meeting its legal commitment to reduce CO₂ emissions by 80% by 2050.