Efficiency

Projects

Unlocking the Full Potential of Flexibility

This project aims to develop methods and tools to accurately quantify and harness the value of...

Spatial Energy System Planning

This project focuses on Strategic Spatial Energy Planning and environmental information for energy...

Investment by decentralised actors

Summary This topic focuses on investment decision-making by ‘decentralised actors’, by which we...

Publications

Working paper

Zonal Pricing, Volume Risk and the 2030 Clean Power Target

New UKERC modelling is assessing the interactions between transmission build-rates and the possible introduction of zonal pricing in the British electricity market. It cautions that investors currently face high uncertainty, and considerable volume of sales risks, with a material impact on renewable energy auctions that are essential for meeting clean power 2030 targets.

Mar 2025

Working paper

Locational Signals in a Reformed National Market: A review of options

The working paper reviews a wide range of options that could be incorporated into a reformed national market and help the government make a well-informed decision on which market structure to take forward.

Jan 2025

Research report

Energy Efficiency Evaluation

Research for the UK Energy Research Centre’s Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) function shows the importance of increased policy support for energy efficiency programmes, after a strategic review found savings in the region of 10% for well designed and implemented programmes.

Jun 2015

News

Article

UKERC Researcher Talks About Zonal Pricing on BBC Scotland

UKERC Researcher Callum MacIver talked to BBC Scotland about zonal pricing on Friday 28th March on...

01 Apr 2025

Article

Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult release paper on net zero building metrics

The Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult have released their latest paper calling for...

07 Feb 2025

Green recovery: why energy efficiency matters

In this blog Aidan Rhodes and Richard Hanna assess the UK Government’s announcement of new...

15 Jul 2020

Is efficient sufficient? UKERC at the ECEEE Summer Study

UKERC co-sponsored the bi-annual ECEEE Summer Study with CREDS this year. This year’s theme was...

01 Aug 2019

Energy efficiency contributed 25% of UK economic growth since 1971

UKERC researchers have contributed to a groundbreaking analysis, demonstrating how the historical...

07 Mar 2019

Article

Unlocking Britain’s First Fuel: new report on energy efficiency

Energy efficient improvements to home heating, insulation, lighting and appliances could reduce the...

06 Sep 2017