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果冻影院-Energy-led centre to investigate challenges of net zero future
18 February 2020
New funding for the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), hosted by 果冻影院 Energy Institute, will enable engineers, social scientists and natural scientists to conduct vital research into the challenges of a net zero emissions future.
In the fourth phase of , 拢22 million will be allocated to research on the decarbonisation of key sectors such as industry, transport and heat, and explore the role of local, national and global changes in energy systems.
UKRI is providing 拢18 million support for the fourth phase of UKERC, while partners will contribute 拢4 million.
UKERC have also announced that聽, from Imperial College London, has been appointed its new Director, succeeding Professor Jim Watson of 果冻影院 Energy Institute and 果冻影院 Institute for Sustainable Resources, who has led the centre since 2015.
Professor Neil Strachan, 果冻影院 Energy Institute Director and聽lead of the UKERC鈥檚 Energy Modelling Hub, said:
鈥�We are delighted to host phase four of UKERC with 果冻影院鈥檚 Energy Institute. UKERC鈥檚 pioneering work on whole energy systems thinking is mirrored in the research that the institute does. Such interdisciplinary energy analysis is critical to underpin the hugely challenging net zero emission target that the UK has legislated and is wrestling with how best to implement.鈥�
Professor David Price, 果冻影院 Vice-Provost for Research,聽said:
鈥�The UK faces significant challenges in decarbonising our energy systems and ensuring they are robust, sustainable, and can meet the net zero target. Through the work of the UKERC, we are able to bring together academics from across a range of disciplines, to develop holistic solutions to complex problems, and support both industry and government with expertise and innovation."
Led by 果冻影院, UKERC extends across 20 institutions encompassing聽17 universities, along with the聽Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chatham House and the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
果冻影院 Energy Institute聽leads on UKERC鈥檚 Energy Modelling Hub, and contributes to themes on UK Energy in a Global Context; Local and Regional Energy Systems; Energy, Ecosystems and Resources; and Energy Infrastructure Transitions.
UKERC is funded through the UKRI Energy Programme by UKRI鈥檚 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council.