Transition to locational pricing could yield up to £15bn in system benefits

Risks associated with increased capital costs for new technologies remain, according to a new report.
Risks associated with increased capital costs for new technologies remain, according to a new report.
The manufacturing sector asks for stable policies. A new survey conducted in Germany, France and Poland shows that the EU’s 2035 ban on the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as the least popular climate policy in all three countries, even among voters of centre-left parties....
Following on from the news item posted on 28th February, INET Oxford Complexity Economics Programme Director and Smith School Baillie Gifford Professor of Complex Systems Science at the Oxford Martin School, Doyne Farmer, said that there was a danger that traditional economic modellers were being...
Nearly 62% of UK households won’t switch to electric vehicles or solar power due to rising costs, according to a new survey.
Industry data reveals an increase in qualified heat pump installers, with numbers jumping by 166% from approximately 3,000 in 2022 to nearly 8,000 in 2023.
Inquiry The Committee has launched a new inquiry which will examine how the structure of the energy sector might be reformed to encourage greater decarbonisation, keep prices affordable for customers and maintain a secure and reliable supply.
Thirteen early career researchers from Oxford were finalists at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday 4th March 2024, at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.
A radical reduction in the amount of meat, dairy and other products sourced from animals is possible in the coming decades, as people turn to an increasing variety of alternatives. This would unlock vast amounts of land currently used to rear animals and to grow crops that feed them. That land co...
Towering up to 260m above the ocean’s surface, modern wind turbines are impressive feats of engineering, producing much-needed renewable energy. But what happens beneath the waves?