Flexibility refers to the ability to use generation, storage and demand side resources making the most of computational intelligence distributed along the grid for balancing energy supply and demand. Increasing the energy system flexibility is key to ensure the reliable integration of larger shar...
Gardens in cities provide a long and continuous supply of energy-rich nectar from March to October, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. Despite huge garden-to-garden variation in both the quantity and timing of nectar production, pollinators are guaranteed a reliable food supply...
The Government Office for Science has launched a new Foresight Project to help inform the government’s long-term net zero strategy, titled “A net zero society – scenarios and pathways”. This project will provide the evidence and tools to help understand how behaviours could impact net...
UKRI are now reviewing our systems to better understand the effectiveness of our current approaches in supporting impact across UKRI and through the investments we fund. They are keen to gather feedback and to gain an understanding of how impact development activities are being embedded into pr...
Two substantial stepping stones in addressing climate change have taken place in the last three months, with the UK government launching its Net Zero Strategy, in October 2021 and hosting the international community at COP26 in November 2021. Both initiatives aim to work towards delivering a low-...
The European Commission launched a call for experts on 5 January (Deadline: 2 February 2022) to join the five Mission Boards, with the role of advising on the implementation of the EU Missions. The five Mission Boards will have up to 15 independent top experts for each Mission.
New data has shown that power from fossil fuels on Britain’s electricity grid fell to an all-time low at the end of December, delivering the UK’s greenest Christmas.
The EU’s push to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce the amount of fossil fuel they consume could create more than 160,000 jobs in the energy and heating sector by 2030, according to the European Commission. But there are fears that labour and skills shortages in Europe’s cons...
Our oceans are crucial in regulating global climate and are essential to life on Earth. The marine environment is being impacted severely by multiple and cumulative stressors, including pollution, ocean acidification, resource extraction, and climate change. Scientific understanding of marine sys...