A huge congratulations to Dr Brenda Boardman, Emeritus Research Fellow at the ECI, who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Open University on Friday 14th November 2025. The honour recognises her groundbreaking work on fuel poverty and energy efficiency, and her leadership as a pioneering ene...
University of Oxford researcher Hannah Ritchie, the author of Clearing the Air, argues that a more optimistic climate narrative based on data is crucial for future progress. Ritchie contends that while the situation is serious, significant advancements, such as the dramatic collapse in the costs ...
Six people huddle around a table, their brows furrowed in concentration as they piece together the puzzle of the changing climate. The task before them is deceptively simple yet profoundly complex: tracing the cascading impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on everything from biodiversity loss and ...
UK research shows heat pumps could cut emissions, lower bills, and help balance electricity demand, keeping homes warm and easing pressure on the grid. The study tested how homes using smart air source heat pumps could automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak demand period...
Christopher Vogel, Department of Engineering Science has been mentioned in The Conversation saying that wind turbines in the UK recoup the energy used in their manufacture, transport and installation within 12-to-24 months, and they can generate electricity for 20-to-25 years. The financial benef...
Labour’s new climate plan says homes will be encouraged, not forced, to switch to heat pumps through extended grants and green incentives.
Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors and also develop microreactor technology – despite the fact no such plants have yet been built commercially anywhere ...
Matched, a new independent, open-source initiative, founded by Joe Kwiatkowski, has published methodology for calculating temporal matching between renewable energy supply and consumption in the UK electricity market. How do the ‘100% renewable’ tariffs backed by REGOs in the UK actually line...
Jan Rosenow, Brenda Boardman and Ewan Archer-Brown write in The Conversation on how Britain’s flagship home insulation programme has received a damning verdict from the National Audit Office. Under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, tens of thousands of households have been left with f...