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Reference Number	NE/G007748/1
Title	MASTER - Proposal for providing work to continue activity of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) 2009 - 2014
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Energy Efficiency (Industry) 5%; Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial) 15%; Energy Efficiency (Transport) 5%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal (Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 5%; Renewable Energy Sources (Wind Energy) 5%; Renewable Energy Sources (Ocean Energy) 10%; Renewable Energy Sources (Bio-Energy) 5%; Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electric power conversion) 10%; Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electricity transmission and distribution) 10%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research (Energy system analysis) 25%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research (Environmental, social and economic impacts) 5%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 5%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 5%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 5%; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 20%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 20%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning) 5%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 5%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 5%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Education) 5%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 30%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 20%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 10%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 5%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 5%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 20%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 10%;
Principal Investigator	Professor JN (John ) Loughhead No email address given UK Energy Research Centre
Award Type	1
Funding Source	NERC
Start Date	01 May 2009
End Date	30 April 2014
Duration	60 months
Total Grant Value	£18,529,296
Industrial Sectors	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region	London
Programme
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor JN (John ) Loughhead , UK Energy Research Centre (99.977%)
	Other Investigator	Prof JL (Jillian ) Anable , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Prof MC (Melanie ) Austen , Plymouth Marine Lab, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) (0.001%) Dr TS (Terry ) Barker , Land Economy, University of Cambridge (0.001%) Professor J (John ) Barrett , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (0.001%) Professor IJ (Ian Julian ) Bateman , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Dr AJ (Alan ) Bond , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Professor J (Jaquelin ) Burgess , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Professor P (Paul ) Ekins , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Prof NJ (Nick ) Eyre , Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford (0.001%) Prof R (Rob ) Gross , Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr JA (Jim ) Halliday , Energy Research Unit, STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council) (0.001%) Professor GP Hammond , Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (0.001%) Dr KM (Kevin ) Hiscock , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Professor N (Nick ) Jenkins , Engineering, Cardiff University (0.001%) Prof A (Andrew ) Lovett , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Professor RJ Lowe , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Prof CH (Catherine ) Mitchell , Geography, University of Exeter (0.001%) Professor J (Jim ) Skea , Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor N (Neil ) Strachan , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Professor G (Goran ) Strbac , Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr CM (Carol ) Turley , Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) (0.001%) Professor RK Turner , Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (0.001%) Professor R (Robin ) Wallace , Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh (0.001%)
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Objectives	See proposal document
Abstract	Summary : UKERC's over-arching aim is to provide, and communicate the outcomes of, high-quality energy research to inform the actions that government in the UK and other stakeholders must take to ensure that the energy sector moves forward along a path compatible with climate policy goals, energy security, the wider international framework and environmental, social and economic needs.The caseforsupport for a second phase of the UK Energy Research Centre focuses on three areas of activity: a) an interdisciplinary, whole systems research programme with an increasingly international focus; b) capacity building activities through interdisciplinary PhD training and support for early career researchers; and c) a range of knowledge exchange activities. aimed at disseminating knowledge, reinforcing the cohesion of the UK energy research community, connecting it effectively with stakeholder groups and enhancing links with international energy researchers.The research programme is framedby a cluster of research and scientific challenges responding to a rapidly changing energy agenda driven by environmental and security concerns. The challenges are: driving systemic change in the energysector; managing environmental impacts; and enhancing energy security and resilience. The challenges will be met by drawing on competences within four research themes, each interdisciplinary in character and each led by a senior UK researcher. The themes are: Energy Demand; Energy Supply; Energy and Environment; and Energy Systems. In addition, a Technology and Policy Assessment function will conduct in-depth reviews of difficult topics within the energy domain, building on the systematic review approaches developed in Phase I. We propose mechanisms for defining and commissioning a flexible programme of research which will develop in response to emerging needs and will engage a much wider range of researchers who can contribute to the energy agenda.The principal capacity building mechanisms will be an interdisciplinary studentship competition, an annual summer school and support for the "SPARKS" early career network. Knowledge exchange will be delivered through: a) a continuation of the Phase I communications function targeting the media and opinion-forming groups; and b) a more tightly specified Networking function, under whose auspices we will operate the successfulMeeting Place function; maintain and develop, with an increasing emphasis on roadmapping activity, the UK Energy Research Atlas; and use mechanisms such as meetings, newsletters and the website to operate the National Energy Research Network (NERN) in order to connect the UK energy research community both internally and with other stakeholders in the UK and overseas. We propose that a core partnership of six institutions will be led by the Executive and Research Directors operating from the Headquarters at Imperial College. The governance structure which operated under Phase I, comprising the Supervisory Board, Advisory Board and Directors' Committee, will be strengthened by creating a new Research Committee comprising both members of the core consortium, members of the wider community and other stakeholders. This will oversee the flexible programme of research and the studentship competition.
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Work Package 3, Task 5 Working Paper Version 2.1 Carbon Emission Accounting Balancing the books for the UK Climate change and energy security: Assessing the impact of information and its delivery on attitudes and behaviour Decarbonising the UK Energy System: Accelerated Development of Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies Electricity Demand Reduction - UKERC Consultation Response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Electricity Market Design for a Low-carbon Future Electricity Market Reform Workshop III: Institutional Arrangements Electricity Market Reform: Independent Experts Workshop Electricity Market Reform: Stakeholders Workshop Energy 2050 - WG1 Energy Demand : Lifestyle and Energy Consumption - working paper Energy Materials Availability Handbook Energy from biomass: the size of the global resource Environmental and Eco-innovation: Concepts, Evidence and Policies Feed in Tariffs: the energy saving option Future Research Requirements for Smart Metering Workshop Global Oil Depletion: An assessment of the evidence for near-term peak in global oil production Governance: Challenges and Solutions for a Sustainable, Secure and Affordable British Energy System - Meeting Report Great Expectations: The cost of offshore wind in UK waters understanding the past and projecting the future House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: Inquiry on The Economic Impact on Energy Policy of Shale Gas and Oil - Response on behalf of the UK Energy Research Centre Low-carbon, resilient scenarios for the UK energy system in 2050 Making the transition to a secure and low-carbon energy system: synthesis report - UKERC 2050 project Mapping rebound effects from sustainable behaviours: key concepts and literature review Materials Availability, Working Paper I: Thin Film Photovoltaics. Materials Availability, Working paper II: Potential constraints to the future low-carbon economy: Batteries, Magnets and Materials. Materials Availability, Working paper III: Comparison of material criticality studies - methodologies and results. Memorandum From Research Councils UK for the Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into UK Deepwater Drilling - Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy: Energy Systems Modelling - UKERC Energy 2050 Research Report 1 Personal Carbon Budgeting: What People Need to Know, Learn and Have in Order to Manage and Live Within a Carbon Budget, and the Policies that Could Support Them? Policy Briefing : An introduction to ecosystem services Presenting the Future: An assessment of future costs estimation methodologies in the electricity generation sector Prioritising the best use of biomass resources: conceptualising trade-offs Public Attitudes to Nuclear Power and Climate Change in Britain Two Years after the Fukushima Accident: Summary findings of a survey conducted in March 2013 - Working Paper Public Risk Perceptions, Understandings, and Responses to Climate Change in Australia and Great Britain: Interim Report Public opinion Energy security Record of the UKERC-supported Wind Energy Research Road Mapping meeting Renewable Heat Initiative - UKERC Consultation Response on Expanding the Non Domestic Scheme Report on the evidence for net job creation from policy support for energy efficiency and renewable energy: An appraisal of multi-sectoral modelling techniques Response to the 2011 HM Treasury Carbon Floor Price Consultation Response to the Ofgem consultation: Project Discovery options for secure and sustainable energy supplies Review and Analysis of UK and International Low Carbon Energy Scenarios The Extent to Which Economic Regulation Enables the Transition to a Sustainable Electricity System The UK bio-energy resource base to 2050: estimates, assumptions, and uncertainties The UK energy system in 2050: Comparing Low-Carbon, Resilient Scenarios The experience of carbon rationing action groups: implications for a personal carbon allowances policy Transforming the UK Energy System: Public Values, Attitudes & Acceptability.Deliberating Energy System Transitions in the UK. 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UK Transport Carbon Model UKCCSC and UKERC response to the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee inquiry on emissions performance standards (EPS) UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Bioenergy for Heat, Power and Liquid transportation fuels UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Carbon Capture and Storage UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Coal Combustion UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Coal Conversion UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Electric Power Conversion UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Energy Efficiency - Industry UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Energy Efficiency - Transport UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Energy Storage (2013) UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Energy Systems Modelling UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Fuel Cells UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Geothermal Energy UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Hydrogen UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Hydropower UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Interdisciplinary Research Centres UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Marine Renewable Energy UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Nuclear Fission UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Nuclear Fusion UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Socio-Economic Issues (2013) UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Solar Energy UKERC Energy Research Landscape: Wind UKERC Energy Research landscape: OIL AND GAS UKERC Review of Evidence for Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 4: Decline rates and depletion rates UKERC Review of Evidence for Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 5: Methods of estimating ultimately recoverable resources UKERC Review of Evidence for Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 6: Methods of forecasting future oil supply UKERC Review of Evidence for Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 7 - Annex 1: Models of Global Oil Supply for the Period 2008-2030 UKERC Review of Evidence for Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 7: Comparison of global oil supply forecasts UKERC Review of Evidence on Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 1: Data Sources and Issues UKERC Review of Evidence on Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 2: Definition and interpretation of reserve estimates UKERC Review of Evidence on Global Oil Depletion - Technical Report 3: The Nature and Importance of Reserve Growth UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: CCGT Case Study UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: CCS Case Study UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: Nuclear Case Study UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: Offshore Wind Case Study UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: Onshore Wind Case Study UKERC Technology and Policy Assessment Cost Methodologies Project: PV Case Study UKERC response to the DECC consultation on the proposed RHI financial support scheme UKERC response to the DECC consultation: A framework for the development of clean coal UKERC response to the DECC consultation: Heat and Energy Saving Strategy UKERC response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change consultation - Electricity Market Reform UKERC response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change consultation - Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation UKERC response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change consultation - Renewable Heat Incentive: Proposals for a Domestic Scheme UKERC response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - October 2012, Part 1 UKERC response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - October 2012, Part 2. 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