Energy Demand Research Champions
Two new Energy Demand Research Champions, have been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Funding Success! Energy Demand Research Centre
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £15 million for a new Energy Demand Research Centre that will provide solutions for energy demand reduction, understand the impact on consumers, and enable equitable policy decision-making.
To find out about other recent UKRI investments read here.
Read the Sussex Energy Group blog on this exciting news, and the Univerity of Sussex's press release.
Energy Demand Research Champions
Two new Energy Demand Research Champions, have been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Professor Mari Martiskainen, Senior Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit (University of Sussex Business School) and Professor Sara Walker (Newcastle University School of Engineering) will lead the next phase of energy demand research in the UK.
Champions Dr Martiskainen and Professor Walker will develop a new phase of research, building on the knowledge developed in the Centre for Research Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS), which was set up in 2018 to look at how reductions in energy use can support the transition to a net-zero society. The overarching ethos for Dr Martiskainen and Professor Walker is to make energy demand reduction the foundation for a fair transition to net zero by 2050, and to transform understanding of how energy demand can be rapidly reduced across different sectors and users. The co-champions will undertake a consultation in Autumn 2022 with stakeholders from academia, policy, industry and NGOs.
By working together with the existing CREDS consortium, a collaboration between over 100 researchers across 26 institutions, as well as other energy research community and key stakeholders, the co-champions will identify how previous research can be utilised and new interdisciplinary research developed to deliver actionable insights on the future of energy demand within the UK.
Energy Demand Research Champions Launch Webinar
The Energy Demand Research Champions hosted a launch webinar on 11th October.
You can see the recording of the launch webinar by clicking the link below:
To access the slides, please click below and you will be able to save them:
Energy Demand Research Champions Launch Webinar Slides
The call to join the new Energy Demand Centre is now closed.
Energy Demand Champion - Updated Call Document
Thank you to everyone who applied!
Developing the next phase of energy demand research
The Champions have written a short blog (below and here on CREDS webiste to discuss how the next phase of energy demand research is unfolding.