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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Heat demand in the UK accounts for around 44% of final energy consumption and is currently predominantly obtained by burning natural gas and oil, representing about 90% of the fuel share, while renewable energy sources s...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project focuses on decarbonisation of heating and cooling, which is relevant to energy efficiency and heat policies, but does not directly address how these policies work together or the sequencing of work.
Tackling climate change, providing energy security and delivering sustainable energy solutions are major challenges faced by civil society. The social, environmental and economic cost of these challenges means that it is...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Durham University
The project addresses thermal energy efficiency and reduction of emissions, which is relevant to BEIS’s objectives, but does not directly address how energy efficiency and heat policies work together or the sequencing of work.
This project explores the use of novel algorithms to inform a Heat as a Service (HaaS) business model. The project will demonstrate how the HaaS business model will accelerate energy retrofit and heat supply solutions in...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CITY SCIENCE CORPORATION LIMITED
The project explores a business model for heat provision and energy retrofit, which is relevant to energy efficiency and heat policies, but does not directly address how these policies work together or the sequencing of work.