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Vinnova Case study: A design-led missions approach
Vinnova Case study: A design-led missions approach. 6 July 2021. Figure 1: Vinnova’s Street Moves initiative is made possible by scalable and easily deployable wooden structures. What is Vinnova and what are the drivers of this case study? Vinnova…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
The need for speed: notes from an electric vehicle road trip
The need for speed: notes from an electric vehicle road trip. 28 June 2021. Electric cars are taking off in Britain. Sales have accelerated since the pandemic struck, and the increasing commitment from car makers is palpable. So when I hired an…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Energy Institute
COP26 green grids initiative
COP26 green grids initiative. 22 June 2021. The cost of renewables has reduced dramatically in recent years, making a rapid transition to net-zero power not just realistic, but economically attractive. The next big frontier to address is the…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Societal uncertainties and the UK energy transition
Societal uncertainties and the UK energy transition. 21 June 2021. At a glance. The UK has put into law its commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, in order to play its part in reducing climate change. This requires a…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute
Investment strategies in the UK energy transition
Investment strategies in the UK energy transition. 15 June 2021. Achieving net-zero by 2050 in the UK presents a considerable investment challenge, requiring investments of £50 billion per year by 2030 in low-carbon technologies and infrastructure.…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute
Thinking Like a Climate - book launch
In Thinking Like a Climate Hannah Knox confronts the challenges that climate change poses to knowledge production and modern politics.…
UCL Urban Laboratory
Mission-oriented innovation in the USA: Shaping markets toward grand challenges
The US Mission-Oriented Innovation Network (MOIN USA) focuses on shaping markets toward grand challenges, bringing the market co-creation and shaping agenda to the centre of political economy.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
How do policy-makers plan for net zero given all the uncertainties?
How do policy-makers plan for net zero given all the uncertainties? 7 June 2021. At a glance. Energy models have been widely applied to support policy-making for decarbonisation in the UK, particularly in relation to setting carbon budgets and…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute
Making heat pumps happen
A summary of the latest research enabling heat pumps to go large scale…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute
Innovation policy for net zero
Innovation policy for net zero. 24 May 2021. In the past few months a flurry of new climate targets have been announced, including in the UK, suggesting a step-change in global political willingness to take action to reduce emissions. Innovation –…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Energy Institute