🏭 How is industrial energy demand changing and what does it mean for business? Join Jon Saltmarsh, Adesina Oluwatomi, Matthew Rhodes and Dr Imogen Rattle on 14 July, 2pm, to discuss challenges, opportunities and the transition to a cleaner future. Register: www.edrc.ac.uk/events/the-c...

The Changing Shape of Energy Demand in Industry - Energy Demand Research Centre

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What does it mean to decarbonise rural places when no two rural communities are the same? This new blog offers insights from an EDRC workshop on rural energy demand, energy vulnerability, transport, home heating and why policy must better reflect rural realities. www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/de...

Decarbonising rural places differently: Insights from EDRC’s research community - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Massive thank you to everyone who attended our Launch Event yesterday! 🧡💡🧡 Thanks @nannetteyoussef.bsky.social & @peternewell.bsky.social for the excellent presentations! With Director @stefanb23.bsky.social Supported by: @uomseed.bsky.social @justcentre.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social

How do racialised disadvantages affect people’s ability to access and use the energy system? Join us on 8 July, 2pm for a free webinar exploring how racialised inequalities shape energy experiences and access. Register now: www.edrc.ac.uk/events/racia...

Racialisation and Energy Demand - Energy Demand Research Centre

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New blog from Peter and me on what local industrial decarbonisations plans reveal about what place-based policy can (and can't) do for industrial decarbonisation. New paper in @climate-policy.bsky.social coming soon #energysky #IndustrialDecarbonisation

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🏭Industrial decarbonisation looks very different beyond the UK's major industrial clusters. In a new blog, Imogen Rattle and Peter Taylor explore lessons from the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan (LIDP) competition and what they mean for achieving net zero: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/le...

Missed our webinar on energy demand and energy security? Watch Marie Claire Brisbois, Caroline Kuzemko and Jim Watson discuss how recent global conflict is affecting UK energy security and the crucial role of demand in building resilience now and for the future: youtu.be/9No895jvWbY

What does energy demand have to do with energy security?

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🏭Industrial decarbonisation looks very different beyond the UK's major industrial clusters. In a new blog, Imogen Rattle and Peter Taylor explore lessons from the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan (LIDP) competition and what they mean for achieving net zero: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/le...

Lessons from the UK's Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan competition - Energy Demand Research Centre

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💬 Reflections from PPERC Director @stefanb23.bsky.social on the Centre's inception 👉Explore Stefan’s work research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/s... Professor in Geography @uomseed.bsky.social Co-investigator @edrc-uk.bsky.social Co-investigator @justcentre.bsky.social

💬 Reflections from Dr Katherine Sugar, People Place and Energy Research Centre's Research Co-Ordinator… Katherine is an Energy Geographer @uomseed.bsky.social & @edrc-uk.bsky.social & energy ECR Champion @sustainableuom.bsky.social 👉 Katherine's work: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/k...

Our May newsletter is here, don't miss: 🎉 2026 Royal Geographical Society Back Award for Stefan Bouzarovski 📘 A New briefing, paper & guest blog 🎤 An invite to the @pperc.bsky.social launch event 🤝 A Postdoc job opportunity at Reading Read it: tinyurl.com/2v2k9nku Subscribe: edrc.eo.page/gf34q

EDRC Newsletter May 2026

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🤝 The green transition is not only about technology, it’s about people, skills, communities, and inclusion. In this new guest blog, Surabhi Mantha explores what “green jobs” really mean and why local coordination matters for a just transition. 👇 www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/we...

“We need to show people that there is a place for them in this transition”: reflection on Green Jobs and Skills public talk - Energy Demand Research Centre

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📣Join @pperc.bsky.social launch Event supported by @justcentre.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social & @uomseed.bsky.social 📅Thu 18 June 🕑3-5pm 📍Cordingley Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street Find out more & sign up: 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pperc-laun...

👏 That’s a wrap on two great days at the University of Surrey for our Whole Centre Meeting! 🎉It was great to discuss with all our members upcoming research outputs, projects updates and key messages shaping our journey towards impact for an affordable and secure low energy future: edrc.eo.page/gf34q

One week to go until our next webinar with @edrc-uk.bsky.social! 'What does energy demand have to do with energy security?' will examine the impact of recent conflict for energy security in the UK. @mcbrisbois.bsky.social, @cisk.bsky.social and @watsonjim.bsky.social. ukerc.ac.uk/events/webin...

Webinar: What does energy demand have to do with energy security?

Energy security is top of political agenda at the moment. This webinar will examine the role energy demand has to...

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While we are responding to our mid-term review, the Fund has been paused and will relaunch in Autumn 2026. More information including updated timelines and next steps will be shared as soon as possible on our website: www.edrc.ac.uk/edrc-flexibl...

📢 New briefing by Katherine Sugar explores how public procurement can help bridge national net zero ambitions and local delivery realities. The study highlights challenges around social value, local authority capacity, and barriers for smaller organisations. 👉 www.edrc.ac.uk/publications...

Public Procurement for a Just, Net Zero Transition - Energy Demand Research Centre

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📣New blog by Dr Alice Garvey shares insights from the EDRC Citizens’ Panel on what fair energy demand reduction could look like in rural places and why decarbonisation can’t be separated from everyday rural life, access, equity and choice. Read more: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/wh...

“What if we forget rural people?” Citizen perspectives on fair rural energy demand reduction - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Climate action is often judged only by upfront costs but that misses the bigger picture. In our new blog, Josh Lait, Tim Foxon, Andrew Sudmant & Ruaidhri Higgins-Lavery explore how demand-side climate solutions deliver major social benefits that are often overlooked👇 www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/cl...

Climate action is undervalued. How can we fix that? - Energy Demand Research Centre

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The strategy so far seems to be to promote renewables but we can't build enough in time to save us from this oil crisis. There's lots of @edrc-uk.bsky.social research into how we can reduce energy use without sacrificing quality of life. It's probably a good time to get into this.

Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The biggest reason to warn people imo is so they can start saving energy and switching away from oil and gas in the most efficient ways possible - especially ahead of next winter. Good to speak to @guardianheather.bsky.social about that earlier in the week

📣EDRC Flexible Fund update: after a pause during the Centre’s move from Sussex to Birmingham, funding reopens in stages: Impact Acceleration (30 Apr), Rapid Projects (1 Jul), and International (1 Sep). More details coming in June. Learn more & apply on our website: www.edrc.ac.uk/edrc-flexibl...

📢 New report by Llinos Brown and Kate Pangbourne on community climate action in NE Scotland. Using Ripple Effects Mapping, it shows how the NESCAN Hub supports impacts beyond emissions reduction, community wellbeing, skills & partnerships, and sets 12 recommendations for action: tinyurl.com/4r8j2jv7

Understanding and supporting community climate action groups. Evidence from north east Scotland - Energy Demand Research Centre

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👇Read Jacopo Torriti's new paper showing how structural constrains (such as inflexible supply, high shutdowns, and limited storage) create conditions under which demand turn-up becomes a viable mechanism for balancing supply and demand: www.edrc.ac.uk/publications...

Demand turn-up in electricity markets: Economic lessons from non-energy sectors - Energy Demand Research Centre

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📢 New policy brief: Climate action isn’t just a cost. Our brief sets out how to embed multiple benefits in policymaking: Communicate benefits, involve communities, provide national guidance, add Green Book guidance on assessments, and explore mandating benefit assessments. tinyurl.com/3epsmn3v

Valuing the multiple benefits of local authority climate action in the UK - Energy Demand Research Centre

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As another energy crisis begins to take hold, the UK must take action to reduce energy demand to limit impacts on households that are already suffering. This blog explores how we should redefine energy security to address demand in addition to supply. ukerc.ac.uk/news/how-the...

How the UK can Protect Households from Spiking Fuel Prices

As another energy crisis takes hold, the UK must take action to reduce energy demand to limit impacts on households...

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🎤Listen to the latest episode of @ukerc.bsky.social's talking energy podcast, where our co-director Sara Walker talks about the role and use of hydrogen in our energy grid, how much carbon can be saved by integrating hydrogen into our gas system, and the demand-side of energy: tinyurl.com/3tanfmdv

📈 Energy prices are rising again. How can the UK better protect households from global fuel price shocks? In this new blog, @mcbrisbois.bsky.social and Caroline Kuzemko argue that reducing energy demand must be central to energy security: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/ho... @ukerc.bsky.social

How the UK can protect households from spiking fuel prices - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Latest Energy Conversations ep 🎙️ Uswitch Director of Regulation, Richard Neudegg and CEP's Dr Calvillo Watch/listen at the links below: 📺Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2N0c... 📺YT www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUjR... 🎧Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @ukerc.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social