Below are some of our recently updated projects.
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- with the policy challange: Low carbon energy
Economic analysis of Scotland’s wind and hydrogen sectors
Baseline data and assessment of the structure, conduct and performance of Scotland’s onshore wind, offshore wind and hydrogen sectors.
Network investment costs of the heat and transport transition
An assessment of costs for heat transition and transport decarbonisation in Scotland for different rates of adoption of low-carbon technologies.
Low-carbon transport fuels – an evidence review
A review of the evidence and policy surrounding low-carbon fuels in transport, with a focus on the aviation and maritime sectors.
Categorising emissions in non-domestic buildings
Methodology for apportioning measured emissions in non-domestic buildings
Whole building assessment in multi-owner and mixed-use buildings
Options for whole building assessments for energy efficiency and zero direct emissions heat
Review of social housing archetypes to support EESSH2 review
This project defines archetypes for dwellings in the social housing sector.
Hydrogen as a storage medium in Scotland
Options for storing energy in the form of hydrogen in Scotland and its potential for reducing curtailment of renewable energy
International heat and energy efficiency policy review
An analysis of international approaches to regulating domestic energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation that are comparable with Scotland’s aims.
Zero emissions heating in new buildings across Scottish Islands
An assessment of which zero direct emissions technologies are best suited to the Scottish islands and remote communities.
Redirecting excess renewable energy to produce hydrogen
Research into whether curtailed energy from large-scale renewables in Scotland could be used to produce hydrogen economically.
Building-level energy storage: reducing consumer bills to deliver zero-emissions heat
This report examines the extent to which building-level energy storage technologies could help to reduce household energy costs when installed alongside zero-carbon heat technologies.
Cost reduction pathways of green hydrogen production in Scotland
Hydrogen is a versatile energy vector that can be used in a range of applications without emitting carbon dioxide at the point of use. This study considers how the cost of producing green hydrogen and the supply chain could develop to 2045.
