Technology pathways, efficiency gains and price implications of decarbonising residential heat in the UK
Calvillo, Christian F. and Katris, Antonios and Alabi, Oluwafisayo and Stewart, Jamie and Zhou, Long and Turner, Karen (2023) Technology pathways, efficiency gains and price implications of decarbonising residential heat in the UK. Energy Strategy Reviews, 48. 101113. ISSN 2211-467X (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101113)
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Abstract
The UK government’s plans to decarbonise residential heating will mean major changes to the energy system whatever the specific technology pathway chosen, driving a range of impacts on users and suppliers. We use an energy system model (UK TIMES) to identify the potential energy system impacts of alternative pathways to low or zero carbon heating. We find that the speed of transitioning can affect the network investment requirements, the overall energy use and emissions generated, while the primary heating fuel shift will determine which sectors and networks require most investment. Crucially, we identify that retail price differences between heating fuels in the UK, particularly gas and electricity, could erode or eliminate bill savings from switching to more efficient heating systems.
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Calvillo, Christian F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-6601, Katris, Antonios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9352-2307, Alabi, Oluwafisayo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3560-5929, Stewart, Jamie, Zhou, Long and Turner, Karen;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85933 Dates: DateEvent31 July 2023Published20 June 2023Published Online18 June 2023AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > Production of electric energy or power
Political ScienceDepartment: ?? 15452 ??
Strategic Research Themes > Energy
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > PoliticsDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 26 Jun 2023 08:03 Last modified: 05 Dec 2024 01:22 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85933