1. Research Councils UK Energy Programme For a Low Carbon Energy Future End Use Energy Demand Workshop 23 rd March 2011

2. Energy Programme Mission Key Targets: 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Increases in energy efficiency. Drivers: Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions both within the UK and abroad. Ensuring energy security. Ensuring energy affordability. To position the UK to meet its energy and environmental targets and policy goals through high quality research and postgraduate training.

3. Research Councils To advance knowledge and technology, and provide trained scientists and engineers, to meet the needs of users and beneficiaries thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness and quality of life of the United Kingdom.

4. Knowledge, People, Society, Economy Supporting an research community that is fit for purpose Training highly skilled people for Government, Local Government, industry and academia Support evidence based policy and legislation Generating wealth by encouraging exploitation

5. End-use Energy Demand This embraces energy efficiency measures, reduction in demand for energy, and reduction in demand for energy services / mobility - all of which will contribute to reducing carbon emissions from energy use. It includes research extending from the built environment to industrial processes and products, from materials to design and from markets and regulation to organisational and individual behaviour.

6. UK Carbon Footprint

8. Objectives of today To review the current portfolio. To help define the shape of the future portfolio to contribute towards the objectives of the Energy Programme. To help define the means by which the desired portfolio might be achieved. To allow networking and research community building to take place.

9. Agenda Morning: Welcome Keynote presentation: Professor Geoff Hammond (Bath):The role of end-use energy demand reduction in transition pathways to a UK low carbon future. International review of energy.Jacqui Williams(RCUK Energy Programme) Current research portfolio and analysis. Dave Holtum (RCUK Energy Programme) Breakout Sessions Networking opportunities /Lunch

10. Agenda Afternoon: Keynote presentation: Professor Kevin Anderson (Manchester). Quantifying the challenge: what role for energy demand in a low-carbon transition RCUK EUED Programme: Dave Holtum (RCUK Energy Programme) Breakout Sessions Wrap-up

11. Research Councils UK Energy Programme International Review of Energy

12. Purpose and timescale Benchmark the strength of UK research activity compared to world competitors Highlight any gaps or missed opportunities Provide a broad perspective on the UKs research activity in a particular discipline or area To aid all stakeholders with future planning Visiting international panel of 16 experts – October 2010 – led by Carsten Westergaard, Vestas. Brian Norton, Dublin Institute of Technology for EUED Town meeting held to present results 18 January 2011

13. High level findings Across almost all areas the panel found interesting, leading-edge and world class research. The excellent international reputation of UK research is deservedly earned. Good value is being delivered but in terms of impact on economic benefit, industry development and quality of life much more can be done. Weaknesses arise because of a lack of a sustained long term coherent energy research programme across the different funding bodies and the lack of clear mechanisms for moving from research to early demonstration, application and deployment.

14. High level recommendations A fully integrated roadmap for UK research targets A single, well defined, cross-Councils energy research budget to provide a common vision and strategy to the research community and to avoid conflicting priorities More transparent allocation process for strategic programmes to ensure better/optimal research community involvement, thereby secure deliverables There needs to be increased efforts to identify opportunities, provide funding and then promote, recognize and reward interdisciplinary R&D. More attention and resources directed to career paths both in industry and academia for multidisciplinary work R&D on demand reduction needs a higher profile in the R&D portfolio, and may warrant a dedicated programme.

15. Demand reduction specifics Demand side and energy efficiency needs to be aggressively pursued by the UK in order to meet its goals – dedicated programme may be required. RCUK should develop a programme of research that seeks transformative step-changes in space heating, domestic water heating and industrial process heating techniques. RCUK should increase funding to the retrofit of existing building fabrics and processes and long term technology development. RCUK should fund research to identify the potential for electrification and to identify targets for replacing the use of fossil fuels with electricity where reductions in CO 2 emissions will result.

16. Demand reduction specifics cont RCUK should identify the UK priorities for demand response and indentify technology needs and R&D gaps to enable this technology. Continue funding the valuable R&D on consumer acceptance and adoption of new technologies. Cross-disciplinary research is needed to ensure successful retrofitting projects, in particular architects should be trained to use building simulations models. Support industry- academia joint applied research on benchmarking and improving industrial process efficiency and reduction of carbon footprints of industrial processes.

17. Next steps Further background information, together with the presentations from town meeting are available at www.rcuk.ac.uk www.rcuk.ac.uk Report will soon be available at www.rcuk.ac.ukwww.rcuk.ac.uk Research Councils and other funding bodies are developing a response and action plan that will be published.

18. Research Councils UK Energy Programme Contribute to ESRCS future

19. ESRCs strategy development Seven cross cutting challenges have been sharpened into 3 priorities Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions A Vibrant and Fair Society Currently no reference to energy.

20. Contribute You can relay comments: –directly to the ESRC Project Team (email: priorities2011subgroup@esrc.ac.uk) priorities2011subgroup@esrc.ac.uk –via the web, click on Working Together on ESRCs home page. Why? The priorities will provide a focus our activities and direct a proportion of our future budget. We remain committed to supporting the best ideas generated by responsive-mode funding opportunities, which are not directed at present, but which could potentially be in the future.

21. Research Councils UK Energy Programme Current Portfolio & Breakouts

22. The Energy Landscape Public Sector organisations working together to provide coordinated activity and a complete innovation chain. Coordinated through the Low Carbon Innovation Group led by DECC.

23. Strategy Planning and Management The Councils working together strategically over the last three spending reviews. Brings together all our energy- related activities. High level input from a Scientific Advisory Committee: industry, academic, TSB, DECC & BIS representation. Links to other Research Council priority themes such as Living with Environmental Change and Global Uncertainties. BBSRC STFC EPSRC ESRCNERC Working together across the Councils to plan and support energy research and training The Research Councils working together to plan, develop and deliver energy research and training within a common strategic framework. TSB

24. £567 million invested in skills, research and knowledge transfer £483 million for research grants £84 million for doctoral training

25. Note: excludes ETI

26. Growth in Annual Expenditure by Research Theme, 2002-2009

27. Distribution of EUED Awards by Number Social Factors Whole Systems Policy & Practice Technol ogical Factors Total Industry1%2% 15%20% Transport8%4% 11%27% Buildings20%5%9%19%52% Total28%12%15%45%100%

28. SWOT: Weaknesses Application of social science to end-use energy demand in industry. Policy research in all areas. Social scientists as principle or co-investigators (somewhat addressed by the Energy and Communities call) Any industry outside the process industry. International connections Lack of basic science interest. Coherent end-user energy demand community across all disciplines. Limited cohesive research strategy with other funders. PES, TSB, ETI, DECC.

29. SWOT: Strengths Buildings research - using understanding of human needs to define technological needs. Underlying technology community (including ICT). Strong Industrial cofunding and collaboration Process Industry research

30. SWOT:Opportunities Networking amongst researchers within and across communities Stimulating basic science, manufacturing and service researcher communities. Centre development in Buildings and Process Industries. Building International links. Continued support for established groups in policy, social science and whole systems

31. SWOT: Threats Lack of overall strategy could lead to lack of funding Research may be too late. Centres could disintegrate.

32. What Research - Breakouts In themed groups: Buildings (Chris White) Transport (Nick Cook) Industry (Dave Holtum) Economics/Policy/Legislation (Owen Dowsett) Digital Economy/ICT (Hannah Foreman) People (Paul Rouse) Whole System (Jacqui Williams)

33. What Research - Breakouts Identify research topics Cluster into descriptive themes Plot on Importance v Capability Diagram Relative Importance (Y axis): Alignment to government strategy, Impact, Research gap, market etc. Relative Capability (X axis): International standing of research, size of existing groups, number of research grants, training ability etc. Interdisciplinary insight and comment on Importance V Capability diagrams.

34. Research Councils UK Energy Programme Sub Programme Shape

35. End-use Energy Demand This embraces energy efficiency measures, reduction in demand for energy, and reduction in demand for energy services / mobility - all of which will contribute to reducing carbon emissions from energy use. It includes research extending from the built environment to industrial processes and products, from materials to design and from markets and regulation to organisational and individual behaviour.

36. EUED Programme? Is there a EUED community? Should there be a coordinated programme? What should it look like? How would we deliver it?

37. Strategic Mechanisms in last CSR E.ON Sandpits (£10milion) EDF People Energy and Buildings (£4million) Transforming Energy Demand through Digital Innovation (with DE programme) (£9 million) Thermal Management in the Process Industries (£6 million) Energy and Communities (£6 million) Transport Sandpits and Grand Challenges in Airports, Walking and Cycling, Shipping, Behaviour and Storage (£15million) SUE Consortia (£6 million) Doctoral Training Centre (£5million)

38. Some Possible Activities Calls for Proposals Consortia Building Workshops Sandpits Stage Gated Grand Challenges Centres Single Grants Consortia Networks, Fellowships, DTCs

39. SUPERGEN

40. INTERDISCIPLINARY/INTERSECTORAL CONSORTIA (OR Centres) INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDINGS OTHERS Network and Stakeholder Involvement

41. Expert Centres/Sectoral Consortia Expert Centres: Economics, Behaviour, Policy etc. Sectoral Consortia: Buildings, Transport, Industry etc. Network and Stakeholders:

42. How would you commit £ 40 million over the next 4 years in end-use energy demand?