First Fuel

75: Reinventing efficiency with Professor Nick Eyre

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In Episode 75 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Professor Nick Eyre, Director at Oxford University's Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS).

Luke and Nick discuss the impact of the European gas crisis on UK energy consumers and what can be done about it. They also dig into the UK Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy, and Nick’s recent paper – co-authored with Jan Rosenow of RAP – Reinventing energy efficiency for net zero.

This episode was recorded at Oxford University on Thursday 7 July 2022.  

Mentioned in this episode:

• UK Heat and Buildings Strategy
• Reinventing energy efficiency for net zero 

Key topics:

• Gas crisis impacts on UK consumers
• Strategies for decarbonising heat in buildings
• Heat pump targets and deployment in UK
• Flexibility in the context of different renewable technology mixes
• The evolving role of efficiency as we journey to net zero

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