Aimed at industry stakeholders and policymakers, the Energy Futures Lab White Papers leverage the expertise of the energy community at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to offer timely, impartial and academically rigorous assessments of energy technologies and reliable analysis on important energy topics.
The Future of Nuclear Power in the UK: Challenges and Opportunities
This white paper from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Energy Futures Lab investigates the prospects for new nuclear power generation to provide a significant proportion of the UK generation, showing a rigorous, evidence based evaluation of realistic timescales, costings and required skillsets and collaborations.
Net-zero GB electricity: cost-optimal generation and storage mix
Using modelling from the IDLES Programme at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, this White Paper sets out how Britain's electricity system can be transformed to achieve net-zero greeenhouse gas emissions, detailing a range of cost-efficient portfolios of electricity generation and storage technologies.
Safe and Sustainable Lithium-ion Batteries
This White Paper from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Energy Futures Lab and the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering investigates the safety and sustainability of lithium-ion batteries, exploring ways of reducing their impact on the environment and ensuring they do not pose a danger to the health of workers or users.