Imperial College London

Energy

Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet

But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid

clock 15 February 2021 • 3 min read

Energy

Renewables revolution powers UK to top of decarbonisation league table

New report finds that the UK has decarbonised its electricity system twice as fast any another major economy

clock 30 November 2020 • 3 min read

Energy

How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown

Impact of lockdown offers glimpse of how a net zero energy system could operate in the future, highlighting need for more grid flexibility, study argues

clock 31 August 2020 • 6 min read

Politics

Paris Agreement exit would damage reputation of US business, top economists warn

New academic report predicts US will suffer loss of political and economic power if it exits the global climate accord in November

clock 14 August 2020 • 4 min read

Wind

'Astonishing': Offshore wind could soon return money to UK billpayers, study finds

Offshore wind power is now so cheap that farms are set to pay money back to consumers from mid-2020s, Imperial College London study predicts

clock 28 July 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Study: Renewable power investments 'significantly' outperform fossil fuels over past decade

International Energy Agency and Imperial College London research further underlines strong investment case underpinning renewables sector

clock 29 May 2020 • 2 min read

Energy

UK power emissions falling 'faster than anywhere else in the world'

The UK's power sector CO2 has fallen by around two thirds over the past decade, a study by Imperial College London finds

clock 17 February 2020 • 2 min read