UK Energy Research Centre

UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) was established in 2004 to carry out research on sustainable energy systems. Their research informs UK policy development and research strategy. UKERC is a consortium of academic partners from over 30 different UK institutions.

People

• Professor John Loughhead FREng FCGI OBE, Imperial College London, Executive Director
• Professor Jim Watson, Imperial College London, Research Director
• Dr Nick Eyre, University of Oxford, Co-Director, Energy Demand
• Professor Nick Jenkins, Cardiff University, Co-Director, Energy Supply
• Dr Melanie Austen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Co-Director, Energy and Environment
• Professor Paul Ekins, University College London, Co-Director Energy Systems
• Dr Robert Gross, Imperial College London, Co-Director, Technology and Policy Assessment
• Dr Jim Halliday, Co-Director, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Research Atlas

Nuclear activities

This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

In September 2013 research published by UKERC found that while British public remains divided on the use of nuclear power, opposition had fallen in recent times despite the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.

The study found that 32 per cent of people currently support nuclear and 29 per cent oppose its use. This is compared to 26 per cent in support and 37 per cent in opposition in 2005.

Affiliations

Supported organisations

• Science Media Centre (2013)

Contact

58 Princes Gate

Exhibition Road

London SW7 2PG

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 1574

Website: http://www.ukerc.ac.uk