Pioneering research to make the future energy system a reality.

We’re an impact-driven research unit, founded by Octopus Energy.

Solving the world’s most pressing challenge

Working at the intersection of tech, energy and climate best positions us to advance the global energy transition. We collaborate with world leaders and innovators in technology and academia to co-design the future energy system – and wherever possible, we share our research in transparent and open formats so that it can be used by others.

We are committed to building a future energy landscape that works harder for people and the planet

Consumers

How can we make it easier for consumers to interact with components of the future energy system?

How will they adopt and use smarter, cheaper, more connected low carbon technology?

How can businesses become grid assets that participate in energy trading and grid services?

Businesses

What will augmented future business models look like?

Grid

How can the grid use smarter technology and algorithms to operate on 100% renewables?

How could new markets be designed to maximise the benefits of renewables for customers?

How can we move away from fossil fuels and build healthier communities and local environments?

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Places

Can places become a medium through which people understand the energy transition?

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General blog

Slough: the centre of the heat pump revolution

Our latest field trip took us to Slough - home to Octopus Energy's R&D heat pump centre. Find out what we learnt about installing this low carbon technology and training a workforce that is pivotal to greening our heating.

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General blog

en_tech_talks
session 03: the readout

Check out what we learnt at the latest edition of en_tech_talks about energy flexibility, including how we can leverage emerging datasets and cutting-edge technology to achieve flex at scale, and what the benefits look like for people, businesses and communities.

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Podcast

Episode #6 - A warming world: the urgency of the energy transition

Can we still limit warming enough to prevent catastrophic climate change? In the season finale of our podcast, Lucy and Giles speak to internationally recognised climate scientist Johan Rockström from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Chief Energy Economist Tim Gould from the International Energy Agency.

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Event

en_tech_talks
session 03

How can we intelligently manage energy demand and reduce stress on the electricity system? Energy flexibility holds the key. Join us for the next edition of en_tech_talks, where we’ll be discussing how tech can help us achieve flexibility at scale.

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Media article

Maximising energy resilience and fairness during extreme events

In her latest column for Utility Week, CNZ CEO Lucy Yu reflects on how extreme weather scenarios and geopolitics can push energy systems outside of normal conditions, and how we can maximise resilience during these challenging times.

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News

Programme launch: Clean Energy Cities

Centre for Net Zero recently travelled to Paris for ChangeNOW, the world’s largest gathering of innovators and start-ups seeking to address the climate crisis. We launched our new research programme, ‘Clean Energy Cities’, at the summit and share some early results with mayors from around the world.

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