History
UKERC was established in April 2004, following a recommendation from the 2002 Energy Review (see p146) initiated by Sir David King, the UK Government's Chief Scientific Advisor.
The Centre was set up to address key controversies in the energy field through comprehensive assessments of the current state of knowledge.
The first phase of the Centre ran from 2004 - 2009. In March 2009, £18.5 million was allocated to support the second phase of work at the UK Energy Research Centre for 2009 – 2014.
Under the Phase II funding, from May 2009 the UKERC has focused on 5 themes:
- Energy Demand
- Energy Supply
- Energy Systems
- Energy and Environment
- Technology and Policy Assessment
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