\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nOther projects assess technologies connected to the future uses of hydrogen in our energy system including:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nhelping electric vehicle charging handle the busiest times using hydrogen<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nexamining novel metallic coatings which will protect pipework from accelerated wear and tea<\/span>; and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nthe possibility for employing nuclear power to generate hydrogen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nZero emission transport<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs well as this, there are studies planning for the transition to zero-emission transport:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nlooking at utilising hydrogen to power heavy-duty vehicles<\/span>; and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nestablishing a toolkit to assist planners in understanding how gas and electricity networks can help decarbonise rail transport.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTransitioning to low carbon energy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNeil Kenward, Ofgem Director for Strategy and Decarbonisation explained: \u201cInnovation in the energy sector is crucial to help us transform the way we travel, heat our homes and fuel our industries at the lowest cost to consumers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOfgem set up the SIF to help accelerate a transition to low carbon energy, which is fair, affordable and inclusive for consumers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe hope these 40 pioneering green projects will blaze a trail in innovation that will help us diversify our energy supplies, protecting consumers from future energy shocks as well as protecting the planet.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTowards a green economy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIndro Mukerjee, Chief Executive of Innovate UK, added: \u201cWe are very pleased to be working closely with Ofgem and the energy sector on the SIF, and pleased with its progress.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cInnovate UK is committed to supporting the UK\u2019s world-leading businesses and researchers to shape a sustainable and fair future economy.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNew approaches to UK energy networks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMatt Hastings, Deputy Director of the Ofgem SIF programme at Innovate UK, concluded: \u201cThe SIF aims to respond to the urgency needed to deliver net zero.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLaunching 40 projects in parallel, involving 100% of the UK energy networks, shows we can embrace new approaches, move quickly, and take more calculated risks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe strongly believe we can make the UK the best place in the world to be an energy consumer, and the best place in the world to be an energy entrepreneur.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWorking together, we can use the SIF to help turn the UK into the \u2018Silicon Valley\u2019 of energy.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"40 novel projects indicate an essential strengthening of energy network innovation to help the transition to net zero energy systems in the UK.\u00a0 The projects will investigate novel concepts for gas and electricity networks, with the potential to benefit consumers and assist in the transition to net zero energy systems in the UK.\u00a0 These unique […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":19103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24204],"tags":[610,689,24134,3365],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Accelerating the transition to net zero energy systems in the UK<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n