Reports And Publications

This report examines the energy system as seen from the customer’s perspective, highlights the confusing puzzle of signals we currently have and contrasts it with a vision of where we need to be.

This guide for practitioners takes these findings and turns them into practical steps for people working in the fuel poverty and energy efficiency sectors.

Too often fuel poverty is thought of as an issue that only impacts older disabled people, but the reality is that fuel poverty blights the lives of disabled people of any age: from children, to adults of working age, to older people.

This working paper addresses two key gaps in knowledge regarding justice in energy efficiency policy in the UK.

This policy briefing authored by ACE Research and University of York’s Department of Social Policy and Social Work (SPSW) explores some of the key gaps in knowledge regarding justice in energy efficiency policy in the UK.

Effective use of HHSRS and minimum standards: a toolkit for local authorities

The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), in collaboration with demand side response (DSR) aggregators, has published a voluntary Code of Conduct ahead of the launch of the Flex Assure Scheme that took place in May 2019. Called Flex Assure, the Code sets common standards for those who coordinate or ‘aggregate’ demand response from individual consumers.

Our infographic reveals the tangible benefits and potential for heat networks in the UK.

The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) have collaborated to reveal how residents and businesses across Greater Manchester are benefiting from energy efficiency and local, low carbon energy supply.

ACE Research, in partnership with CAG Consultants, has published Warm Arm of the Law, an Ebico Trust funded research project looking at the extent to which the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are being proactively implemented and enforced by local authorities across England and Wales.

The Association for Decentralised Energy has collobarated with RenewableUK to highlight how decarbonisation can boost industrial competitiveness.

As the UK transitions to a low carbon and digitalised world, new opportunities arise to transform the way we heat our homes and buildings.

This report is the culmination of wide ranging industry stakeholder collaboration. The report recommends the introduction of a regulatory framework that provides those looking to invest in heat networks with 'demand assurance' in return for meeting cusotmer protection standards.

ACE Research's ninth Local Story focused on the Castle Point constituency.

Energy Efficiency in Eddisbury shows how tens of thousands of local residents have benefited in recent years from proper insulation and efficient boilers, making their homes more affordable to heat and safer to live in.

Energy Efficiency in Norwich South is the seventh of ACE Research's constituency-focused local energy efficiency stories.