Unconventional Hydrocarbons - UK Energy System
Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System (UKUH)
Environmental and socio-economic impacts and processes
Finale Event
Annual Science Meeting
Workshop Event: The Future of Natural Gas in the UK’s Energy System
The Future of Natural Gas in the UK’s Energy System: Managing Energy Security Challenges & Transition Risks
UKUH Shard Finale
The event marked the culmination of our four year, £8M multidisciplinary research programme.
Why fracking holds such symbolic power for the Conservative right
New article in The Conversation from Dr. Laurence Williams.
New Job Alert: Research Fellow at Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School is hiring a Research Fellow for Strategy & International Business to work on "UK Energy in Global Context" and UKUH.
Mark Ireland and Rachel Brown in ECIU Insights
Mark Ireland and Rachel Brown have co-authored a piece with Dr. Jo Hawkins in The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit's Insights, "Fracking for energy security in the UK: 4 key considerations for government."
UKUH Researchers' Article on Fracking in The Conversation
In response to rising gas prices and the debate on shale gas extraction in the UK, several members of the UKUH team have written an article in The Conversation.
Emily Cox writes UKERC blog
Data collected by Emily Cox and Steve Westlake as part of their UKUH Open Call Project
Ongoing Gas Crisis
Mike Bradshaw of C1 is quoted in The Guardian
UKUH PI, Richard Davies, leads a new consortium
UKUH PI, Richard Davies, leads new consortium to support the UK’s energy transition to Net Zero:
C1's Mike Bradshaw is a co-author on Review of Energy Policy 2021
UKERC's Review of Energy Policy 2021
Further dates available in the Insight Discussion series
The series proved to be very popular over the summer, two more dates have been secured.
UKUH 4th Integration Events 2022
UKUH final Integration Event to be held in two parts
Article by Professor Michael Bradshaw - Gas Price Spike
Gas price spike: how UK government failures made a global crisis worse. Published 20 September, 2021
Brexit, Net-Zero and the Future
Benchmark Report published by Nicolas Solman and Michael Bradshaw
UKUH News: C1 & C4
Following the retirement of Professor Rob Ward in June we welcome new members to the C1 & C4 Team
Annual Science Meeting - 9 September 2021
Virtual Event using an online platform to facilitate an informal poster presentation section and delegate networking
Insight Discussions
Session 3 Wednesday 11 August 09:00 - 10:00
University of Exeter's Green Futures Conference
Timed to coincide with the G7 Summit, Professor Devine-Wright and Dr Stacia Ryder present at the Green Futures Conference
New Paper: Suitability of legacy subsurface data
The work, published in Frontiers in Earth Sciences, is a contribution from the UKUH Programme, and looks at how the coverage and quality of existing subsurface data may impact decision making for subsurface energy systems.
Devolution and Localism - March 2021
UKUH Benchmark Report by Matthew Cotton, Adrian Gonzalez and Jennifer Dickie
Green Recovery
Climate Exp0 Presentation Value of geological resources in Net Zero: Lessons from onshore oil and gas in the UK
Open Call Awards Funded
NERC-ESRC Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System Programme announce funded projects
Public lecture on 'shale fail'
Patrick Devine-Wright gave a talk Tackling 'shale fail': reflections on public perceptions
Still waiting on ‘Gas by Design’
Following the government's White Paper, Prof Mike Bradshaw discusses the role of natural gas in meeting Net Zero
BBC Radio Interview
Dr Darrick Evensen discussed research into concerns about environment during the pandemic
Open Call funding Applications
The announcements of the Open Call Funding will be published at the end of January 2021.
A Brief History of the UK's Political Debate over Shale Gas, 2009 - 2019
Laurence Williams, Abigail Martin and Benjamin K Sovacool, University of Sussex
Briefing Paper Published on the Shale Gas Legal Landscape
Dr Jo Hawkins, Leeds University
Briefing Paper Published on Shale Gas and the UK’s Low Carbon Transition
Dr Laurence Stamford, The University of Manchester
Shale Gas and Crime
Shale gas development and crime: A review of the literature
Researchers' Perspectives
UKUH launches a new platform for its researchers and academics to offer their expert observations and viewpoints on a specific theme relating to shale gas.
Shale Gas and Community Distress
Shale Gas Development and Community Distress: Evidence from England
UKUH Publish 1st Benchmark Report - Shale Gas and UK Energy Security
Benchmark Report written by Nicholas Solman and Michael Bradshaw
Analysis of UK shale policy debate
Researchers from the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex have published their analysis of UK policy debate on shale gas development in Global Environmental Change.
UK National Survey of Public Attitudes
Darrick Evensen, Patrick Devine-Wright and Lorraine Whitmarsh report the initial findings of their national survey
The Public Perception of Fracking
Laurence Williams outlines his current research in Energy World magazine.
Real-time monitoring at a fracking site
Air quality and greenhouse gas monitoring at the PNR site
Launch Event
Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System Launch Event
Challenge 5 Kick-off Meeting
Professor Michael Bradshaw chairs kick-off meeting
Funding granted
UKUH Award Announced
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