Recent ABC-RP News Posts

Storing heat to cut energy bills and boost renewables

The Active Building Centre Research Programme (ABC-RP), led by Swansea University and working with consortium partners Loughborough University, University of Sheffield and Mixergy Ltd, has secured UK Government funding for a preliminary feasibility study to investigate the potential benefits of longer duration thermal energy storage in supporting the UK’s transition to net zero.
ABC-RP have contributed to guidelines expected to kick-start the market for retrofit passports

These are, or at least should be, commonly made arguments now; buildings account for around 20% of UK carbon emissions and an estimated 80% of the homes which we will live in 2050 have already been built. The task of getting to net zero is a challenging one, but a new tool, developed collaboratively, aims to help individual and organisational property owners to better understand and improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
Energy sector digitisation and net zero

Dr Sara Walker, director of the Centre for Energy at Newcastle University, and Dr Zoya Pourmirza, theme lead of security and resilience, have contributed to the UK Government consultation on Energy Sector Digitalisation POSTnote.
Optimised Retrofit Programme to transform over 1,000 social housing properties in Wales

A new Welsh Government initiative backed by almost £20m has been launched to transform the quality and sustainability of social housing in Wales and boost the green economic recovery. The Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP) is funding a suite of smart energy efficiency measures that will help Wales move towards a net-zero carbon economy.