Innovate UK has pledged £41.5m for new business models that intelligently link supply, storage and demand in heating, power and transport.
The fund is split in two, with up to £40m available for three smart energy system demonstrators, and a further £1.5m available for studies into new, smarter approaches to local energy.
In Practice: does the future of UK gas lie with biomethane and shale?
The future of the energy industry is difficult for even experts to predict, especially when it comes to which sources are likely to play major roles. At the 2017 Future Energy Scenarios event, it was debated whether biomethane or the more controversial shale will represent the future of the UK’s gas supplies.
Nicola Bannister of Flogas asks if these sources could dominate in years to come?