Tag Archives: energy
Understanding the Challenges Faced by Fuel Poor Households – May 2023
| Sector: | Energy. | |
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| Client: | Committee on Fuel Poverty | |
| Published: | 24 May, 2023 |
London Economics was commissioned by the Committee on Fuel Poverty – an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – to undertake research to better understand the issues faced by fuel poor households and options as to how these issues can be addressed. This study is an important […]
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Energy Prices and Inflation – Businesses’ Perspective
| Sector: | Entrepreneurship & SMEs. | |
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 14 February, 2023 |
Jack Booth at London Economics explores businesses’ perspectives on energy prices and inflation in 2022 and early 2023. Key findings for the February 2022-February 2023 period[1] Micro SMEs were least concerned about both energy prices and inflation. Small SMEs were most concerned about energy prices. Medium-sized SMEs and large enterprises were (roughly) equally concerned about […]
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What Can Space Do for Europe’s Future Energy Security? Space-Based Solar Power Evaluated
| Sector: | Space. | |
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| Client: | European Space Agency (ESA) | |
| Published: | 31 August, 2022 |
Space-based Solar Power (SBSP) is a concept that has existed since the 1970s, but developments in the space industry, concerns about Europe’s energy security, and the need to decarbonise have created a renewed interest in the concept. In this context, the European Space Agency (ESA) commissioned London Economics and Frazer-Nash to investigate the technical feasibility, […]
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LE Tech Insight – Starpower: Is Nuclear Fusion Still 30- Years Away?
| Sector: | Data & technology. | |
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 08 January, 2021 |
Process of fusion Source: London Economics (2020), based on FusionForEnergy (2019) https://f4e.europa.eu/understandingfusion/ Last month, the search began for a site for the construction of a new nuclear fusion plant in the UK – after an additional £200 million was pledged by the government to fund the next breakthrough in fusion research.[i] The UK is currently […]