Climate Changed
The U.K. Needs More Energy Storage to Cope Without Gas-Fired Heating
- Decarbonizing heat is ‘one of the toughest challenges’
- Electricity system has never seen demand peaks needed for heat
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Meeting Britain’s 2050 climate goals will require the nation to wean itself off using natural gas for heating, but the nation’s electricity system probably won’t cope unless thermal storage technology improves.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the heating sector is “one of the toughest challenges the country faces in its low-carbon transition,” according to a report published Friday by the U.K. Energy Research Centre, a body that advises the public and private sector on sustainable energy.