Decarbonising heat is the biggest challenge the UK faces in terms of transforming the energy system to meet carbon reduction targets and achieve our clean growth ambitions.

Energy Systems Catapult is delivering the UK’s largest smart, consumer-focused project aimed at overcoming the barriers to the decarbonisation of residential heat – the Smart Systems and Heat (SSH) programme.

SSH Phase 2 recently held a dissemination event to share the findings and build partnerships to put them into action.

A new approach to decarbonising heat

Presentations included:

• Decarbonising Heat: the challenge that SSH was set up to tackle – Richard Halsey
• Creating a Living Lab to test ways to decarbonise heat – Matt Lipson
• How do we enable a market transformation – John Fox
• New Local Contexts – Richard Halsey
• Social  Dimensions of a Smarter Energy System – Jan Webb
• Local Area Energy Strategy & Smart Energy Plan – Cllr Richard Young.