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Decarbonising Cooling in the UK: An Emerging Challenge for Homes and the Energy System

As periods of sustained heat become more common, the UK faces a new energy challenge: how to keep homes comfortable without creating new peaks in electricity demand. This paper explores the emerging role of cooling in the residential energy system, and the opportunities to make it smarter, fairer and more flexible.

Tufayl Khan

Aleksei Mashlakov, PhD