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OpenSynth: new data release

We announce the release the outputs of our generative AI model on OpenSynth - an open data community democratising access to synthetic smart meter data

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Business Green: Cooling in a warming world

CNZ's latest op-ed for Business Green discusses recent findings from our analysis of the historic behaviours of consumers in Texas with smart thermostats.

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CrowdFlex project successfully completes first phase of large-scale consumer trials

Centre for Net Zero is leading on trial design for CrowdFlex, the UK’s biggest home energy flexibility study - and the first set of results are in.

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The Times: Letter to Editor

A letter from our Director of External Affairs, Izzy Woolgar, arguing why accelerated energy transition efforts are the opposite of ‘delusional and reckless’

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CNZ Chief Economist appointed Professor of Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA

Our Chief Economist, Robert Metcalfe, is joining Columbia University as the endowed Professor of Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA.

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Semafor: The solution to the AI power boom is a better grid, not a bigger one

Our CEO Lucy Yu sat down with Semafor to discuss why the scramble to supply power for the AI boom doesn't just have to focus on new infrastructure.

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CNZ at ICLR 2024: The international conference on learning representations

Centre for Net Zero recently presented generative AI work at the world's leading machine learning conference, ICLR 2024

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Business Green: Lessons for energy policy modelling from Peter Higgs

The scientific principles championed by the Nobel prize winning physicist are key to delivering the future of energy and an electrified grid, writes Lucy Yu.

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Talking New Energy podcast: intelligent demand

We speak to energy experts Delta LCP about our work on intelligent demand, the growing role of automation, and open synthetic smart meter data.

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Accelerating the climate action agenda with AI

Speaking at the BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum Gareth Jones discusses how AI modelling can help forecast and optimise energy consumption.

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Size of the prize: How flexible heat and transport demand can be a foundation of the future energy system

Senior Policy Adviser Andy Hackett's latest blog for UKERC, exploring our latest modelling and the value of domestic demand flexibility.

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BBC News: Heat pumps still too expensive, government warned

Director of External Affairs Izzy Woolgar comments on The UK National Audit Office latest report on consumer adoption of heat pumps.

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Democratising access to global synthetic smart meter data with LF Energy

Centre for Net Zero launches a new open data community - OpenSynth - in partnership with The Linux Foundation's LF Energy.

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The New Statesman: ‘The policy ask’ with Lucy Yu

The CEO of Centre for Net Zero is profiled by the New Statesman, discussing the UK’s approach to AI, scrapping the heat pump tax, and meeting Al Gore.

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Carbon Brief: How Great Britain’s ‘demand flexibility service’ is cutting costs and CO2 emission

Carbon Brief's review of last year's National Grid ESO trial, ’The Impact of Demand Response on Energy Consumption and Economic Welfare’.

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