Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
On Tuesday I gave evidence to the The Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the development of hydrogen in Scotland. The proximate reason for the session was the publication of work, commissioned by Scottish Government and UK Government, on low carbon options for Grangemouth. However, the main thrust of the questions […]
Over several months I worked with the brilliant CS team to explore what good consumer outcomes look like for the climate transition, how tensions should be balanced, and how to lay out a framework to support government decision making.
Visualising the whole energy system: I was delighted to see The Scottish Government publish two energy system maps as part of the recent draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. These aim to lay out an infrastructure view of the whole system. Whilst working at SG I designed these maps with teams covering all aspects
For this project I worked with InnovateUK to review the leading projects from the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) programme. This groundbreaking programme aimed to demonstrate new, smart and local ways of developing energy systems that could adapt to local opportunities and challenges and benefit local people and communities. For much of the modern