Evaluations, survey work, qualitative studies and impact assessments commissioned by UK government departments — separated out from the news, and attributed to the agency that carried out the work.
User research to support development of Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates statistics, gathering perspectives from certificate users to improve data collection, presentation and usability for EPC statistics in England and Wales.
Analyses UK road fuel prices in August 2026, assessing how the Middle East conflict affected retail pump prices, wholesale spreads and industry margins to understand market impacts and price transmission to consumers.
Publishes monthly local reports across England covering rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater and reservoir levels to inform regional water management and drought monitoring.
Provides the national monthly water situation for England in 2026, reporting on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoirs to support national water resilience planning.
Evaluates the feasibility of establishing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry in Jamaica, analysing supply chains, feedstock potential, costs and implementation barriers to determine whether local SAF production is practicable.
Assesses the commercial case for developing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry in Ghana, examining business viability, market opportunities and barriers for local SAF production to support aviation decarbonisation.
Tracker monitors attitudes and behaviours of BEV and PHEV drivers across the UK, reporting changes in charging, usage patterns, purchase intentions and barriers to adoption for battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Evaluates the Energy Efficiency Scheme delivered through the 2023 VCSE Cost of Living Programme, assessing what activities were delivered, who benefited, outcomes achieved and lessons for future schemes supporting household energy efficiency via voluntary and community organisations.
Interim evaluation findings of the Warm Home Discount scheme covering 2022–24, assessing scheme delivery, eligibility targeting, impacts on household energy affordability and implications for future scheme design.
An evaluation of Great Britain's smart meter roll-out assesses deployment progress, consumer experiences, installation challenges and the programme's effectiveness in delivering anticipated benefits for households and energy systems.
Rapid evidence assessment on ‘comfort taking’ finds households may raise thermostat set‑points after retrofit, reviewing behavioural drivers and implications for expected energy savings from home decarbonisation measures.
Explores barriers vulnerable owner-occupiers face when installing home decarbonisation measures, using qualitative interviews to detail practical, financial and awareness challenges and suggest ways to improve accessibility and uptake.
Classifies owner-occupiers and private landlords by attitudes to green home finance products, identifying behavioural segments and barriers to take-up to inform product design and policy interventions for retrofit lending and incentives.
Behavioural research examines how the residential sales and lettings sector currently supports — and could better support — homeowners to decarbonise homes, exploring motivations, barriers and potential industry interventions.
Behavioural study examining challenges decarbonising mixed‑tenure social housing in England, focusing on tenant‑landlord dynamics, consent, funding and coordination barriers that complicate retrofits across tenures.
Final evaluation of the domestic private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standards regulations, reviewing implementation, impacts on landlords and tenants, and effectiveness in improving energy performance in private rented homes.
Evaluation of how the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund was implemented in England up to May 2024, examining the processes used to deliver funding and support EV charging deployment.
Report recommends updated approaches for assessing technical reliability when setting Capacity Market de‑rating factors for electricity interconnectors, advising on methodologies to reflect interconnector contribution to security of supply.
Summarises evaluation findings from Phases 1 and 2 of the Home Decarbonisation Skills Training competition, reporting on delivery, participant reach and early outcomes for workforce capacity to retrofit homes and support net-zero targets.
Presents the first interim evaluation report for the Green Gas Support Scheme and Green Gas Levy, collating early evaluation evidence and initial findings on scheme design, delivery and early impact to inform ongoing assessment.
Provides the second annual interim evaluation of the Green Gas Support Scheme and Green Gas Levy, synthesising evaluation activities and findings up to early spring 2025 on scheme implementation and outcomes to date.
Evaluation examines the Energy Efficiency Scheme delivered under the 2023 VCSE Cost of Living Programme, assessing how the scheme operated in 2024/25, its reach and outcomes for participating households and voluntary organisations.