The Energy Research Partnership (ERP), established in 2005, is a public-private collaboration involving senior leaders from government, industry, and academia. Its goal is to support national policymakers in achieving a net-zero energy system and to guide research and innovation.

ERP provides a platform for dialogue, learning and collaboration, facilitating debates to identify key challenges and inform future strategies.

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Resilience in our Net Zero Energy System

An Energy Research Partnship report produced in collaboration with Energy Systems Catapult. This report seeks to understand the required approaches to delivery resilience within Net Zero engery systems.

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Key Messages

Resilience in the energy industry is a new challenge

Achieving Net Zero requires a fundamently different approach to resilience compare to today.

Systems approach

Getting a resilient and affordable energy system needs us to recognise the increasing interdependency of previously siloed systems.

Strategic tradeoffs are essential

We must consciously balance the design of the energy system, public involvement, and climate change. It is not solely a technical challenge, conscious choices should be made.

Delivery needs organisation (clear roles, metrics, and new capabilities)

It's crucial to define responsibilities, starting with the NESO, to develop new metrics, and build the capabilities to integrate resilience-thinking throughout the sector.
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