The ERP held a launch event for its report on Energy Options for Transport on 21^st April 2016 at the Royal Society. Materials from the event are available on the event’s webpage.

Key messages of the report are:

• decarbonising transport can use various options, primarily liquid fuels, electricity and hydrogen;
• each option would require key steps to enable deployment, and would have implications for the wider energy sector;
• actions can be taken to address implications and deployment challenges, including:
  • research to improve energy options;
  • regulations and incentives to drive uptake of options and delivery of their benefits;
  • strategic infrastructure decisions to facilitate energy options.

The launch event was chaired by Phil Blythe, the Chief Scientific Advisor at DfT, with presentations by the ERP and a panel of guest speakers:

• Simon Cran-McGreehin of the ERP presented an overview of the report
• Andy Eastlake of the Low CVP discussed development of vehicles
• Liam Lidstone of the ETI discussed user interactions and energy systems integration
• Bob Moran of OLEV provided a government perspective

The panel provided fascinating perspectives on the energy options for transport, and attendees from the transport and energy sectors posed a range of challenging questions for debate. A summary of the discussions is available on the event’s webpage.

The ERP will continue to work with key stakeholders on cross-cutting topics between the transport and energy sectors.  If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this project, please contact Simon Cran-McGreehin.