Research and analysis

Energy Innovation Needs Assessments 2019

The Energy Innovation Needs Assessments (EINAs) support evidence and analysis on the role of different technologies in the UK’s future energy system.

Documents

Energy Innovation Needs Assessment: overview

Biomass and bioenergy (EINA sub-theme)

Building fabric (EINA sub-theme)

Heating and cooling (EINA sub-theme)

Industry (EINA sub-theme)

Nuclear fission (EINA sub-theme)

Offshore wind (EINA sub-theme)

Road transport (EINA sub-theme)

Smart systems (EINA sub-theme)

Tidal stream (EINA sub-theme)

Details

The Energy Innovation Needs Assessments (EINAs) 2019 provide evidence and analysis on future energy innovation needs. An updated set of EINA reports was published in 2025.

The EINAs take a whole-system view of the energy sector and provide evidence and analysis on:

  • the role of different technologies in the UK’s future energy system
  • potential domestic and export growth opportunities
  • where innovation support and investment for those technologies could deliver the greatest benefits

A set of sub-theme reports supports the overview.

Following a methodology pilot phase in 2016 to 2018, BEIS commissioned a consortium led by Vivid Economics to provide this analysis.

The views expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of HM Government.

Updates to this page

Published 8 November 2019
Last updated 15 November 2019 show all updates
  1. Road transport sub-theme report added.

  2. First published.

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