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Energy Transition Outlook UK 2025

Now in its third year, the UK ETO presents the results from our independent model of the UK’s energy system. It covers the period through to 2050 and forecasts the energy mix, supply and demand and provides insights on how the energy transition is developing in the UK.

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In the wake of unprecedented global weather events and the ever-pressing urgency of climate change, the discourse around energy transition has become more critical than ever.

The United Kingdom, once at the forefront of the energy transition movement, finds itself at a crossroads. The initial rapid progress towards a low-carbon future is now facing hurdles, threatening the achievement of the 'net zero by 2050' target.

This revelation comes from the third edition of our UK Energy Transition Outlook (ETO), which leverages an independent model incorporating the UK's energy system's extensive connections with Europe and beyond.

Download this report for a comprehensive analysis of:

  • Renewable energy technology scaling and costs
  • The continuing dependence on fossil fuel and need to decarbonize
  • Energy demand by sector and source
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy supply
  • Electricity and infrastructure
  • Hydrogen
  • Energy expenditure
  • Policies driving the transition
  • Digitalization.

Energy Transition Outlook UK 2025

We launched our UK ETO in February 2025 and this short video highlights the mood of the industry, demonstrating the need to move the energy transition forward, faster, together.

Hari Vamadevan, Regional Director, UK & Ireland for Energy Systems at DNV

“Together, we can build an energy system that is not just cleaner and more efficient, but also more equitable and resilient. Let’s challenge the art of the possible in 2025.”

  • Hari Vamadevan
  • Executive Vice President, and Regional Director, UK & Ireland for Energy Systems at DNV