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The engage4energy community of practice officially launches
The engage4energy community welcomes experts from the energy industry, academia, policymaking, and international non-profit organizations to become part of a multidisciplinary knowledge-sharing network. Engage4energy’s goal is to develop and
EnR and Users TCP collaborate on flexibility at BEHAVE 2025
Users TCP and EnR (European Energy Network) curated a session at the recent BEHAVE conference in Paris as part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations.
Newsletter Issue no. 12
Explore the latest news and updates from the TCP projects, Tasks And Academy.
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Publications
Mapping understandings of corporate social and sustainability responsibility in an era of green transition in Swedish Sápmi: recommendations for extractive industry improvements
In northern Sweden, extractive industry activity, such as wind power and mining, has intensified due to the so-called green transition. Hence, friction between the Indigenous Sámi people and extractive companies has increased. The objective of this study is to explore the experiences of and recommendations for corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in extractive industries among the Sámi people in Sweden.
Evaluating Electric Vehicle and Heat Pump Flexibility Potential: Linking Technology, Economics, Regulation, Behaviour and Policy
In a report, commissioned by the Users TCP and 4E TCP EDNA Platform, the Austrian Institute of Technology explores how flexibility can be understood, quantified, and enabled in practice. The report introduces a high-level model that links technical capabilities, economic drivers, behavioural aspects, and policy frameworks to estimate the overall flexibility potential of distributed assets.
Battling Exclusion in Energy Transitions
Energy transitions are leading to a decentralization of energy system resources. However, power structures remain highly centralized and supply-side focused, often leading to local resistance to change and the exclusion of end user groups. This policy report summarizes key findings, recommendations and examples based on work in the Empowering All Task phase 1, including new research, good practice examples, and the aggregated knowledge of current state of the art research within the energy field.
The UsersTCP Academy builds on the success of a half century of webinars delivered through the DSM University. The new series provides access to the knowledge developed through our research programme and the work of our partners.