Public Engagement Task concludes work with publication of new Policy Brief
The Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task has concluded its work program, the outcomes of which can be found on their Task webpage. They have published a Policy Brief that summarises the key findings from their research for policy makers.
2023/24 Annual Report now available
The Users TCP has published its 2023/24 Annual Report, it is now available for download here.
Dutch Master Theses on Energy Poverty and Gender Inequality
As part of the Gender & Energy Task, two Masters Theses have been completed. The first one is Mapping the Mindsets of Dutch Municipal Workers on Mitigating Energy Poverty in the Gender-just Transition: An exploratory Q study. The second, Refracted Reflections: Perceptions of Gender Inequality in Dutch Energy Organisation.
Gender and Energy Research Symposium: Research in Policy and Practice
The Gender and Energy Research Symposium: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? was held at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, on 7-8 December.
Final Event: “EmPOWERing All: Inclusive Energy Transitions”
The Gender & Energy Task invites you to a one-day event in Vienna on 24 April, offering a unique opportunity for key stakeholders in the realm of inclusive and sustainable energy transitions to convene and delve into critical inquiries.
Gender & Energy Task Newsletter #4
The latest Newsletter from the Gender & Energy Task is now available with highlights, new publications and recent achievements.
New guidebook: Applying behavioural insights to unlock energy demand flexibility
The Users TCP Behavioural Insights Platform has published a new guidebook titled ‘Applying behavioural insights to unlock energy demand flexibility: Guidebook for practitioners’. This guidebook provides essential guidance to policymakers and energy suppliers interested in applying behavioural insights to improve residential demand response.
Industry-funded research into customers living in hidden hardship inspires Phase 2 of HTR Task
The two largest electricity retailers in Aotearoa New Zealand, Mercury and Genesis Energy funded HTR Task Leader Dr Sea Rotmann to research customers living in hidden hardship. The industry wanted to work alongside the community to find more effective solutions to the problem of engaging hard-to-reach energy users.
Newsletter Issue No. 9
Explore the latest news and updates from our TCP Projects, Tasks and Academy.
Final Country Report of Phase 1 HTR Task: United States
This is the final report deliverable to conclude Phase 1 of our HTR Task, with special focus on our U.S. funder and National Expert, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency.
7th GO-P2P Meeting at TU Delft with focus on case studies
Last week we held our 7th GO-P2P Meeting at TUDelft. Two informative and intense days of expert presentations and lively discussions on the development of Local Energy Markets to
HTR Task Leader published in Nature Human Behaviour
HTR Task Leader Dr Sea Rotmann recently co-authored a Comment in Nature Human Behaviour in collaboration with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, entitled “To decarbonize our buildings we
Designing household energy systems to be more inclusive, equal and efficient
Bike to work or install solar panels? Gender affects our view of sustainability and how we plan our energy consumption. In a collaboration between HSB Living Lab and the product design studio Boid, in Gothenburg, Sweden, a concept is now being developed for how households’ energy systems can become more inclusive, equal and efficient.
Users TCP Tasks research published in ERSS on ScienceDirect online
Recent research from our Social License to Automate and Hard-to-Reach Energy Users Tasks have been published online under the Energy Research & Social Science section of ScienceDirect.
Behave Conference 2023 – deadline for submitting abstracts 17th July 2023
Behave 2023, the 7th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency by the European Energy Network (EnR, the network of European energy agencies) will take place in Maastricht, the
The women who tear down power structures with solar energy
The women are illiterate and live in traditional, patriarchal societies, but are given the opportunity to become solar engineers and lead the electrification of their home villages. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are now examining the ground-breaking initiative in Zanzibar, focusing on the social and unequal conditions of the energy transition – and on how power structures can be overturned.
New CampaignXchange Task coordinated by IEA Secretariat
Our new CampaignXchange Task has commenced, coordinated by the IEA Secretariat, designed to support countries running energy savings campaigns.
Gender & Energy Task Newsletter #3
The latest Newsletter from the Gender & Energy Task is now available with highlights, new publications and recent achievements.
Annual Report for 2022/23 now available
The Annual Report published by the TCP for the 2022/23 year is now available for download here.