2020 Annual Report published
The 2020 Annual Report is now available to view. This report provides an overview of the activities and outputs of the UsersTCP and its Tasks during 2020.
Plug and Play Devices project gets started with Energy Systems Catapult
The joint project on Plug and Play Devices with the Electronic Devices and Networks Annex of the 4E TCP has commenced, with Energy Systems Catapult leading the research.
First Policy Brief from Behavioural Insights Platform
Following on from the December 2020 publication of the report ‘Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes: An environment scan’, the Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform has prepared the first UsersTCP Policy Brief based on this work.
Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes report published
During its first year of activity, the Behavioural Insights Platform of the UsersTCP, with the IEA, has developed an environment scan report assessing how behavioural insights have been applied to demand-side energy policy and programmes.
INATBA Launches Task Force with Global Observatory on Energy Trading (GO-P2P)
Initiative will tackle standardisation gaps around energy trading using distributed ledger technologies.
A message from our Chair – Q2 2020
Resetting or restarting the global economy – How can this crisis help us fight the next?
Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform launches international survey
The Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform is conducting research on how organisations are leveraging behavioural insights to shape energy policies and programmes.
IEA publishes Annual Global Energy Review 2020
A new report released 30 April 2020 by the International Energy Agency provides an almost real-time view of the Covid-19 pandemic’s extraordinary impact across all major fuels.
New Users TCP Task on Gender and Energy gets the go-ahead
We are excited to announce that a new international research collaboration – Empowering all: Gender in policy and implementation for achieving transitions to sustainable energy – has been approved by the UsersTCP Executive Committee.
Canada joins the UsersTCP
We are delighted to welcome Canada as the first country to join the UsersTCP since we relaunched in Melbourne, Australia late last year.
Highlights of the 2nd Meeting of the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Task- Feb 2020
Our second event took place on 17-18 February 2020 in Florence, Italy, at the European University Institute (Florence School of Regulation, FSR). The event was attended by 65 stakeholders from industry, policy and academia, representing 13 countries.
Anne Bengtson (1954-2020) – the foundation upon which the UsersTCP is built
Anne Bengtson, the UsersTCP Secretary and eceee’s Executive Assistant, has suddenly left us after a brief period of illness.
Users TCP Workshop at the Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference
Users TCP Workshop at the Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference – 4 December 2019
Launch of the User-Centred Energy Systems TCP
The User-Centred Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Program (Users TCP), was officially launched today at the All-Energy Australia conference held in Melbourne.
October 2019 Melbourne Workshop – All-Energy Australia and Energy Efficiency Expo Conference
More than 200 prominent speakers presented at All-Energy Australia 2019, delivering two days of presentations across an expanded 7-stream conference program. The sessions covered the latest innovations, energy policy and government initiatives and project developments across solar and wind, hydrogen, bioenergy, energy storage and more.