Register for an Online Event: Overcoming Challenges in Behavioural Demand Flexibility
Join us for an online roundtable discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities in behavioural demand flexibility. The event will take place on Zoom on 20th November 2024, at 3:00
Outcomes and Lessons Learnt from the Gender and Energy Task
The Gender and Energy Task – full name “Empowering all: Gender in policy and implementation for achieving transitions to sustainable energy” – started in January 2021 and is now about to wrap up three years of successful work.
Household energy choices: A new report from the third OECD EPIC survey data
New report from the OECD in collaboration with Waseda University, Fukui Prefectural University, Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Edinburgh and the International Energy Agency
The paper offers insights on the factors that determine household choices related to energy use, based on data from the third OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC), co-funded by the Users TCP.
Summary insights from the recent HTR Task workshop elevating Indigenous voices
On June 6, 2024, we held a National Expert workshop for the Hard-to-Reach Energy Users Task, as part of the Users TCP Executive Committee and Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) board meetings in Boston.
New GO-P2P Case Study Repository launched
The GO-P2P Case Study Repository website is now live! This platform presents a collection of case studies representing Peer-to-Peer, Transactive Energy and Community/Collective Self-Consumption projects implemented around the world.
Newsletter Issue No. 10
All the latest news and updates from our TCP Projects, Tasks and Academy.
Successful Final Event for the Gender and Energy Task
Engaging panel discussions on “Empowering Energy Users” and “Gender-Responsive Energy Policies” as well as an interactive workshop focusing on “Inclusive Energy Technologies” was on the hybrid meeting agenda.
8th GO-P2P Meeting ‘Scaling Up Local Energy Markets’
On May 28th and 29th we held our 8th GO-P2P meeting in collaboration with NOVA School of Law and NOVA IMS Information Management School in Lisbon, Portugal.
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.
Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task: An interactive tool for guiding meaningful engagement in energy infrastructure projects
Based on year-long research, including methodologies on literature review, the assessment of 98 cases, interviews with experienced professionals and exchanges with experts, the Engage4Energy Guidelines for citizens, developers and policymakers on meaningful engagement in energy infrastructure projects has been launched.
Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task: Check out new Report on Impact assessment of case studies
The Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task has published its first report on Impact Assessment of Case Studies.
Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task: Join our UsersTCP Academy Webinar on 13 March for the launch of our interactive guide
On 13 March, RGI and the Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP) will launch our interactive guide for project promoters, policy-makers and civil society on meaningful engagement in energy infrastructure projects.
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.
Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Tasks holds Task meeting in Berlin
On 23 January 2024, country representatives and task leaders met in Berlin to discuss the Guidelines for Promoters, Policymakers and Citizens on Public Engagement in Energy Infrastructure Projects.
