It's been a busy year for our Tasks in 2021. Catch up on all the latest in our Task Snapshots, and join us on 19 January for our first webinar of the 2022: "How to engage hard-to-reach energy users - case study examples from around the world".
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Social License to Automate final report
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After a 2 year collaboration between 16 researchers in 6 countries, covering 26 case studies spanning electric vehicles, home and precinct batteries, air conditioners and other heat pumps, the Social License to Automate Task has published its findings in a comprehensive report.
Also available is an Executive Summary and Webinar.
The Social License to Automate Task has investigated the social dimensions of user engagement with automated technologies in energy systems to understand how end-user trust to automate is built and maintained in different jurisdictions and cultural settings. The rapid uptake of renewable energy systems will require new automated technologies to balance energy supplies. Some developers are looking to locate these in households where energy is being used. This saves moving the energy from centralised generation sites (remote hydro, solar or wind).
So would you trust an aggregator to control your battery or plugged-in EV to help keep the lights on?
All of the outputs from the last two years can be found on the Users TCP website. The group will be publishing further findings in a special edition of Energies journal now accepting submissions.
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Hard-To-Reach Energy Users Case Studies
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The HTR (Hard-to-Reach Energy Users) Task collaboration has finalised its Year 2 deliverables and is proud to present 19 Case Study Analyses from 8 countries:
Ashby, K. (2021) Case Study Analysis - THE US & CANADA
Butler, D. (2021) Case Study Analysis - THE UK
Feenstra, M. (2021) Case Study Analysis - THE NETHERLANDS
Mundaca, L. (2021) Case Study Analysis - SWEDEN
Realini, A. & S. Maggiore (2021) Case Study Analysis - ITALY
Rotmann, S. (2021) Case Study Analysis - AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Sequeira, M.M., Gouveia, J.P. and P. Palma (2021) Case Study Analysis - PORTUGAL
These case studies provide insights into public or utility-driven programmes that are targeted towards a broad and diverse spectrum of hard-to-reach (HTR) energy users in the residential and non-residential sectors, with examples from vulnerable households and small businesses. A Cross-Country Case Study Comparison will be developed and submitted to a peer-reviewed publication. Initial findings, patterns and recommendations for policy makers and programme managers will also be discussed in our HTR Task webinar on 19 January 2022 (10am CET).
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Behavioural Insights Platform to launch interactive energy policy toolkit
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With more than 60% of climate change mitigation actions at least partly depending on individual behaviour ( IEA Net Zero Report, 2021), countries need to develop effective policies that reduce consumer demand for non-renewable energy.
All policy instruments are subject to behavioural assumptions which, if not properly addressed, can harm their efficacy. To address this, the Behavioural Insights Platform is developing a toolkit to help policymakers understand and address the behavioural assumptions of their chosen policy approach and, ultimately, make their energy policies more effective.
You are invited to join us for an official event where we will announce the toolkit. Invitations will be circulated in January 2022 and the event will be held online in early 2022. Stay tuned and check the Platform’s website for more information.
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GO-P2P features in IEA initiative 'Today in the Lab - Tomorrow in Energy'
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The Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models ( GO-P2P) has been featured in the IEA initiative ‘Today in the Lab – Tomorrow in Energy?’, which shines a spotlight on research projects under development in the Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs).
The IEA Secretariat and the IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology hope that this initiative will not only win more recognition for the work of the TCPs from a broader audience, but also help accelerate innovation and foster market deployment by bringing promising TCP research projects to the attention of decision-makers in government and industry.
As part of the initiative, a video and webpage have been created answering questions such as ‘What government policies could advance this activity?’ and ‘How does the activity help to achieve climate and energy goals?’.
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For more information on GO-P2P, please visit our website and don’t hesitate to get in touch with Task Leader, Alexandra Schneiders (a.schneiders@ucl.ac.uk).
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Gender & Energy creative workshop in Sweden
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The Gender and Energy Task was launched in May this year and in September the participants were finally allowed to meet in person for a workshop at the small seaside resort of Nösund. The purpose was to kick off common work on a global literature review that will include input from all Task participants.
” We mixed short presentations on state of the art in relevant fields with group work where we mapped the different literatures, the most important contributions, and the gaps in research that need to be filled”, says Task Leader Anna Åberg from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
The workshop resulted in an overview of main themes and literature for the global literature review, as well as a mapping of the expertise and possible contributions from the different participants. During the get-together Task participants, Boid, led a session on inclusive design. One of the missions of this Task is to influence how technology is designed in order to cater to the needs of different user groups, while aiding the energy transition. It is also important to uncover the barriers that hinder inclusive design today.
“ The site of the hotel, by the sea on the Swedish West Coast, was really inspiring, and we could take walks and swim in the sea”, concludes Anna Åberg. ” This also helped the mood at the workshop a lot!”
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More information about the Gender & Energy Task can be found on the Users TCP website, and by signing up for the Task newsletter.
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Projects and Collaborations
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JOINT PLUG AND PLAY (SMART DEVICES) PROJECT WITH 4E TCP:
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We had a full calendar of Academy webinars in 2021, and you can view them all on our website here.
2022 Program: Our first webinar in 2022, will be presented by our Hard-To-Reach Energy Users Task on 19 January at 10am CET.
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