Academy Webinar #71 – September 9th 2026 at 3pm CEST
Keeping people in the loop: How to co-design AI agents for energy flexibility REGISTER HERE
New Users TCP Task to tackle the energy support participation gap
A new Users TCP Task Behavioural Design for Affordability will develop and pilot behavioural design methods to help more vulnerable households enrol in, and stay engaged with, the energy
Hidden Hardship Hui Report
The Hidden Energy Hardship Hui [workshop] brought 87 participants from 52 organisations to Māngere East Hall in Tāmaki Makaurau [Auckland] over 1.5 days in April 2026. It was the third and final National Expert Workshop of Phase 2 of the Hard-to-Reach (HTR) Energy Users Task, hosted in Aotearoa [New Zealand].
Behavioural Design for Affordability Task
Behavioural Design for Affordability Synopsis The Behavioural Design for Affordability Task develops and tests behavioural approaches that help vulnerable households enrol in, and stay engaged with, the energy affordability
Nobody Should Be Ashamed to Say “I Can’t Afford to Keep Cool” – Public Engagement Task attends ESEE 2026
The Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task attended this year’s ESEE conference and presented the results from a multi-country survey on public preferences for engaging with green hydrogen, carbon capture storage and utilisation (CCUS) and advanced nuclear energy technologies. Many conference contributions resonated well with the Task.
No Infrastructure Without People: Five Takeaways on Public Engagement for Europe’s Energy Infrastructure
A rapid expansion of clean energy infrastructures — from renewables and grids to emerging solutions like hydrogen, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and advanced nuclear — is critical for a clean, secure and competitive Europe.
Policy Brief – Constructive Narratives for Home Heat Decarbonisation
The follow-up policy brief from the Constructive Narratives project highlighting the key findings, observations and policy recommendations for policymakers.
Constructive Narratives for Home Heat Decarbonisation
A new report from our latest research project responds to the Users TCP call for evidence on Constructive Narratives for Home Heat Decarbonisation. Its objective was to provide policymakers with a stronger evidence base on how communication strategies can support the adoption of heat pumps, and how narrative campaigns interact with policy design, market conditions, and public perceptions.
Webinar – No Infrastructure Without People: Public Engagement for Europe’s Energy Infrastructure (June 17 14:00 -15:00 CEST)
Organised by the Users TCP Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task. This online session will present new insights from a multi-country survey on how citizens perceive local energy infrastructure
New guidebook: Results of four large-scale field experiments to unlock residential demand flexibility
The Users TCP Behavioural Insights Platform has now published its concluding deliverable for Phase 3: Applying behavioural insights to unlock residential demand flexibility: Lessons from field experiments and surveys in four countries.
Guidebook: Lessons from demand flexibility trials and surveys in four countries
Based on four large-scale field experiments, this guidebook by the Behavioural Insights Platform shows how behavioural interventions can boost household participation in demand flexibility.
GO-P2P Final Task Report
The GO-P2P Task was a five and a half year international research collaboration (2019 – 2025). This report summarises the Task’s principal findings, research outputs, and the lessons learned from those five years of comparative international research.
Case Study Analysis: The 20 Degree Vision (Aotearoa NZ)
What if the ultimate outcome of a housing intervention programme wasn’t just warmer homes, but a fundamental culture shift in how Aotearoa New Zealand thinks about housing, health, and human dignity?
2025/26 Annual Report
The 2025/26 Annual Report is now available to view in an online version. This report provides an overview of the activities of the Users TCP and its Task during the 2025/26 year.
2025/26 Annual Report CM
2025/26 Annual Report DOWNLOAD PRINT VERSION Chair’s Statement Ainslee Emerson Chair March 2026 The past year has been one of continued growth, deepened collaboration, and increasing policy relevance for
Report: Social acceptance and public engagement in emerging energy infrastructure projects
This report provides a literature review of 155 publications to reveal critical acceptance and engagement factors and principles.
Public Engagement Task publishes review report on social acceptance and public engagement in emerging energy infrastructures
A new review report highlights the critical role of public trust, risk perceptions and local context in shaping acceptance of emerging energy technologies such as green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and small modular nuclear reactors.
2025/26 Annual Report
2025/26 Annual Report DOWNLOAD PRINT VERSION Chair’s Statement Ainslee Emerson Chair March 2026 The past year has been one of continued growth, deepened collaboration, and increasing policy relevance for
Public Engagement Task Meets at RVO in Utrecht
On the 1st April, the Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task convened in Utrecht at the premises of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for its latest progress meeting.