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Reference Number	EP/R035288/1
Title	UK Centre for Research on Energy Demand
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial) 34%; Energy Efficiency (Transport) 33%; Energy Efficiency (Industry) 33%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 20%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 10%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning) 10%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 10%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 10%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 20%; Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Energy modelling) 30%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 10%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 10%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 10%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 10%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 10%;
Principal Investigator	Prof NJ (Nick ) Eyre No email address given Environmental Change Institute University of Oxford
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 April 2018
End Date	31 December 2023
Duration	69 months
Total Grant Value	£19,440,391
Industrial Sectors	Energy; Environment; Transport Systems and Vehicles
Region	South East
Programme	Energy : Energy
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Prof NJ (Nick ) Eyre , Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford (99.960%)
	Other Investigator	Prof JL (Jillian ) Anable , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Professor J (John ) Barrett , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr M Barrett , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Dr S J Blue , Sociology, Lancaster University (0.001%) Dr MM (Milena ) Buchs , School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton (0.001%) Dr TJ Chatterton , Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England (0.001%) Dr M Chitnis , Economics, University of Surrey (0.001%) Dr L Chiu , Bartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources, University College London (0.001%) Dr PJ Coker , Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading (0.001%) Professor PC Eames , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University (0.001%) Dr CA Elwell , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Dr R Fouquet , Grantham Research Inst on Climate Change, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (0.001%) Dr TJ Foxon , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (0.001%) Professor FW Geels , Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (0.001%) Professor MJ Grubb , Bartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources, University College London (0.001%) Mr I Hamilton , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Dr R Lovelace , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Professor RJ Lowe , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Dr K Lucas , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr GR Marsden , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr G Mattioli , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr CA Mullen , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr A M O'Sullivan , Bartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources, University College London (0.001%) Professor T (Tadj ) Oreszczyn , Bartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources, University College London (0.001%) Dr BA Potter , Built Enviroment, University of Reading (0.001%) Dr P (Paul ) Ruyssevelt , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Dr M Sakai , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr T Schwanen , Geography OUCE, University of Oxford (0.001%) Dr D (David ) Shipworth , UCL Energy Institute, University College London (0.001%) Professor E (Elizabeth ) Shove , Sociology, Lancaster University (0.001%) Professor ASJ Smith , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr S T Smith , Built Enviroment, University of Reading (0.001%) Professor SR (Steve ) Sorrell , School of Business Management &Economics, University of Sussex (0.001%) Professor B Sovacool , UNLISTE, Vermont Law School, USA (0.001%) Professor P Taylor , Process, Environmental and Material Eng, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr J Torriti , Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading (0.001%) Dr Z Wadud , Chemical and Process Engineerin, University of Leeds (0.001%) Professor J (Janette ) Webb , School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh (0.001%) Dr AE Whiteing , Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (0.001%) Dr D (Dan ) van der Horst , Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences, University of Birmingham (0.001%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , EDF Energy (0.000%) Project Contact , Ofgem (0.000%) Project Contact , Energy Saving Trust Ltd (The) (0.000%) Project Contact , PassivSystems Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Committee on Climate Change (0.000%) Project Contact , Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (0.000%) Project Contact , Energy Systems Catapult Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (0.000%) Project Contact , Association for Decentralised Energy (ACE) (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	This proposal responds to a call from the Research Councils for a national Centre on energy demand research, building on the work of the existing six End Use Energy Demand Centres, for which funding ends in April 2018.Energy demand reduction is a UK success story, with a 15% fall in final energy consumption since 2004. Major further reductions are possible and will be needed, as part of a transformation of the energy system to low carbon, to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UK carbon budgets. Moreover, a low carbon energy system will be increasingly reliant upon inflexible and variable electricity generation, and therefore demand will also need to become more flexible. In short, changes in energy demand reduction will need to go further and faster, and demand will need to become more flexible.These challenges have far-reaching implications for technology, business models, social practices and policy. Our vision is for energy demand research in the UK to rise to these challenges. The Centre's ambition is to lead whole systems work on energy demand in the UK, collaborating with a wider community both at home and internationally. We aim to deliver globally leading research on energy demand, to secure much greater impact for energy demand research and to champion the importance of energy demand for delivering environmental, social and economic goals.Our research programme is inter-disciplinary, recognising that technical and social change are inter-dependent and co-evolve. It is organised into six Themes. Three of these address specific issues in the major sectors of energy use, namely: buildings, transport and industry. The remaining three address more cross-cutting issues that drive changing patterns of demand, namely the potential for increased flexibility, the impact of digital technologies, and energy policy and governance.Each Theme has a research programme that has been developed with key stakeholders and will provide the capacity for the Centre to inform debate, deliver impact and share knowledge in its specific area of work. The Themes will also undertake collaborative work, with our first joint task being to assess the role of energy demand in delivering the objectives of the UK Government's Clean Growth Plan.The Centre will also include Challenges that respond to cross-thematic questions for UK energy demand. These will mostly be developed in consultation over the early years of the Centre, and therefore only one is included in the initial plan: on the decarbonisation of heat.The Centre will function as a national focus for inter-disciplinary research on energy demand. In doing this it will need to respond to a rapidly evolving energy landscape. It will therefore retain 25% of its funds to allocate during the lifetime of the Centre through a transparent governance process. These funds will support further challenges and a 'Flexible Fund', which will be used to support research on emerging researchquestions, in particular through support for early career researchers.We are working closely with key stakeholders in business and policy to design our research programme and we plan detailed knowledge exchange activities to ensure that the work of the UK energy demand research community has broader societal impact.
Data	Consumer Demand for Blockchain-Enabled Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading in the United Kingdom: An Online Survey Experiment, 2018 Digitalisation, Dematerialisation and Decarbonisation of the Global Economy in Historical Perspective: The Relationship Between Energy and Information, 1850-2019 Document Analysis of Expectations of Green 5G in the UK, 2010-2021 Expectations for Automated Vehicles, 2018-2023 Fuel and Transport Poverty in the UK Energy Transition, 2022 High Energy Consumers, the Excess Project: Qualitative Data, 2018-2023 Increasing Wellbeing Through Energy Demand Reduction: Citizen Perceptions of Local Measures in Greater Brighton and North of Tyne Regions, UK, 2022-2023 Details Interviews with actors concerned with local transport decarbonisation in the UK, 2018-2023 The Determinants of Double Energy Vulnerability: A Geospatial Analysis, 2011-2024
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Publications	A data strategy to promote the clean growth of UK industries. The role of data in accelerating positive change for industry and the environment APPG on diversity & inclusion - call for evidence on equity in the STEM workforce At a crossroads: Travel adaptations during Covid-19 restrictions and where next? BEIS Select Committee inquiry on decarbonising heat in homes BEIS select committee inquiry on financing energy infrastructure: consultation response Briefing: Industrial decarbonisation policies for a UK net zero target Building a zero-carbon economy - call for evidence Building decarbonisation transition pathways: initial reflections Building on our strengths: a market transformation approach to energy retrofit in UK homes CREDS Annual Report: April 2018–September 2019 CREDS Annual Report: October 2019–September 2020 CREDS Annual Report: October 2020 to September 2021 CREDS Annual Report: October 2021 to September 2022 Catalysing net-zero retrofit: feasibility of an innovative salary sacrifice scheme Climate action, city regions and central government: a comparative analysis of the UK City Deals Climate action, city regions and central government: a comparative analysis of the UK City Deals – summary Consultation on sustainable tourism: impacts of tourism and travel on the environment and how these can be reduced Consultation on the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England Consultation: Future Homes Standard - changes to Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations for new dwellings Consultation: connecting Oxford consultation Consultation: developing a national food strategy - call for evidence Consultation: facilitating energy efficiency in the electricity system Consumer network access, core capacity Covid-19 Transport, Travel and Social Adaptation Study: Understanding behaviour change with neighbourhood characteristics Creating a clean steel fund: call for evidence Curbing excess: high energy consumption and the fair energy transition Decarbonising transport: Accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles Decarbonising transport: Climate smart parking policies Decarbonising transport: Getting carbon ambition right Decarbonising transport: Growing cycle use Decarbonising transport: The role of buses Decarbonising transport: The role of land use, localisation and accessibility Decarbonising transport: Travelling less and the role of online opportunities Demand response: success isn't just about numbers Department for Transport consultation - Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation DfT Consultation - ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans EDRC & CREDS response to Ofgem consultation: Engaging domestic consumers in energy flexibility Energy Networks Association - Flexibility Consultation 2020 Energy Performance Certificates in buildings consultation response Energy efficiency schemes for small and medium sized businesses: consultation response Energy related products - call for evidence Environmental Audit Committee (House of Commons) inquiry on energy efficiency of existing homes Environmental Audit Committee - technological innovation & climate change: community energy Environmental Audit Committee - technological innovation & climate change: heat pumps Equality Diversity and Inclusion: Report to CREDS Executive on the implementation of the EDI Plan Evaluation Report: CREDS early career researcher Flexible Fund call Evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into net zero aviation and shipping Evidence to the Lords Environmental and Climate Change Committee on Mobilising action on climate change and environment: behaviour change Flexibility workshop - Jordans YHA Flexible and responsive energy retail markets: putting consumers at the centre of a smart, low carbon energy system Future of transport regulatory review Future support for low carbon heat HM Treasury: Consultation on aviation tax reform Heat pumps - five Government actions to accelerate deployment Heating our homes - CREDS Response to ESNZ Select Committee Inquiry Heating with steam methane reformed hydrogen - a survey of the emissions, security and cost implications of heating with hydrogen produced from natural gas House of Commons Transport Committee: inquiry on zero emissions vehicles and road pricing House of Lords Covid Committee: inquiry into the long-term impact of the pandemic on the UK's towns and cities Industrial decarbonisation policies for a UK net zero target Introducing a performance-based policy Framework in large commercial and industrial buildings in England and Wales. Less is more: Changing travel in a post-pandemic society Local Green New Deals: A transformative plan for achieving the UK's climate, social and economic goals locally Macro-economic impacts of green policies in the Economic Recovery Package post-Covid More and better homes - the opportunity of self-build Net Zero Review: call for evidence Options for accelerating retrofit rates in the domestic owner-occupier sector Patchy coverage: New CREDS study finds a number of 'blackspots' in the publicly available evidence base on the energy use impacts of 5G Policy for energy demand reduction Policy options for a net zero emissions UK steel sector Positive low energy futures Recovery from health, energy, and economic shocks requires better understanding of our responses to the dynamics of all three Reducing the UK's food footprint: Demand-side action for more palatable food emissions Report: At a crossroads - travel adaptations during Covid-19 restrictions and where next? Resource efficiency scenarios for the UK: A technical report Reverse gear: The reality and implications of national transport emission reduction policies Scottish Government consultation on its draft Heat in Buildings Strategy Shared mobility - where now, where next? Shifting the focus: energy demand in a net-zero carbon UK Shifting the focus: energy demand in a net-zero carbon UK Report highlights Strategy and policy statement for energy policy in Great Britain: CREDS response Summary of findings from heat pump flexibility expert workshop Technologies for meeting Clean Growth emissions reduction targets inquiry: consultation response The distributional effects of pathways to net-zero and the implications for fuel and transport poverty The energy price crisis - issues for energy use The role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK The role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK: Materials and products The role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK: Nutrition The role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK: Transport and mobility The story of condensing boiler market transformation - a briefing note for BEIS Vulnerability to fuel and transport poverty e-bike carbon savings - how much and where?
Added to Database	21/02/19