How models can inform policy for the energy transition: ERBE CDT student-led conference 2024

Read an overview of the excellent ERBE student-led conference hosted by Loughborough University on 17 April 2024: erbecdt.ac.uk/how-models-can…
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👏 Congratulations to UCL student Cairan Van Rooyen on his recent publication in the Building and Environment Journal, titled ‘Ventilation provision and use in homes in Great Britain: A national survey‘
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#PhD #Research UCL Energy Institute ERBECDT LoLo Centre

The book is a must read for researchers, policymakers, students and practitioners aiming to explore how #climate action can move from being reactive to being #transformative and more equitable.

Reed the book review👇 buff.ly/4c86TbF

Join us on Tuesday 23 April for the inaugural lectures of UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering Prof Rokia Raslan and Prof Dimitrios Rovas: eventbrite.co.uk/e/built-enviro…

Get the best info there is on storage and balancing for 100% renewable energy in the UK! See 100percentrenewableuk.org/storage

SERL Stats Report (vol. 2) now available. Describes gas & electricity energy use in GB in 2022/23 based on sample of 13k homes. serl.ac.uk/serl-stats-rep… #energy

Nice summary of the government's proposals for reforming electricity markets (REMA).

(Documents here)
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Ever wondered why a solid brick house needs less energy than expected?
One reason is that CIBSE guidance is over- estimating the conductivity of your walls by 60%.
Multiple studies completed over 10 years ago. Jan Rosenow Richard Lowes
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On the 17th Jan, UCL hosted ERBE's 5th and final sociotechnical mini-conference.
'Engaging and Eliciting Sustainable Futures: Cross disciplinary Dialogues on Energy Resilience in the Built Environment'

Students loved collaborating and discussing the sociotechnical perspective!

Want some spare solar energy? New research from UCL Energy Institute shows that UK homeowners could sell #solarenergy to each other using a peer-to-peer system like Airbnb, offering real positive change to our #energy #market .
Read now ➡️ bartlett-review.ucl.ac.uk/new-ways-to-tr…
Mike Fell The Bartlett

#CFP 'Energy Sufficiency in Buildings & Cities'
Abstracts due: 15 Jan 24

How can decent living standards be created for all without exceeding planetary limits?
Practices, policies, programmes, projects, experiments

B&C Editors Special issue
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80-year-old Gerald Bruton’s campaign to cut energy costs and emissions involved both new technologies and behavioural change

A step-by-step guide to how a Cork homeowner cut energy costs

Read here: bit.ly/3vCjxiI

What methods should we use to understand household heating patterns?
How about mixed data from sensors, smart meters, and survey answers.

Consider comparing monitored temp and smart meter gas. Or CO2 and electricity data.

What questions should we ask to understand the data?

What if UK homeowners could sell #solarenergy to each other using a peer-to-peer system like Airbnb? New research from UCL Energy Institute offers a future vision to transform our #energy #market .
Read now ➡️ bartlett-review.ucl.ac.uk/new-ways-to-tr…
Mike Fell The Bartlett

'Plumbers can't use bikes,' people say.

'I love using a bike,' plumber says.

2023 in review: Rethinking research impact

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Dashboards have the power to make complex research accessible to the public and policymakers
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A new resource for policy relevant research - Introducing the Areas of Research Interest database

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More experiments on estimating rates of air change in dwellings.

Moving on from candles, it seems that small 16 g canisters of CO2 (used for inflating bike tyres) can also be used.

It's not as quixotic as using candles as a CO2 source, but it does seem more practical.