Energy policy can be shaped at many different levels and by many different institutions.  Therefore, we have studied the construction of energy governance at different scales (e.g. local, community, regional, national) and done comparative international work as well.

Project student Jan Rosenow has successfully completed his doctorate on energy efficiency policy making in the UK and Germany. Significant pieces of research on the effectiveness of Green Deal and the role of demand in Electricity Market Reform contributed to UKERC policy submissions in these areas. 

Key Outputs

• Parag, Y, Hamilton, J, White, V, Hogan, B. (2013). Network approach for local and community governance of energy: The case of Oxfordshire. Energy Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.027
• Bridge, G., Bouzarovski, S., Bradshaw, M. and Eyre, N. (2013). Geographies of energy transition: Space, place and the low-carbon economy. Energy Policy, 53: 331-340.
• Rosenow, J. (2012). Energy savings obligations in the UK - A history of change. Energy Policy, 49 (0): 373-382.
• Eyre, N. (2012) Energy Saving in Energy Market Reform - The Feed-in Tariffs Option. Energy Policy, 52: 190-198.
• Rosenow, J. (2011): Weiße Zertifikate - weiße Weste? White certificates - panacea or not?. In: umwelt aktuell 11: 4-5