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Energy Demand

Theme Leader: Dr Nick Eyre,

University of Oxford

Introduction

ImageThe demand for energy is the driver of the whole energy system, influencing not only the total amount of energy used, but also the location, type of fuel and characteristics of the end use technology.  

Studying energy demand is therefore inherently inter-disciplinary – it requires an understanding of

 
  • the lifestyle and social drivers of the demand for energy services
  • the changing technologies at the point of energy use
  • the institutional and policies frameworks within which technical and social decisions are made
  • the interactions between all of these.
Energy systems face increasing pressures from many directions, most notably for a rapid transition to a secure, low carbon energy system. Understanding the role of energy demand in these changes is therefore an increasing priority.
 
The objectives of the theme are to research how socio-economic and technical change affect energy demand in the UK, and to apply this to the need for more radical change to respond to climate and energy security challenges. 
 

Research Projects

The Energy Demand team is currently working on the following projects:

Energy Use in Industry

Key Contact: Geoff Hammond (University of Bath)

Energy Use in Buildings

Key Contact: Bob Lowe (University College, London) and Katy Janda (University of Oxford) 

Energy Use in Transport

Key Contact: Jillian Anable (University of Aberdeen) 

Energy Modelling

Key Contact: Christian Brand (University of Oxford) 

Cross-Cutting Research

Key Contact: Nick Eyre (University of Oxford) 

UNLOC - Understanding Local and Community Governance of Energy

Key Contact: Yacob Mulugetta (University of Surrey) 

EnGAGE Scotland

Key contact: Elizabeth Bomberg (University of Edinburgh)

 

Further details of the research projects under the Energy Demand theme can be found at the Research Projects page. 


Meet the team

Information on UKERC Phase I (April 2004 - April 2009) activity can be found here.  For all UKERC research outputs, see the Publications Catalogue.

 

 

 

 

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