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Forecasting uptake of retrofit packages in office building stock under government incentives

Higgins, Andrew; Syme, Mike; McGregor, James; Marquez, … - In: Energy Policy 65 (2014) C, pp. 501-511

of retrofit packages across building stock over time. To address this challenge a diffusion model was set up and applied … capability for projecting uptake of technology packages characterised by multiple variables. Six retrofit packages were set up … Agreements. These were recent incentive programs funded by the Australian government to accelerate the uptake of retrofit …

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Energy efficiency in the British housing stock: Energy demand and the Homes Energy Efficiency Database

Hamilton, Ian G.; Steadman, Philip J.; Bruhns, Harry; … - In: Energy Policy 60 (2013) C, pp. 462-480

The UK Government has unveiled an ambitious retrofit programme that seeks significant improvement to the energy …

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Capturing spatial effects, technology interactions, and uncertainty in urban energy and carbon models: Retrofitting newcastle as a case-study

Keirstead, James; Calderon, Carlos - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 253-267

Local authorities often rely upon urban energy and carbon modelling tools to develop mitigation policies and strategies that will deliver reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper the UK example of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is used to critique current practice, noting that important...

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Unseen influence—The role of low carbon retrofit advisers and installers in the adoption and use of domestic energy technology

Owen, A.; Mitchell, G.; Gouldson, A. - In: Energy Policy 73 (2014) C, pp. 169-179

Reducing climate changing emissions associated with residential property continues to be a significant challenge. Five case studies of different domestic energy technology schemes in England highlight the influence of advisers and installers in householders’ decisions to adopt low carbon...

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State of the Irish housing stock—Modelling the heat losses of Ireland's existing detached rural housing stock & estimating the benefit of thermal retrofit measures on this stock

Ahern, Ciara; Griffiths, Philip; O'Flaherty, Micheál - In: Energy Policy 55 (2013) C, pp. 139-151

uptake of thermal retrofit measures in the domestic Irish market. A study of Ireland's housing highlights the dominance of … economic and carbon case for thermal retrofit measures to the existing detached, oil centrally heated, rural housing stock. The … efficiency policy measures. Thermal retrofit measures in the detached housing stock have the potential to realise an averaged 65 …

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Energy analysis and refurbishment proposals for public housing in the city of Bari, Italy

Di Turi, Silvia; Stefanizzi, Pietro - In: Energy Policy 79 (2015) C, pp. 58-71

From the perspectives of the energy and the environment, building stock should be considered a useful resource in the struggle against greenhouse gas emissions and scarcity of energy resources.

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How the choice of multi-gas equivalency metrics affects mitigation options: The case of CO2 capture in a Brazilian coal-fired power plant

Moura, Maria Cecilia P.; Branco, David A. Castelo; … - In: Energy Policy 61 (2013) C, pp. 1357-1366

This study shows how the assessment of emissions reductions from CO2 capture is critically dependent on the choice of multi-gas equivalency metric and climate impact time horizon. This has implications for time-sensitive mitigation policies, in particular when considering relative impact of...

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From demonstration to deployment: An economic analysis of support policies for carbon capture and storage

Krahé, Max; Heidug, Wolf; Ward, John; Smale, Robin - In: Energy Policy 60 (2013) C, pp. 753-763

architecture adapts to the need of a maturing technology, meets the requirement of policymakers to maintain flexibility to respond … investment. This combination of flexibility and predictability is achieved through the use of ‘policy gateways’ which explicitly …

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Biomass and CCS: The influence of technical change

Laude, Audrey; Jonen, Christian - In: Energy Policy 60 (2013) C, pp. 916-924

The combination of bioenergy production and carbon capture and storage technologies (BECCS) provides an opportunity to create negative emissions of CO2 in biofuel production. However, high capture costs reduce profitability. This paper investigates carbon price uncertainty and technological...

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Assessing socio-technical mindsets: Public deliberations on carbon capture and storage in the context of energy sources and climate change

Einsiedel, Edna F.; Boyd, Amanda D.; Medlock, Jennifer; … - In: Energy Policy 53 (2013) C, pp. 149-158

The adaptation and transition to new configurations of energy systems brought on by challenges of climate change, energy security, and sustainability have encouraged more integrative approaches that bring together the social and technical dimensions of technology. The perspectives of energy...

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