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ENPOR paper: How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty?
Our new paper entitled “How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty? Literature and stakeholder insights for private rented housing in Europe” is now published at Elsevier’s Energy Research & Social Science journal! The article is produced by Dimitris Papantonis, Dimitra Tzani, Manon Burbidge, Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Stefan Bouzarovski, and Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos, within the context of the Horizon 2020 funded ENPOR project. Households in the private rented sector, and especially those of lower income, face far more energy poverty issues than the general population, meaning that they are often unable to afford socially and materially required…
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Prof. Dr. Alexandros Flamos about the Russian natural gas as a tipping point in the transition to climate neutrality by 2050 in Europe
Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos, director of the Technoeconomics of Energy Systems laboratory (TEESlab), participated in the informative tv show “From 6 o’clock” of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. The discussion that took place focused on the current energy crisis in Europe caused by the Russian invasion in Ukraine. During the discussion, Dr. Alexandros Flamos talked about the impact of the invasion on the European energy policy. The Russian government uses the natural gas and the Nord Stream pipeline 1 as a leverage towards the European countries which has an impact especially on countries that are more dependent on the Russian natural…
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A comparative review analysis on how to design and implement pay-for-performance schemes
The Technoeconomics of Energy Systems Laboratory (TEESlab), in collaboration with the Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Stichtung (IEECP), the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the EC H2020 SENSEI Project published a new article in Elsevier’s “Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews” journal focusing on how to design and implement Pay-for-Performance programmes. Energy efficiency offers many benefits as it can deliver both sustained reductions in energy usage by improving baseline efficiency as well as targeted peak demand reductions. However, energy efficiency faces challenges that prevent it from reaching its full beneficial potentials. For example, the economic effectiveness of energy efficiency…
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Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling?
We are glad to inform you that our scientific article “Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact” has been published in the Elsevier’s “Energy Research and Social Science” peer-reviewed journal. As energy models become more and more powerful, they are increasingly used to support energy policymaking. Although modelling has been used for policy advice for many years, there is little knowledge about how computer-based models actually influence policymaking, and to what extent policymakers influence the modelling process. In our article we empirically investigate (i). whether, how and when models influence the policy-making process, and (ii).…
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What are the different energy transition challenges in diverse geographical contexts and scales in Europe?
Energy system models are advancing very rapidly and have been a valuable tool towards well-informed decision- and policymaking processes in Europe. However, despite progress so far, models’ complexity often raises questions about their ability to address multifaced issues of the energy transition, especially the ones that matter to model users. Considering that most existing models are “one-size-fits-all”, new targeted tools that will address transition challenges, relevant to different users, in specific geographical contexts, also taking into account diverse spatial scales, are needed. To this end, one needs first to ask “What are the different energy transition challenges, according to stakeholders,…
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Ten key recommendations on how to improve your energy modelling
Energy models support decision- and policymakers who have to decide on decarbonization strategies and energy policy options. However, energy models are often not geared to the needs of the users. Hence, despite increasing methodological sophistication and rapidly growing detail, the usefulness of models as advice and policy support tools may be limited because they do not take into account all user issues. The SENTINEL Deliverable 1.2 “User needs for an energy system modeling platform for the European energy transition” identifies needs of energy modellers and users of modelling outcomes in policy, industry, civil society, and science, both in the present…
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A Comparison of Dispatchable RES Technoeconomics
We are glad to inform you that our work entitled “A Comparison of Dispatchable RES Technoeconomics: Is There a Niche for Concentrated Solar Power? ” has been published in the Energies MDPI journal, detailing the outcomes of our latest research activity carried out in the frame of the EC-funded “H2020 MUSTEC” project. Read our Open Access work about the comparative advantages of diverse RES technological solutions coupled with storage, as well as the circumstances required in order to enhance the expansion of CSP, following the link here.
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An Ex-Post Assessment of RES-E Support in Greece
o How is the performance of energy markets affected by the different support mechanisms both in the short- and the long-term? o How can a roadmap of least resistance for a policy measure to attain its goals be developed, without compromising, in parallel, the further development of electricity generation sources? Οur article entitled “An Ex-Post Assessment of RES-E Support in Greece by Investigating the Monetary Flows and the Causal Relationships in the Electricity Market”, now published in the Energies MDPI journal, sheds light on these critical questions. Find the full article here.
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Policymaking & energy efficiency: Presentation of results from a survey-based econometric analysis in the Greek residential sector
o What can technology ownership tell us about the adoption of energy efficiency measures? o What is the effect of energy policy on observed technology ownership rates for different energy efficiency measures? o How do lower-income households respond to subsidies? Οur article entitled “Understanding technology ownership to reveal adoption trends for energy efficiency measures in the Greek residential sector”, now published in the Energy Policy journal, sheds light on these critical questions for the residential sector in Greece. In particular, our works investigates existing ownership patterns of energy efficiency measures to reflect on future technology adoption trends, using a rich…
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Do you have a policy target? We have the AIM to guide you towards success!
We are glad to inform you that our article entitled “A transdisciplinary modeling framework for the participatory design of dynamic adaptive policy pathways” has been published in the Energy Policy journal. Policy targets are set. But how can they be achieved? This article presents the Adaptive Policymaking Model (AIM), a plugin modeling toolbox that provides hands-on-support to policymakers for the selection of policy pathways leading to desired targets. The novelty of AIM lies in (i) identifying the conditions under-, and the timeframe beyond- which a policy starts to deviate from the set targets, (ii) visualizing a map of robust policy…
