Overview of the European Union policies to promote more sustainable behaviours in energy end-users

Paolo, Bertoldi

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-818567-4.00018-1

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“…The factors that have been so far considered in energy policy are those identified by economics and behavioural sciences (Foulds & Robison, 2018;Loewenstein & Chater, 2017). These perspectives assume the decision to invest in energy efficiency as an optimal investment decision that individuals often fail to perform, due to some barriers (Bertoldi, 2020), and the policy goal is to detect and remove these barriers (Gillingham et al, 2009). Policies removing these barriers generally rely on interventions that are justified on economic grounds, such as mandates or bans, financial incentives and non-regulatory ones (such as mandatory disclosure of information), as well as on behavioural grounds, such as nudges and boosts (Loewenstein & Chater, 2017).…”

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The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

Paolo

Boza-Kiss

Valle

et al. 2021

Energy and Buildings

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Section: Renovation Decision Processmentioning

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The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

Paolo

Boza-Kiss

Valle

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Energy and Buildings

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“…The European Union Covenant of Mayors initiative has been one of the disrupting phenomena in the arena of transnational initiatives, which have expanded tremendously over the past 10 years. The first version of CoM methodology published in 2010 [119] has been an important guiding document for cities in Europe on the elaboration of SEAPs. After 8 years from the first publication of the CoM guidebook, JRC is in the process of revising the CoM methodology.…”

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Covenant of Mayors: Local Energy Generation, Methodology, Policies and Good Practice Examples

2019

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Local authorities and cities are at the forefront of driving the energy transition, which plays a crucial role in mitigating the effects of climate change. The greenhouse gas emissions in cities, due to energy consumption, are placed into two categories: direct emissions generated from the combustion of fossil fuels mainly in buildings and transport sectors, and indirect emissions from grid-supplied energy, such as electricity and district heating and/or cooling. While there is extensive literature focused on direct greenhouse gas emissions accounting in cities’ inventories, research has focused to a lesser extent on allocation methods of indirect emissions from grid-supplied energy. The present paper provides an updated definition for the concept of local energy generation within the Covenant of Mayors initiative and proposes a new methodology for indirect emission accounting in cities’ greenhouse gas emission inventories. In addition, a broader policy framework in which local action is taken is discussed based on the European Union energy and climate policies, and over 80 exemplary Covenant of Mayors good practices are identified across the technology areas of local energy generation and four modes of urban climate governance. The contributions of the paper demonstrate that local authorities have the capacity to support and mobilize action for local energy generation investments through the multiple modes of urban climate governance to update and strengthen climate action

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“…The digitalisation of the district heating (DH) sector offers opportunities such as new incentives for lowering peak energy consumption [1,2]; optimisation of indoor climate (e.g., temperature levels in homes); optimisation of energy production; and around-the-clock monitoring of substations and the underlying network [3]. Visions such as smart cities, smart grids and 5th Generation District Heating (5GDH) [1,4] are largely driven by the opportunities created by digitalisation under the umbrella term of Industry 4.0 [5,6].…”

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Opportunities for Machine Learning in District Heating

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The district heating (DH) industry is facing an important transformation towards more efficient networks that utilise significantly lower water temperatures to distribute the heat. This change requires taking advantage of new technologies, and Machine Learning (ML) is a popular direction. In the last decade, we have witnessed an extreme growth in the number of published research papers that focus on applying ML techniques to the DH domain. However, based on our experience in the field, and an extensive review of the state-of-the-art, we perceive a mismatch between the most popular research directions, such as forecasting, and the challenges faced by the DH industry. In this work, we present our findings, explain and demonstrate the key gaps between the two communities and suggest a road-map ahead towards increasing the impact of ML research in the DH industry.

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Overview of the European Union policies to promote more sustainable behaviours in energy end-users

Cited by 33 publications

References 51 publications

The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

Covenant of Mayors: Local Energy Generation, Methodology, Policies and Good Practice Examples

Opportunities for Machine Learning in District Heating

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