LEEDR: Low Effort Energy Demand Reduction (Part 2 of the Call)

LEEDR：轻松减少能源需求（呼吁的第 2 部分）

基本信息

批准号：
EP/I000267/1
负责人：
Richard Buswell
金额：
$ 178.09万
依托单位：
Loughborough University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2010 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI000267%2F1
关键词：
LEEDR Low Effort Energy Demand

项目摘要

Climate change is a problem that threatens the world and is caused by the release of greenhouse gas emissions, such as Carbon Dioxide from burning fuels like gas and oil. Our dwellings in the UK consume 30% of the country's total energy demand and so that we can reduce the environmental impact of our lifestyles and create greater energy security by consuming less, the UK Government has laid out a road map of measures that will deliver a zero carbon (or as close as possible) housing stock by 2050, affecting all homes in the UK.A key step on the way to 2050 is the installation of so-called 'smart-meters', which the Government has decided will be rolled out to every house in the UK by 2030. These meters will deliver much greater information to both energy providers and householders. These meters will mean more accurate and transparent billing and should stimulate a more competitive energy market, which would benefit consumers. This greater level of information about how we use energy in and around the home can help us understand where we are wasteful and can tolerate a reduction in consumption and when and where changing our habits and/or lifestyle is not acceptable.What is not understood fully is the relationship between the householder and their preferences and tolerances to change and the sorts of pressures and constraints placed on the energy providers for energy production. Today we enjoy the luxury of having as much energy as we want on demand 24hours a day, but increased reliance on renewable sources, such as wind turbines, combined with a need to reduce our consumption as a nation is likely to mean that more flexible supply and generation systems will become more common and this will have implications for how we use energy in the home. We need to find new ways to help us understand how and where we can reduce our consumption without unacceptable impact on our lifestyles. One way to do this is by understanding how everyday practices in the home (including the use of digital media) result in the consumption of energy and how these practices may change in the future because of societal trends ( e.g. the aging population, remote working, broadband in every home) and then to see how this information can offer opportunities to develop products and services that are attractive to the householder and that have a real impact on energy consumption in the home.The challenges are both technological and sociological and so this research brings together academic experts in the fields of social science, user interface design, product design, building modelling and energy consumption, systems engineering and computer science with householders, energy providers and business to focus on the issue of using digital technology for reducing energy demand in the home. This team contends that in order to develop ways in which householders can reduce their energy consumption significantly, with relatively little effort on their part, the needs of the user must be understood in the wider context of a changing energy landscape and that this can lead to the development of new ideas that can be developed into business opportunities that benefit the UK economy.

气候变化是一个威胁世界的问题，是由于温室气体排放的释放而引起的，例如燃烧气体和石油等燃烧燃料中的二氧化碳。我们在英国的住所消耗了该国30％的能源需求的30％，以便我们可以减少生活方式的环境影响，并通过减少消费而创造更大的能源安全性，英国政府已经制定了措施的路线图，该路线图将在2050年到2050年提供零碳（或尽可能接近）的零碳（或尽可能接近），在英国的所有房屋中都在启用了所有的键盘。到2030年，将推出英国的每所房屋。这些仪表将向能源提供者和家庭提供更多信息。这些仪表将意味着更准确，更透明的计费，并应刺激更具竞争性的能源市场，这将使消费者受益。关于我们如何在房屋内和周围使用能量的更大程度的信息可以帮助我们了解浪费的地方，可以忍受消费的减少以及何时何地改变我们的习惯和/或生活方式，这是不完全理解的。家庭及其对能源生产的压力和能源生产的偏好和承受能力的偏好和容忍之间的关系。今天，我们享受着每天24小时能量的奢侈，但对可再生能源（例如风力涡轮机）的依赖增加，加上减少我们作为一个国家的消费的需求，可能意味着更灵活的供应和发电系统将变得更加普遍，并且这将对我们在家庭中使用能源有影响。我们需要找到新的方法来帮助我们了解如何以及在哪里可以减少消费，而不会对生活方式产生不可接受的影响。做到这一点的一种方法是通过了解家庭中的日常实践（包括使用数字媒体）如何导致能源消耗以及这些实践可能会因社会趋势而在未来如何变化社会科学领域，用户界面设计，产品设计，建筑建模和能源消耗，与住户，能源提供商和业务的计算机科学的学术专家共同专注于使用数字技术来减少家庭能源需求的问题。该团队认为，为了开发如何在不断变化的能源环境的更广泛的背景下，必须了解用户的需求，从而使用户的需求相对较少，这可以导致新想法发展为有利于英国经济的商机。