Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/D032709/1 | |
| Title | Unlocking Low Carbon Potential | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Industry) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 75%; Applied Research and Development 25%; |
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| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 15%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 10%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Mr J Aylen Manchester Business School University of Manchester |
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Ms J Evans Fac of Eng Science & Built Env London South Bank University |
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Dr S Shackley School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2005 | |
| End Date | 31 July 2009 | |
| Duration | 46 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £818,926 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Management & business studies | |
| Region | North West; London; Scotland | |
| Programme | Energy Research Capacity | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator |
Mr J Aylen , Manchester Business School, University of Manchester Ms J Evans , Fac of Eng Science & Built Env, London South Bank University Dr S Shackley , School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Hygrade Project Contact , Northern Foods Plc Project Contact , Green Alliance Project Contact , CompAir UK Ltd Project Contact , Baxi Group Ltd Project Contact , Unilever Plc |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Many industries use energy in inefficient ways, producing unnecessary carbon emissions. The food industry is one such industry, using significant amounts of energy for cooking, refrigeration and pumping. Technologies exist which could greatly reduce the use of energy, but which appear not to be widely used. Research suggests that the major barriers to employment of these technologies are mainly organizational, social, psychological rather than technological. The project will first survey the stock of capital in these energy intensive industries to determine the windows of opportunity for new energy saving investment. The research will then use an action research approach, combined with limited technological support, to work in participation with organization members at all levels to discover the barriers to adopting these stalled technologies, and the practices which could be used to enable them to be more widely taken up. The outputs should have profound impact on organisations and governments attempting to align themselves to a low carbon trajectory. | |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
