Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/I023542/1 | |
| Title | i-POET: Individual Perspectives on Energy and Technology | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 75%; Energy Efficiency(Transport) 10%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 15%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 20%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 40%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Psychology) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 20%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 60%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 10%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 30%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Dr RA Buswell No email address given Civil and Building Engineering Loughborough University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 July 2011 | |
| End Date | 30 June 2016 | |
| Duration | 60 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors; Information Technologies; Manufacturing; Transport Systems and Vehicles | |
| Region | East Midlands | |
| Programme | Process Environment and Sustainability | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr RA Buswell , Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Climate change and energy security are amongst the most significant issues facing the population of the world today. The Government has committed the UK to an ambitious 80% CO2 reduction target for 2050. There are many initiatives already in action to help us on the way to a greener and more energy savvy future:- Increasingly stringent building regulations and Government schemes to improve the insulation levels of buildings;- scrappage schemes to encourage the replacement of old boilers for more efficient units;- public awareness campaigns such as 'It's Better Off';- promotion of high efficiency products such as low-energy light bulbs;- higher taxation on fuel guzzling cars;- pilot renewable energy schemes and emerging centres for training trades in installation of such systems;- investigating issues around shifting peak demands on the national grid and 'greening' our electrical energy supplyThere is a great deal being done, but in defiance of this intent, we (the UK population) are persistently increasing energy consumption.These issues impinge on the lifestyles and practices of the individual members of the population. Together, individuals are responsible for energy consumption. The degree of control and responsibility for that consumption, however, varies depending on the activity. For example, we act individually when we turn on a light at home to read a book, but we share the ownership of responsibility when we turn on a light at work in order to do our job and we have an even more complex relationship with the power used to maintain lighting in a fire station, occupying those fire-fighters who are waiting to come to our aid in an emergency.The biggest problem is that energy is invisible, and so knowing when we use some is difficult and making discussions about using less is even harder. The i-POET group hopes to bring stories of people's lives and the associated energy consumption to the public to raise awareness and to help us start making the right choices | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 17/11/11 | |
