Boosting long-term-oriented thinking to promote home energy retrofit: A choice experiment

In the built environment sector, enhancing energy efficiency through energy retrofitting is a key strategy to mitigate climate change. Despite the efforts made by local municipalities to offer technical and financial support, the rate of home energy retrofit remains low. The decision to undertake home energy retrofit is complex for homeowners....

Introducing a toolkit to apply behavioural insights to energy policy

Public and private organisations have several instruments at hand to reduce consumer demand for energy. These instruments can take the form of information campaigns, various subsidy programs, or regulations to encourage consumers to adopt greener technology, develop energy-efficient habits or travel more sustainably. However, the well-intended...

Improving Geothermal and Thermal Reservoir Property Prediction of Dutch Geothermal Plays

The ambition is to significantly enhance the knowledge, mapping, and prediction of the geological character of Dutch geothermal plays, focussing on thermal and geomechanical properties. The aim is to improve fundamental understanding of the geological causes behind rock properties, the understanding and quantification of the conversion of...

Sharing in five: the disruptive urban freight transport challenge

Facts over feelings: How citizens evaluate responses to uncertainties about power lines