eHUBs—Identifying the potential early and late adopters of shared electric mobility hubs

Shared electric mobility hubs, or eHUBs, offer users access to a range of shared electric vehicles on demand. However, little is currently known about what the characteristics of potential users of this novel type of shared mobility are. This makes it difficult to plan the location of hubs and to provide facilities, which ultimately will...

Analysing consumer perceptions towards the Tesla Powerwall in order to create future product acceptance

The energy transition is characterised by the growth of intermittent and thus non-steerable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic and wind. The technology development in the PV sector enables consumers to move beyond passive consumption of electricity towards becoming active producers of their own energy. This led to an increasing number of...

Facilitating the take-up of new HCI practices: A 'diffusion of innovations'

The workshop Made for Sharing: HCI Stories of Transfer, Triumph & Tragedy focuses on collecting cases in which practitioners have used their HCI methods in new contexts. For analyzing the collected body of cases we propose to apply a framework inspired by the Diffusion of Innovations approach which focuses on what facilitates the adoption, re...

Barriers Deterring the Commercialization of Phase Changing Materials (PCMs) in Sustainable Buildings and Opportunities for Techno-starters

In spite of significant prospects for radical changes, Phase Changing Materials (PCMs) have yet to achieve high market penetration. These substances are capable of storing and releasing large amounts of heat. There are several applications for PCMs, none of which have penetrated mass markets. Energy efficient and sustainable buildings are...