Housing practices are forcing accelerated demand for natural resources and flow-on effects
contribute to severe environmental consequences. Transition to a Circular Economy (CE) …

Smart grids enable large-scale integration of low-carbon energy sources and energy
efficiency. However, changing customer energy consumption behavior has been a …

Countries across Europe have ambitious targets to become carbon neutral. This requires a
transformation in the way buildings are heated, ventilated, and cooled (HVAC), with a move …

While heat pumps are a promising solution for decarbonizing residential buildings, financial
barriers often hinder their diffusion. Asset leasing–whereby service providers lease …

It is widely acknowledged that the servitisation of energy retail has the potential to reduce
costs and environmental impact. However, there persists a limited awareness of what market …

Over the last two decades, the European Union has significantly improved its legal
framework for building energy efficiency. New mandatory standards have led governments …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate and formulate several business models (BM) for
various energy communities (EC) members: prosumers, storage facilities, electric vehicle …

Triggering a massive wave of renovation in buildings and sustaining it over the long term
requires a mix of policy instruments ranging from regulations, renovation incentives, and …

A fast-paced policy context is characteristic of energy and climate research, which strives to
develop solutions to wicked problems such as climate change. Funding agencies in the …

Demand Reduction is a strategy with the potential to make a significant contribution to the
energy supply/demand balance. Its two major themes are improving the energy efficiency of …