Energy Demand Research Champion

能源需求研究冠军

• 批准号: EP/X014916/1
• 负责人: Mari Martiskainen
• 金额: $ 13.2万
• 依托单位: University of Sussex
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX014916%2F1
• 关键词: Energy; Demand; Research; Champion

The UK is facing an energy crisis on three fronts: climate change, energy security, and affordability. The energy price crisis in particular, further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made both energy security and affordability front page news. UK public policy and debates on how to solve this crisis have largely focused on fixing energy supply, e.g. by finding alternatives to oil and gas imports, speeding new nuclear build, addressing onshore wind planning legislation, and promoting a switch to heat pumps and electric vehicles. Much less attention has been given to how we can reduce energy demand to help this effort. Yet, energy demand reduction is fundamental in solving the energy crisis, and needed for improving energy security, reducing household energy bills and addressing climate change. The UK has set a target to become a Net Zero society by 2050, and research conducted by the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) shows that reducing energy use could help meet half of the required emissions reductions needed by 2050. The energy challenge requires a fundamental change in our society, to enable a deep energy demand reduction and wide use of low-carbon technologies, supported by policy, businesses and the public alike. While this poses a challenge, it also provides an opportunity for the UK to become a global leader in energy demand reduction, and associated research. As Energy Demand Research Co-Champions we will develop the next phase of energy demand research in the UK via an open and wide-reaching consultation process with research, policy, industry, business, NGOs and community organisations. We will build on previous research findings to identify what more can be learnt from those, and which new research questions should be answered. We will work together with a range of people and organisations to develop a Centre of excellent and meaningful research that has real-life impact. Our aim is to co-lead a Centre that is collaborative, innovative, diverse and creative, championing energy demand research in the UK and beyond.

英国正面临着三个方面的能源危机：气候变化、能源安全和可负担性。尤其是因乌克兰战争而进一步恶化的能源价格危机，使能源安全和可负担性成为头版新闻。英国的公共政策和关于如何解决这一危机的辩论主要集中在解决能源供应问题上，例如，寻找石油和天然气进口的替代品，加快新的核能建设，解决陆上风能规划立法，以及促进向热泵和电动汽车的转变。对于如何减少能源需求来帮助实现这一目标，人们的关注要少得多。然而，减少能源需求是解决能源危机的根本，也是改善能源安全、减少家庭能源账单和应对气候变化所必需的。英国已经设定了到2050年成为净零排放社会的目标，能源需求解决方案研究中心（CREDS）进行的研究表明，减少能源使用可以帮助实现到2050年所需减排的一半。能源挑战要求我们的社会进行根本性变革，在政策、企业和公众的共同支持下，实现能源需求的大幅减少和低碳技术的广泛使用。虽然这带来了挑战，但它也为英国提供了一个机会，使其成为减少能源需求和相关研究的全球领导者。作为能源需求研究的共同倡导者，我们将通过与研究、政策、工业、商业、非政府组织和社区组织的公开和广泛的咨询过程，在英国开发能源需求研究的下一阶段。我们将以以前的研究结果为基础，确定可以从中学到更多的东西，以及应该回答哪些新的研究问题。我们将与一系列人员和组织合作，共同开发一个具有现实影响的优秀和有意义的研究中心。我们的目标是共同领导一个合作、创新、多样化和创造性的中心，支持英国及其他地区的能源需求研究。