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UK microgeneration. Part I: policy and behavioural aspects

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posted on 2014-08-01, 11:04 authored by Noam Bergman, Adam Hawkes, Daniel J.L. Brett, Philip Baker, John BartonJohn Barton, Richard BlanchardRichard Blanchard, Nigel P. Brandon, David Infield, Christian N. Jardine, Nick Kelly, Matthew Leach, Mardit Matian, Andrew D. Peacock, Iain Staffell, Sohasini Sudtharalingam, Bridget Woodman
A critical review of the literature relating to government policy and behavioural aspects relevant to the uptake and application of microgeneration in the UK is presented. Given the current policy context aspiring to zero-carbon new homes by 2016 and a variety of minimum standards and financial policy instruments supporting microgeneration in existing dwellings, it appears that this class of technologies could make a significant contribution to UK energy supply and low-carbon buildings in the future. Indeed, achievement of a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 80% (the UK government's 2050 target) for the residential sector may entail substantial deployment of microgeneration. Realisation of the large potential market for microgeneration relies on a variety of interrelated factors such as microeconomics, behavioural aspects, the structure of supporting policy instruments and well-informed technology development. This paper explores these issues in terms of current and proposed policy instruments in the UK. Behavioural aspects associated with both initial uptake of the technology and after purchase are also considered.

Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge the United Kingdom Energy Research Centre (UKERC) for funding the activities of the Microgeneration Group.

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School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy

Volume

162

Issue

1

Pages

23 - 36

Citation

BERGMAN, N. ... et al., 2009. UK microgeneration. Part I: policy and behavioural aspects. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 162 (1), pp. 23-36.

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© ICE Publishing Ltd.

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2009

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ISSN

1751-4223

eISSN

1751-4231

Language

  • en

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