Anders Rhiger Hansen

Et voila! Case proven.
#solar

Two big levers of decarbonisation:

1. Shifting from fossil fuel power to clean power

2. Shifting from molecules to electrons

Many countries are now doing well on (1).
Slower on (2), but this is where a lot of potential lies.

Explainer at @ember-energy.org:
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What share of new car sales are electric?

Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇

Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...

A few years ago "transport poverty" was just a niche academic concept.

Now the EU has published its recommendations on how to tackle it & a helpful data dashboard transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...

I have made a thread with my first impressions here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19270...

5. The study advises to temper expectations regarding the potential of steering energy demand flexibility through dynamic pricing. Recognizing the limitations and challenges in influencing everyday energy practices is essential for developing realistic and effective energy policies.

4. Recommendations for Implementation:
o Target Engaged Households
o Prioritize High Energy Consumers
o Align Signals with Familiar Rhythms

3. The study indicates that these ingrained practices provide meaning to everyday activities, suggesting that efforts to promote energy flexibility should consider and integrate existing household habits to be effective.

2. Households demonstrate flexibility in their daily routines; however, this adaptability is often driven by factors unrelated to energy demand flexibility.

1. The study indicates that the terminology associated with dynamic pricing products is confusing to households, which relates to a general disinterest in adopting flexible energy demand practices.

Uncovering energy flexibility of everyday rhythms and routines in households with real-time electricity pricing - Energy Efficiency Energy demand flexibility is important for a sustainable transition of energy systems, and dynamic electricity pricing, like real-time pricing (RTP), is a popular instrument to incite households to ti...

When dynamic #electricity pricing (RTP) entered the Danish market this posed much confusion for households.
Maybe this has changed after the so-called energy crisis. Here are some insights from a new study 👇 @aau.dk @energyefficiency.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

People change how much they fly through their life course - but what factors explain these changes?

We just published the first study to look into this with panel data link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My first paper (with @Paula van den Brom as the main author) reaching 100 citations. Our analysis (very conveniently) indicate that ascribing 50% of the variation in heating demand to occupants could be a good rule of thump 😊
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Who Produces the Peaks? Household Variation in Peak Energy Demand for Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water Extensive research demonstrates the importance of user practices in understanding variations in residential heating demand. Whereas previous studies have investigated variations in aggregated data, e....

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With few days to the Christmas holidays, I present two graphs that show how our energy consumption patterns and rhythms change during holidays (and weekends).
=> daily patterns lose its strong peaks
=> "peak" demand appears later
=> routines are less routinized

The world is set to move rapidly into the Age of Electricity ⚡️

In recent years, electricity rose 2x as fast as total energy demand

But from now to 2035, it's set to grow 6x as fast, driven by EVs, air conditioners, AI & more

More in #WEO24 ➡️ https://iea.li/3ZISMWj

Working with #sustainableconsumption, I'm often asked about a 'green Christmas'. My take is "Don't bother with the small stuff (recycle wrapping), but try to do less (fewer presents) and practice 'sharing'". Kind of sufficiency? What are your take? @luciemidd.bsky.social @thargreaves.bsky.social