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A Socio-technical Study of Electricity Demand, Efficiency and Flexibility in the Urban Housing Sector of Burkina Faso
Universal access to a secure electricity supply is essential for the economic development and welfare of the population of Burkina Faso. Rapid urbanisation and an increased use of air conditioning…Read More >
EDRC: Measuring, unlocking and harnessing demand-side flexibility
Measuring, unlocking and harnessing demand-side flexibility Demand-side flexibility means adjusting when and how we use electricity. This is an important part of a Net Zero energy system because it helps…Read More >
Sustainability & Resilience Assessments of Long-Term Bio-based Transitions of Food Systems
A new 4-year research partnership beginning November 1st, 2024 has been funded by BBSRC, coupling researchers Eugene Mohareb from the School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading…Read More >
CREDS Webinar – ‘From crises to net-zero’ | Tuesday 4 July, 10:00 -11:30
CREDS Webinar – ‘From crises to net-zero’ | Tuesday 4 July, 10:00 -11:30 Join us to learn how the Covid-19 pandemic and cost of living crises have impacted energy use…Read More >
Researchers Jose Ramirez-Mendiola, Jieyang Chong and Jacopo Torriti contributed to POSTnote on Electricity Market Reform
Researchers Jose Ramirez-Mendiola, Jieyang Chong and Jacopo Torriti contributed to published POSTnote on Electricity Market Reform. This POSTnote analyses the present wholesale electricity market and proposals for reform of electricity…Read More >
CREDS: Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions – Mobility Theme
Our Transport & Mobility work is focused on researching how to reduce energy use in the sector. We are developing state-of-the-art models for transport energy demand in the areas of…Read More >
SMaRT – Sustainable Heavy Duty Truck, Marine and Rail Transport
Decarbonisation of transport sector, particularly, the heavy duty segment will have a key role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas emission targets and tackling the climate change issues. For long…Read More >
ADEPT Thames Valley Berkshire – Live Labs, Energy Theme
Funded by the DfT through a competition call led by ADEPT (Association of Directors for Environment Planning and Transport) and match funded by project partner Telefonica/O2. This project is developing…Read More >
Weather-wise: working with the weather to improve construction productivity
As part of the NERC Environmental Risk to Infrastructure Innovation Programme, this project looked at the implications of anticipated weather delay in construction activity to project planning efficiency. Unforeseen weather conditions…Read More >
A versatile PCM energy storage system for building applications – “Versatile PCM”
In the UK, heating and hot water for buildings make up 40% of energy use and 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions must be reduced by over 20% by…Read More >
CREDS: Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions – Flexibility Theme
We refer to Flexibility as the capacity to use energy in different locations at different times of day or year (via storage or by changing the timing of activity); to…Read More >
APEx – An Air Pollution Exposure model to integrate protection of vulnerable groups into the UK Clean Air Programme
Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this study will create a tool that will inform the implementation of the UK Government’s Clean Air Strategy. This tool, called APEx,…Read More >
Urban Energy Rhythms
Through characterising the energy input / output behaviour of identifiable development types, this project is unlocking insights for infrastructure development as we move towards an increasingly smart and dynamic energy…Read More >