energy

Working paper 18: The Dynamics of Demand: thinking about steering

Posted on April 28, 2016

Working Paper 18: Louise Reardon, Greg Marsden and Elizabeth Shove, April 2016. This was a discussion paper for participants in the change and steering stream of the DEMAND conference, April 2016  

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Working paper 17: The Dynamics of Demand: methods and concepts for thinking about change

Posted on April 28, 2016

Working Paper 17: Stanley Blue, Janine Morley, Greg Marsden and Elizabeth Shove, April 2016. This was a discussion paper for participants in the change and steering stream of the DEMAND conference, April 2016

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Dragon breath and snow melt: Sensory experience, know-how and keeping homes warm. Sarah Royston

Posted on January 22, 2014

What does it mean to know about energy?  Since energy is invisible various devices are required to reveal it and make it knowable (meters; or thermometers to measure the effect of energy consumption for temperature).  Different issues arise if we switch focus and ask about the kind of knowing involved in doing things that use energy (operating central heating, collecting and burning wood,…

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How can the UK afford an energy system? Mike Colechin

Posted on January 13, 2014

Mike presented to our largest audience yet, with more watching the live stream online. He took on big questions about the future of the UK energy system, focused in particular on questions of affordability and the need to reconcile these somehow with both sustainability and energy security (the energy policy ‘trilemma’).  (more…)

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All this talk about lights hides bigger energy challenges

Posted on November 14, 2013

By Allison Hui, Lancaster University and Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University Originally published in (more…)

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