by Thijs Bouman | Sep 26, 2016 | Explaining energy use behaviour, Public acceptability
An initiative to bring together different perspectives and concerns regarding wind energy developments. The (pilot) knowledge platform represents various parties involved with wind energy developments (i.e. residents and their interest groups, businesses, regulatory...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Explaining energy use behaviour, Sustainable transportation
Three successive research aimed at studying the significance of symbolic and affective motives for car use. The projects were funded by the Transport Research Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and by the Dutch Ministry of...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
The EU project BARENERGY aims to identify the relevance and strengths of various barriers for energy behaviour changes among end consumers and households, and to discuss how activities from political authorities, energy producers and NGOs can overcome these barriers....
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
The overall goal of GILDED is to identify social, economic, cultural and political changes which could help rural and urban households in Europe consume less energy. While technological innovation can make low-carbon energy sources economically and environmentally...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Explaining energy use behaviour, Sustainable transportation
Most research in the area of Electrical Vehicles (EVs) focuses on technical issues like battery capacity and charging systems. Much less attention is paid to the links between EVs and the wider society, including non-technical issues. In this proposal we focus on the...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Explaining energy use behaviour, Sustainable transportation
This project aims to understand barriers and enablers for the transition to electric cars. We will address two main questions: 1. To what extent is a transition to electric vehicles acceptable to consumers, and how will such a transition influence car ownership and...
