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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 6d

That’s a wrap on 2 fantastic days at Lancaster 🎉 Our Whole Centre Meeting brought members together to reflect on 2 years of achievements and look ahead to year 3: research outputs, projects, campaigns & collaborations for a fair, low-energy future. 👉 edrc.eo.page/gf34q

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spare-cat.bsky.social @spare-cat.bsky.social · 7d

Our September @edrc-uk.bsky.social newsletter is out. Give it a read and do sign up to receive your copy every month direct to your inbox.

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 8d

📢 After a summer pause, we’re re-opening our EDRC Flexible Funds for internal and external applicants: www.edrc.ac.uk/edrc-flexibl...

⚡ Rapid Projects Fund (up to £50k for projects)
🌍 International Fund (up to £15k, deadline 15 Dec) for international collaborations

Apply now!👇

EDRC Flexible Fund - Energy Demand Research Centre

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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · 8d

How should the UK think about energy security in a low-carbon future?

Our new Policy Brief argues for shifting from reacting to demand to actively shaping it. @edrc-uk.bsky.social

Read more 👇
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UK Energy Security: Making the Most of Demand-Side Measures

In this policy brief, the authors recommend actively planning for a lower demand energy system, and realising it...

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Our September Newsletter is out! Highlights include: our members' achievements, the reopening of our Flexible fund, 3 papers, 1 case study and 1 policy brief, 1 podcast and an international webinar + a job opening:

👉Read it: tinyurl.com/8uyy9x5w
📭Subscribe to our newsletter: edrc.eo.page/gf34q

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 8d

📢 After a summer pause, we’re re-opening our EDRC Flexible Funds for internal and external applicants: www.edrc.ac.uk/edrc-flexibl...

⚡ Rapid Projects Fund (up to £50k for projects)
🌍 International Fund (up to £15k, deadline 15 Dec) for international collaborations

Apply now!👇

EDRC Flexible Fund - Energy Demand Research Centre

www.edrc.ac.uk

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 14d

We’re launching the EDRC Energy Equity Campaign sharing 6 high-level messages on equity in the energy system, grounded in evidence from our research. Watch the launch webinar & join the conversation on shaping a fairer energy future: youtu.be/BDLmZdKZ6iY

Talking home energy injustice: rethinking the language of inequality

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Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) @strathcep.bsky.social · 14d

A few tickets left for this webinar tomorrow! 👇

Collaboration from @edrc-uk.bsky.social X @ukerc.bsky.social

🗓️ Thursday 25 September 2025

🕐 1:00–2:00 PM (BST)

📍 Online (Teams)

Register here 👉 🔗 ukerc.ac.uk/events/webin...

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 16d

📢 Our international webinar is tomorrow! Although general registration is now closed, due to high demand we’re making a few additional places available. Please email [email protected] by midday tomorrow, we will register you for the event and add you to our stakeholder list!

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 Registrations are open! Join our free webinar "Talking Home Energy Injustice" on 23 Sept 2025 to explore how language shapes responses to energy inequality. Hear from global experts & join the discussion. Register now!👇

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#energy #energyinjustice #inequality

Talking home energy injustice: rethinking the language of inequality - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 20d

Really pleased to support this initiative from UKERC and the Energy Demand Research Centre @edrc-uk.bsky.social

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 20d

We’re excited to invite you to the first edition of the @ukerc.bsky.social and EDRC Early Career Researcher. Our September session features:
🎙️ Stephen Agyeman, Ph.D,
🗓️ Thursday 25 September 2025
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM (BST)
📍 Online (Teams)
👉Register here: tinyurl.com/376djpwa

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 20d

We’re excited to invite you to the first edition of the @ukerc.bsky.social and EDRC Early Career Researcher. Our September session features:
🎙️ Stephen Agyeman, Ph.D,
🗓️ Thursday 25 September 2025
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM (BST)
📍 Online (Teams)
👉Register here: tinyurl.com/376djpwa

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · 27d

Only two weeks to go! Get your tickets now: www.edrc.ac.uk/events/talki...

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 Registrations are open! Join our free webinar "Talking Home Energy Injustice" on 23 Sept 2025 to explore how language shapes responses to energy inequality. Hear from global experts & join the discussion. Register now!👇

tinyurl.com/42fpp8h3

#energy #energyinjustice #inequality

Talking home energy injustice: rethinking the language of inequality - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Marie Claire Brisbois @mcbrisbois.bsky.social · Sep 3

If we want automated, flexible electricity systems that integrate private assets then we need an energy system that people can trust.

See our latest to understand why we need more attention to people and governance of flexibility.

@edrc-uk.bsky.social

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Governing flexibility: Trust, time and agency in automated demand-side flexibility

Aligning electricity demand with renewable energy supply helps lower decarbonisation costs. This can be done through demand-side flexibility (DSF) mar…

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our first Flexible Fund project is here! MERIT, led by Dr @imogenrattle.bsky.social & Dr Katherine Sugar, will map how industrial SMEs can cut energy demand & play a bigger role in decarbonisation. Explore the project👇 tinyurl.com/4uperjbn

Mapping Engagement Routes for Industrial Transition (MERIT) - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 15

Cornwall Council’s “Decision Wheels” assess environmental, social & economic effects side-by-side boosting prosperity, wellbeing & biodiversity. See how this EDRC case study by @joshualait.bsky.social and Professor Timothy Foxon shows a more joined-up way to plan climate action: tinyurl.com/yvdvnczu

Realising co-benefits of climate action - Energy Demand Research Centre

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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Call for Expressions of Interest 🚨

UKERC is seeking researchers for projects on:

1️⃣ Public acceptance of electricity networks
2️⃣ Regional energy planning & heat decarbonisation
3️⃣ Impacts of long-duration energy storage
4️⃣ Clean energy policy & net zero
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UKERC Calls for Expressions of Interest on range of research projects

The UK Energy Research Centre is inviting Expressions of Interest on a number of potential research projects.

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 Registrations are open! Join our free webinar "Talking Home Energy Injustice" on 23 Sept 2025 to explore how language shapes responses to energy inequality. Hear from global experts & join the discussion. Register now!👇

tinyurl.com/42fpp8h3

#energy #energyinjustice #inequality

Talking home energy injustice: rethinking the language of inequality - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 5

👉Automation in energy systems can’t succeed without trust. A new article by @hkpoulter.bsky.social and @mcbrisbois.bsky.social shows how trust, time & agency shape demand-side flexibility. Read it here: tinyurl.com/yxymtbs3

Governing flexibility: Trust, time and agency in automated demand-side flexibility - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Aug 4

📢 New from EDRC’s Place theme: “(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand” explores why place is more than “local” and how a place lens can help reframe how we understand and act on energy demand challenges.

📄 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6yzkv9ss

(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand: Implications for research and policy - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Dr Imogen Rattle @imogenrattle.bsky.social · Aug 1

On #YorkshireDay, I’m very pleased to share our new article published in Geoforum, led by @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
with colleagues from the @edrc-uk.bsky.social Place theme:

(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand: Implications for research and policy

doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

#EnergySky

Redirecting

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 31

📢 Our July Newsletter is out! Highlights include: our members' achievements, 1 policy brief & 1 publication, 4 new blogs, media and policy engagement, our Future theme ECR webinar, a new webinar.

👉Read it: tinyurl.com/58x4fpp2
📭Subscribe to our newsletter: edrc.eo.page/gf34q

Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 29

Electricity access doesn’t always mean progress on gender equality. New research and a blog from EDRC explore why impacts vary by context and how policy can respond. Read and share these important insights:
📖 Paper: tinyurl.com/37krzsx2
📝 Blog: tinyurl.com/5xvk4w6x

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 23

Emotions, habits & identity shape how we use and manage energy, at every level. A new blog by Lennart Grün explores why human behaviour matters just as much as tech or policy in energy transitions: tinyurl.com/432pt3yu

How our emotions shape energy transitions - Energy Demand Research Centre

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 21

Do people really oppose net zero? New research says no. EDRC academic @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social explains why public support is stronger than many think, and how better engagement can close the gap in this article on @theguardian.com: tinyurl.com/282b4vkb

Politicians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn’t care. But they’re wrong | Rebecca Willis

Our research shows people are strongly in favour of measures to tackle the climate crisis. They just need to be listened to, says professor of energy and climate governance Rebecca Willis

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 15

👏We are delighted to share that Dr Alice Garvey has been awarded the 2025 @regstud.bsky.social Routledge Early Career Award!

📖 Read the award-winning paper here:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622001347?via%3Dihub"

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George Warren @gwwarren.bsky.social · Jul 14

In this blog, we reflect on much-maligned equity considerations of the debate around zonal energy pricing - important for future energy transition debates as well as this one! Check out the blog below ⬇️

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Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) @edrc-uk.bsky.social · Jul 14

Who wins and who loses in zonal electricity pricing? Our latest blog by @gwwarren.bsky.social, @geschehuebner.bsky.social and Antonios Katris‬ unpacks what the now-shelved UK reform means for energy equity, fairness & public support: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/th...

The UK zonal pricing debate and what it means for energy equity - Energy Demand Research Centre

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