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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Our relationship with energy is about to change. We are moving from being simply users of energy to becoming a nation of generators, avoiders and storers of power. Electricity on its own won't be sold on a simple flat 'p...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: POWER MY HUB LIMITED
The project discusses the challenges of getting households and electric vehicles to participate in energy markets and provides solutions from a market entry perspective.
Smart local energy systems offer the new opportunity to unlock valuable demand flexibility from owners of distributed energy technologies, such as electric vehicles, home batteries and heat-pumps. When combined with cons...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde
The project focuses on designing local and system-level energy markets to integrate clean energy systems at a national scale, which addresses the question of market entry challenges.
: Consumer spending on energy increased by 55% by 2012, compared to a decade earlier (ONS, 2014), despite falling energy use (largely in response to price hikes between 2004 and 2009) increased energy efficiency and warm...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
The project does not directly address the question of market entry challenges for households and electric vehicles in energy markets.