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Introduction to EVIDENT
Project Information |
Acronym: EVIDENT |
GA number: 957117 |
Call topic: LC-SC3-EC-4-2020 |
Start date: 1/12/2020 |
Duration: 36 months |
The project has the following objectives:
- To create a framework for assessing the role of behavioural insights in energy efficiency using a wide range of case studies, experiments, surveys, in conjunction with state-of-the-art econometric methods and big data analytics.
- To develop a platform for raising energy efficiency awareness and support better decision making and policy implementation.
- To enable future research related to behavioural biases and heuristics in energy efficiency by creating a methodology and data hub.
- To contribute to energy efficiency policy implementation by evaluating and proposing specific policy interventions for increasing energy efficiency.
- To design and construct five large scale pilots across Europe, including well developed and developing countries in the energy efficient systems.
- To enable wide communication and scientific dissemination of the project’s innovative results to industry, energy communities, and policy actors.
- To design an innovative business model and conduct a cost benefit techno-economic analysis to strengthen the role of behavioural insights in energy efficiency policy interventions.
Use cases
EVIDENT project will design and implement 5 different large scale use cases (pilot scenarios) for estimating the impact of several policy interventions proposed in the energy efficiency literature:
Use case 1: Estimate the impact of energy consumption feedback to the consumers in terms of energy savings.
Use case 2: Estimate the relative effectiveness of interventions like peer comparison feedback.
Use case 3: Investigate the role of big data in assessing the impact of behavioural insights in energy.
Use case 4: Examine the relation of energy consumption behavioural biases with consumers’ financial literacy level.
Use case 5: Investigate and exploit energy demand curves.
About EVIDENT
EVIDENT has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 957117. The information contained in this newsletter reflects only the authors’ view. EC is not responsible for any use that may be made of this information. EVIDENT website.