Cost-benefit analysis of domestic energy efficiency

Clinch, J. Peter; Healy, John

doi:10.1016/s0301-4215(00)00110-5

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“…The remaining criteria needing explanation are: Improvements in welfare: Ancillary benefits of EE initiatives may include improvements in comfort, eventually resulting in health benefits and even reduction of deaths (Davis et al, 2000;Clinch and Healy, 2001), in addition to the health benefits resulting from less pollution (already accounted for in the consumption impacts objective). For instance, the "take-back" effect of increasing the use of energy services as a result of the bill reduction represents an increase in welfare that should be considered explicitly.…”

Section: The Energy Efficiency Agency and The Regulatormentioning

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Structuring an MCDA model using SSM: A case study in energy efficiency

Neves

Dias

Antunes

et al. 2009

European Journal of Operational Research

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This work presents the use of a problem structuring method, Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), to structure a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) model, aimed at appraising energy efficiency initiatives. SSM was useful to help defining clearly the decision problem context and the main actors involved, as well as to unveil the relevant objectives for each stakeholder. Keeney's Value Focused Thinking approach was then used to refine and structure the list of objectives according to the perspective of the main evaluators identified. In addition to describing this particular case study, this paper aims at providing some general guidelines on how SSM may facilitate the emergence of objectives for MCDA models.

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Section: The Energy Efficiency Agency and The Regulatormentioning

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Structuring an MCDA model using SSM: A case study in energy efficiency

Neves

Dias

Antunes

et al. 2009

European Journal of Operational Research

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“…One of several drivers for energy-efficiency measures is the cost-benefit of interventions [34]. The Green Deal for example allowed building occupants to take out a pay-as-you-save loan to finance certain energy efficiency improvements, assuming the loan could be paid back from the predicted energy savings [35,36].…”

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Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring

Pelsmakers

Fitton

Biddulph

et al. 2017

Energy and Buildings

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Reducing space heating energy demand supports the UK's legislated carbon emission reduction targets and requires the effective characterisation of the UK's existing housing stock to facilitate retrofitting decisionmaking. Approximately 6.6 million UK dwellings pre-date 1919 and are predominantly of suspended timber ground floor construction, the thermal performance of which has not been extensively investigated. This paper examines suspended timber ground floor heat-flow by presenting high resolution in-situ heat-flux measurements undertaken in a case study house at 15 point locations on the floor. The results highlight significant variability in observed heat-flow: point U-values range from 0.56 ±0.05 to 1.18 ±0.11 Wm -2 K -1 .This highlights that observing only a few measurements is unlikely to be representative of the whole floor heat-flow and the extrapolation from such point values to whole floor U-value estimates could lead to its over-or under-estimation. Floor U-value models appear to underestimate the actual measured floor U-value in this case study. This paper highlights the care with which in-situ heat-flux measuring must be undertaken to enable comparison with models, literature and between studies and the findings support the unique, highresolution in-situ monitoring methodology used in this study for further research in this area.

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“…Cost benefit analysis is used in a diverse array of applications, like global climate policy [44], climate change [45], power generation [46], wind energy [47], technology and environmental policy [48], domestic electrical [49], local air pollution and global climate change [50], and waste-reuse project for environmental purposes [51].…”

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Technology Assessment Model of Developing Geothermal Energy Resources for Supporting Electrical System: The Case for Oregon

Alshareef¹

2000

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The demand for energy is increasing worldwide. All applications contributed to increase the demand of all energy industry, and therefore the effect on the environment and the rise in pollution increased significantly. This is considered a large problem, and researchers focused their research on renewable energy for reducing the cost of energy in the future. Geothermal energy has significant impact as a source of electricity generation since it will not harm the environment. There are more than twenty countries that benefit from geothermal plants, which generate more than 6000 megawatts .Three alternatives of geothermal energy technology (GHP, Direct use of Geothermal Heat, and Geothermal Electricity) can be used for supporting electrical systems in Oregon. At the same time, the success of using the geothermal energy alternatives in Oregon relies on different goals for achieving the best geothermal development. Oregon has been ranked third in the potential use of geothermal energy after Nevada and California.The objective from the research study was to develop an assessment model framework that can be used for supporting cost effective renewable energy in Oregon by the development of geothermal energy sources. This research of study was done by using

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Cost-benefit analysis of domestic energy efficiency

Cited by 127 publications

References 10 publications

Structuring an MCDA model using SSM: A case study in energy efficiency

Structuring an MCDA model using SSM: A case study in energy efficiency

Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring

Technology Assessment Model of Developing Geothermal Energy Resources for Supporting Electrical System: The Case for Oregon

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