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Modal shift of passenger transport in a TIMES model: Application to Ireland and California
Modal shift of passenger transport in a TIMES model: Application to Ireland and California. 1 January 2015. Climate change mitigation clearly requires a focus on transport that should include improved representation of travel behaviour change in…
UCL Energy Institute
Assessing demand response with heat pumps for efficient grid operation in smart grids
Assessing demand response with heat pumps for efficient grid operation in smart grids. 1 January 2015. Renewable power generation will increase and more heat pumps (HP) will be installed in the UK causing challenges regarding balancing electricity…
UCL Energy Institute
Synergies and trade-offs between governance and costs in electricity system transition
Synergies and trade-offs between governance and costs in electricity system transition. 1 January 2015. Affordability and costs of an energy transition are often viewed as the most influential drivers. Conversely, multi-level transitions theory…
UCL Energy Institute
Multi-cluster technology learning in times: A transport sector case study with TIAM-UCL
Multi-cluster technology learning in times: A transport sector case study with TIAM-UCL. 1 January 2015. The costs of technologies often fall over time due to a range of processesincluding learning-by-doing. This is a well-characterized concept in…
UCL Energy Institute
Modelling the energy and exergy utilisation of the Mexican non-domestic sector: A study by climatic regions
Modelling the energy and exergy utilisation of the Mexican non-domestic sector: A study by climatic regions. 1 January 2015. This paper presents the development of a bottom-up stock model to perform a holistic energy study of the Mexican…
UCL Energy Institute
Mapping the effects of urban heat island, housing, and age on excess heat-related mortality in London
Mapping the effects of urban heat island, housing, and age on excess heat-related mortality in London. 1 January 2015. With the predicted increase in heatwave frequency in the UK due to climate change, there has been an increasing research focus on…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Strategies for reducing poor indoor air quality and adverse temperature exposure in Delhi's households: A multi-objective assessment
Strategies for reducing poor indoor air quality and adverse temperature exposure in Delhi's households: A multi-objective assessment. 1 January 2015. High temperatures, an extremely polluted ambient environment, alongside disparities in housing…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Indoor air quality in London schools. Part 1: ‘performance in use’
Indoor air quality in London schools. Part 1: ‘performance in use’. 1 January 2015. This study aims to assess the adequacy of current guidelines, framed around thermal comfort, estimated ventilation rates, and CO2 levels, for the provision of…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Supporting security and adequacy in future energy systems: The need to enhance long-term energy system models to better treat issues related to variability
Supporting security and adequacy in future energy systems: The need to enhance long-term energy system models to better treat issues related to variability. 1 January 2015. As the shares of variable renewable generation in power systems increase, so…
UCL Energy Institute
Using the new CIBSE design summer years to assess overheating in London: Effect of the urban heat island on design
Using the new CIBSE design summer years to assess overheating in London: Effect of the urban heat island on design. 1 January 2015. The new CIBSE design summer years (DSYs) for London Weather Centre, Heathrow and Gatwick in London are now available…
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering