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Publications - Behavioural Insights for Policy

Primary Research


Heat pump adoption | Survey, Online experiment | 2022

Consumers’ ability to operate heat pumps and their controls: Insights from a survey and online experiment 

 

Home retrofit | Field trial, Survey, Interviews | 2020

Home energy events: Leveraging peer effects to increase the installation of energy efficiency measures in Ireland

Evidence Review

Home retrofit | Literature review | 2023

Promoting retrofitting among homeonwers in Ireland through a behavioural lens: Evidence review and policy recommendations


Energy saving | Rapid review | 2022

Communication strategies to encourage energy conservation

 

Heat pump adoption | Literature review | 2020

Encouraging heat pump installations in Ireland: A behavioural economics perspective

 

EV adoption | Literature review | 2020

Driving purchases of electric vehicles in Ireland: A behavioural economics perspective

 

Energy saving, Home retrofit | Literature review | 2019

Changing energy behaviour– what works?
 

Home retrofit | Literature review | 2017

Behavioural insights on energy efficiency in the residential sector

 

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