The USERS TCP vision is to be the world-leading international collaboration platform for policy-relevant socio-technical research on user-centred energy systems.

Executive Committee

The User-Centred Energy Systems mission is to provide evidence from socio-technical research on the design, social acceptance and usability of clean energy technologies to inform policy making for clean, efficient and secure energy transitions. The USERS TCP Executive Committee Representatives for Ireland is Ms. Josephine Maguire (SEAI).

For further information, please visit the IEA USERS TCP webpage.

Josephine Maguire

Better Energy Finance - National Coordinator

Josephine has a background in governance and accounting and joined SEAI prior to its establishment in 2001 to lead the set-up of the organisational structures. She later helped establish the Energy Suppliers Obligation Scheme and is currently involved in testing and development of the future strategy for home retrofit, including low-cost finance.

Contact: josephine.maguire@seai.ie

Annexes

Annex — Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform

The aim of this Annex is to improve the efficacy of demand-side energy policies by ensuring that human behaviour is accounted for at all stages of the policy cycle.

The Representative for this Annex is Ms. Hannah Julienne (SEAI).

For further information about the Annex, please visit the Energy Sector IEA USERS TCP webpage.

Annex — Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models

The aim of this Annex is to understand the policy, regulatory, social and technological conditions necessary to support the wider deployment of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption and transactive energy models.

The Representatives for this Annex are Dr. Shafi Khadem (International Energy Research Centre) and Mr. Brian O’Regan (International Energy Research Centre).
 

For further information about the Annex, please visit the Global Observatory IEA USERS TCP webpage.

Annex — Empowering All: Gender in policy and implementation for achieving transitions to sustainable energy

The aim of this Annex is to analyse energy policy and technologies from gender perspectives and provide recommendations for policy design and implementation.

The Representatives for this Annex are Dr. Niall Dunphy (University College Cork) and Dr. Alexandra Revez (University College Cork).

For further information about the Annex, please visit the Empowering All IEA USERS TCP webpage.

Archived Annexes

Annex — Business Models for a more Effective Market Uptake of DSM Energy Services

The aim of this Annex was to contribute to the growth of the supply and demand market for energy efficiency and Demand Side Management (DSM) amongst SMEs and communities in participating countries.

The Representatives for this Annex were Ms. Joanna Southernwood (International Energy Research Centre) and Dr. Matthew Kennedy (International Energy Research Centre).

For further information about the Annex, please visit the Business Models IEA USERS TCP webpage.

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