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Author:   Tooraj Jamasb (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh) ,  Michael G. Pollitt (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9781107532731

ISBN 10:   1107532736
Pages:   508
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction and overview of the chapters Tooraj Jamasb, Laura M. Platchkov and Michael G. Pollitt; Part I. The Economics: 1. The economics of energy (and electricity) demand Laura M. Platchkov and Michael G. Pollitt; 2. Energy scenarios and implications for future electricity demand Graham Ault, Damien Frame and Nick Hughes; 3. Demand side participation: price constraints, technical limits and behavioural risks Jacopo Torriti, Matthew Leach and Patrick Devine-Wright; 4. Review of recent developments in economic modelling of energy demand Jevgenijs Steinbucks; Part II. Technology: 5. Demand-side management and control in buildings Joe A. Clarke, Jun Hong, Cameron M. Johnstone, Jae Min Kim and Paul Tuohy; 6. Smart metering: technology, economics and international experience Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb and Michael G. Pollitt; 7. Smart domestic appliances as enabling technology for demand-side integration: modelling, value and drivers Vera Silva, Vladimir Stanojevic, Marko Aunedi, Danny Pudjianto and Goran Strbac; 8. The scope for and potential impacts of the adoption of electric vehicles in UK surface transport Gregory Marsden and Stephane Hess; Part III. Social Dimensions: 9. From citizen to consumer: energy policy and public attitudes in the UK Elcin Akcura, Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb and David M. Reiner; 10. The local dimension of energy Scott Kelly; 11. Centralisation, decentralisation and the scales in between: what role might they play in the UK energy system? Jim Watson and Patrick Devine-Wright; 12. Equity, fuel poverty and demand (maintaining affordability with sustainability and security of supply) Catherine Waddams Price; 13. Energy spending and vulnerable households Tooraj Jamasb and Helena Meier; Part IV. Policy and Regulation: 14. Demand-side management strategies and the residential sector: lessons from the international experience Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb, Laura M. Platchkov and Michael G. Pollitt; 15. Electricity distribution networks: investment and regulation, and uncertain demand Tooraj Jamasb and Cristiano Marantes; 16. The potential impact of policy and legislation on the energy demands of UK buildings and implications for the electrical network Joe A. Clarke, Jun Hong, Cameron M. Johnstone, Jae Min Kim and Paul G. Tuohy; 17. The ADDRESS European project: a large-scale R and D initiative for the development of active demand François Bouffard, Régine Belhomme, Alioune Diop, Maria Sebastian-Viana, Cherry Yuen, Hannah Devine-Wright, Pedro Linares, Ramón Cerero Real De Asua and Giovanni Valtorta; 18. Daylight saving, electricity demand and emissions: the British case Yu-Foong Chong, Elizabeth Garnsey, Simon Hill and Frédéric Desobry; 19. Concluding reflections on future active networks and demand side Tooraj Jamasb and Michael G. Pollitt; Index.

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Tooraj Jamasb is the SIRE Chair of Energy Economics at Heriott-Watt University, Edinburgh. He was previously Senior Research Associate in the Faculty of Economics and at the ESRC Electricity Policy Research Group (EPRG) at the University of Cambridge. Michael G. Pollitt is Reader in Business Economics at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics and Management at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He is also Assistant Director of the ESRC Electricity Policy Research Group.

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