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Assessing the societal impact of smart grids: Outcomes of a collaborative resea...
Ferreira, Paula; Rocha, Ana; Araujo, Madalena; Afonso, Joao L.; Antunes, Carlos Henggeler; Lopes, Marta A.R.; Osório, Gerardo J.; Catalão, João P.S.Assessing the societal contributions of research is not simple, especially for research projects that produce outputs with low technology readiness level. This paper analyses the potential societal impacts of research resulting in technologies with low maturity, but with the potential to be further developed in the long-term. It uses the case of the ESGRIDS (Enhancing Smart Grids for Sustainability) collaborati...
Energy end-use flexibility of the next generation of decision-makers in a smart...
Reis, Inês F. G.; Lopes, Marta A.R.; Ferreira, Paula Varandas; Antunes, Carlos Henggeler; Araújo, Maria Madalena Teixeira deDemand Response (DR) mechanisms have been developed to reshape consumption patterns in face of price signals, enabling to deal with the increasing penetration of intermittent renewable resources and balance electricity demand and supply. Although DR mechanisms have been in place for some time, it is still unclear to what extent end-users are ready, or willing, to embrace DR programs that can be complex and impl...
The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications fro...
Lopes, Marta A.R.; Antunes, Carlos Henggeler; Janda, Kathryn B.; Peixoto, Paulo; Martins, NelsonThe transition to smart grids is an on-going process that may both shape and be shaped by end-users' energy behavioural adaptations. This study explores current and potential energy behavioural adaptations in Portugal during the smart grid transition process. A web-based survey was made to a representative sample of a specific segment of Portuguese residential end-users. The survey evaluated current energy beha...