Reports & findings
- Profiling of energy consumers: psychological and contextual factors of energy behaviour (D1.1, M12 – September 2021)
- Research methodology for assessing the effectiveness of interventions regarding change of energy-efficient behaviour (D2.2, update, January 2022)
- Report on pilot results: interim report (D4.1, INEGI, October 2022)
- Report presenting the project communication and dissemination strategy (2020), and update (2021) + update (2022)
- Informational and marketing material package (2022), and final version (2023)
- Reporting on communication and dissemination activities (2021), update (2022) and final version (2023)
- Synthesis of published papers in a scientific NUDGE booklet (IEECP, D6.4, 2023)
- Compilation of provided policy briefs (D5.4, 2023)
- Report on recommendations for policymakers and relevant stakeholders (D5.3, 2023)
- Final report on the evaluation of nudging interventions through pilot data (D2.3, 2023)
- Report on pilot results: final report (D4.2, INEGI, 2023)
- Final project report: advancements in nudging for energy efficiency behaviour (2024)
Research papers, journal publications and event proceedings
- NUDGE at BEHAVE 2023 – Read about our presentations and access the full papers available. (November 2023)
- Self-consumption rises due to energy crises? An evaluation of prosumers’ consumption behavior in 2022 (July 2023)
- Promoting healthy homes and long-lasting energy efficient behaviour among families with children in Portugal: Preliminary data from NUDGE project (June 2023)
- Why do people turn down the heat? Applying behavioural theories to assess reductions in space heating and energy consumption in Europe (April 2023)
- Opportunities for Promoting Healthy Homes and Long-Lasting Energy-Efficient Behaviour among Families with Children in Portugal (February 2023)
- Beyond clustering: rethinking the segmentation of energy consumers when nudging them towards energy-saving behavior (December 2022)
- Intervening me softly – Modeling nudging interventions to change EV user preferences (June 2022)
- SDGs and the engagement of EU citizens: The role of behavioral science in the energy transition (March 2021)
- Synthesis of published papers in a scientific NUDGE booklet (IEECP, D6.4, 2023)
Policy recommendations
The project is deriving policy recommendations for different stakeholders, including policy- and decision-makers, energy providers, technology providers (e.g., smartphone app designers), energy communities and consumer associations.
- Policy brief #1 – Profiling and nudging energy consumers to heat efficiently (also available in Greek)
- Poster – Nudging people towards heating efficiently according to their profile (also available in Croatian)
- Policy brief #2 – Energy literacy
- Policy brief #3 – How to use nudging for better policies
- Policy brief #4 – Policy recommendations (focused on consumers and consumer associations)
- Policy brief #5 – Policy recommendations – Enhancing energy efficiency in Croatia
Videos and podcasts
- 2022 – Podcast – Changing people’s behaviour
- 2022 – Podcast – Energy efficiency: the solution to Europe’s energy crisis
- 2020 – Discover NUDGE in a 15-minutes video!
Event recordings
- Final event in Brussels, October 2023 – RE-energising Europe. Videos, presentations and summary.
- Empowering Consumer Energy Saving and Sharing, webinar with sister projects, September 2023
- How to support efficient heating (& cooling) by profiling and nudging energy consumers, a webinar by Users TCP of the IEA, March 2023
- Special workshop on reducing energy demand with behaviour and awareness campaigns, IEA, September 2022
- EUSEW event, 2022 – Towards energy aware behaviours: how studies on young generations can inform better policy design
- Webinar #1, 2021 – Understanding energy consumers’ behaviour to design nudging interventions: first dive into the NUDGE project
- 2020 – NUDGE in Croatian in 2 webinars
Communication and informational material
Briefings and articles
- Article on CORDIS (2024): Nudging Europe’s citizens towards energy efficiency | READ HERE
- Overview article (2024): Understanding consumer behaviour for better energy policy design |READ HERE
- 2023 – Briefing – Towards energy aware behaviours: how studies on young generations can inform better policy design
- 2023 – Article: How can we ensure citizens are safeguarded from rising energy prices?
- 2023 – Article: European Citizens Energy Forum: Understanding energy consumers’ behaviour to design nudging interventions
- 2022 – Empowering people to act: how awareness and behaviour campaigns can enable citizens to save energy during and beyond today’s energy crisis – This IEA commentary provides an overview of practical examples and features, including NUDGE.
Brochures and posters
- Brochure – Brochure in Croatian – Brochure in Portuguese
- Generic project poster in English – Poster in Croatian
- Poster focusing on the nudges: what are they? some examples are included
- Poster – Nudging people towards heating efficiently according to their profile (also available in Croatian)
- Poster on NUDGE assets
- NUDGE postcard
Newsletters
- First project newsletter – March 2021
- Second project newsletter, November 2021
- Third newsletter, March 2023
- Fourth newsletter: July 2023
Sister projects
Discover below our sister projects, working on similar topics or having at heart the same goals! Click to find out more about each of them. In addition, NUDGE has recently joined a new group of 20 projects: the “Smart Energy Cluster”.
