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Closing NUDGE project in a final report outlining how we succeeded to explore the efficacy of behavioural nudges for energy efficiency

  • By Filippos Anagnostopoulos 🏠 The NUDGE field experiments in five EU countries have shed light…

NUDGE policy briefs: from nudging energy consumers to energy literacy

  • Five policy briefs were produced by NUDGE partners, on topics ranging from profiling and nudging…

RE-energising Europe – after event material now available!

  • One month ago, 7 EU-funded projects joined forces to organise their final event in Brussels,…

[22.11.23] Meet the NUDGE team at BEHAVE, 28-29/11/23 in Maastricht

  • Various sessions are planned at the 7th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency, see…

Insights from the recent workshop: Empowering Consumer Energy Saving and Sharing.

  • NUDGE recently joined for an online discussion about consumer-driven energy-saving solutions. NUDGE with sister projects…

NUDGE school material: 5 leaflets to teach about heating, water and nudging, in English, Dutch, French and German!

  • Did you know? One of NUDGE pilots is a school in Belgium, where interdisciplinary project-based…

The true cost of water and how to prevent wildfires – changing the narrative and tips

  • The campaign continues… Did you know? Choose wisely the clothes you wear or the food…

NUDGE newsletter – July 2023: a new tool, many events and lots to read for the summer!

  • This year NUDGE has lots to share with you, and the first is an invitation…

Article in Greek – NUDGE in the Athens University of Economics and Business newsletter

  • Οι ήπιες παρεμβάσεις (nudges) ως εργαλείο για τη δημιουργία αποδοτικών πολιτικών ενέργειας Το μεγαλύτερο μερίδιο…

Peer-reviewed paper – Self-consumption rises due to energy crises? An evaluation of prosumers’ consumption behavior in 2022

  • Prosumers with photovoltaic systems can reduce their electricity expenses by increasing their consumption of self-generated…

How to know when to use the energy produced by your own solar PV plant? Focus on NUDGE Croatian pilot

  • 28 June 2023 – For the owners of household solar PV plants in Croatia, it…

NUDGE goes to Instagram – learn about nudging in our first post!

  • IEECP, the NUDGE partner leading communication activities for the project, has launched an Instagram account,…

NUDGE joins new cluster of European projects to make the smart energy transition a reality

  • In order to make the smart energy transition a reality, 19 projects came together under…

Blog-How have habits changed amid the energy crisis? Assessing self-reported energy-saving behaviours in Flanders 

  • An article by Emma Martens and Peter Conradie, imec/UGent Recently, energy prices have been a…

Peer-reviewed paper – Why do people turn down the heat? Applying behavioural theories to assess reductions in space heating and energy consumption in Europe (2023)

  • Citation: Peter Conradie, Stephanie Van Hove, Sabine Pelka, Merkouris Karaliopoulos, Filippos Anagnostopoulos, Heike Brugger, Koen…

NUDGE newsletter – 3rd issue, March 2023

  • Dear reader, Welcome to the March 2023 edition of the NUDGE newsletter, where we provide…

Blog (EN/HR)- From Sunči app and nudging interventions to energy efficiency of your household / Uz aplikaciju Sunči i poticajne intervencije do novih energetskih navika

  • Uz aplikaciju Sunči i poticajne intervencije do novih energetskih navika – See here this blogpost…

Pilot results: interim report

  • This report documents the first batch of datasets obtained from the events and activities held…

Towards energy aware behaviours: how studies on young generations can inform better policy design: video, briefing and more!

  • This event aimed at empowering policymakers to engage the communities and in particular youth, giving…

Peer-reviewed paper –Beyond clustering: rethinking the segmentation of energy consumers when nudging them towards energy-saving behavior (2022)

  • Besides technological innovations in energy production and management technologies, the fight against climate change requires…

Peer-reviewed paper – Intervening me softly – Modeling nudging interventions to change EV user preferences (2022)

  • Abstract The charging of an increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) leads to load peaks…

Open access article – Opportunities for Promoting Healthy Homes and Long-Lasting Energy-Efficient Behaviour among Families with Children in Portugal (2023)

  • Energy poverty vulnerability constitutes a significant concern in Portugal, with 17.5% of the population being…

Policy brief and poster – Profiling and nudging energy consumers to heat efficiently

  • NUDGE is set up to analyse people’s behaviour, design and test nudging interventions in five…

Nudges: what they are and some examples in a new comprehensive poster

  • Nudging is a soft push, that can make people act or react — and consume…

How NUDGE is crossing the bridge between changing our energy habits and moving away from our dependence on Russian gas

  • As energy prices keep soaring, and the struggle to adapt and decrease dependence on Russian…

[29.09.22] Towards energy aware behaviours: how studies on young generations can inform better policy design

  • EU Sustainable Energy Week 2022, September 29, 9.30-11.00 European Commission (Charlemagne building), Brussels + online…

Flemish people weigh comfort against energy savings – But how many of these strategies are already part of the Flemish savings palette?

  • An article by Stephanie Van Hove and Peter Conradie, imec Rising energy prices have been…

Podcast – Changing people’s habits

  • In this episode, host Mathias Steck, Service Area Manager for Renewables Northern Europe at DNV,…

NUDGE pilot focus – hear from the Spring-Stof school

  • In October 2021, the Spring-Stof school, a pilot in NUDGE, attended the kick-off of the…

Webinar material – Understanding energy consumers’ behaviour to design nudging interventions: first dive into the NUDGE project

  • This webinar built on the results of the first NUDGE activities and especially the Europe-wide…

[Newsletter] NUDG(E)-ing consumers towards energy efficiency through behavioural science

  • Dear reader, Our new issue of the NUDGE project newsletter is ready! Eleven partners across…

Co-creation workshops – evaluating and designing the project nudges

  • In the first half of October 2021 a series of co-creation workshops were organised in…

Research methodology for assessing the effectiveness of interventions regarding change of energy efficient behaviour

  • This report introduces the proposed methodology for assessing the effectiveness of the interventions. NUDGE presents…

Report – Profiling of energy consumers: psychological and contextual factors of energy behavior

  • This report builds on the results of the first NUDGE activities, especially the Europe-wide online…

The ECO2 project ends and leaves us with fruitful resources

  • After 42 months, the ECO2 project came to an end. NUDGE is happy to share…

Discover NUDGE in Croatian: webinar recordings available

  • ZEZ organised 2 webinars presenting NUDGE on the following topics: How to install PV system…

NUDGE newsletter – first issue out!

  • Welcome to NUDGE, and congratulations for getting on the train at such early stage! To…

Support behavioural policies by completing the NUDGE survey!

  • This survey supports NUDGE in creating consumer profiles and capturing consumer perceptions of own behaviour by considering a variety of psychological and contextual variables.

Discover NUDGE in a 15-minutes video!

  • Discover NUDGE in this short webinar recording, presented by the project coordinator Filippos Anagnostopoulos from…

NUDGE joins forces with other projects, discover them!

  • We are glad to start a partnership with key projects working, like NUDGE partners, on…

Rebound behaviours, nudges, competition: energy saving is a matter of mindset

  • Lowering consumption is not as simple as introducing a new gadget.

Five countries to become the field of behavioural experiments to encourage energy efficiency habits

  • Achieving the full energy transition potential calls for a paradigm shift…