Yann Blumer
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View article: Beyond the usual suspects: contrasting perspectives of developers and peripheral users of model-based energy scenarios
Beyond the usual suspects: contrasting perspectives of developers and peripheral users of model-based energy scenarios Open
Model-based energy scenarios promise to provide reliable, science-based decision support to societal actors. However, these scenarios do not always sufficiently address the information needs of a scenario user. This study aims to better un…
View article: Exploring possible futures or reinforcing the status-quo? The use of model-based scenarios in the Swiss energy industry
Exploring possible futures or reinforcing the status-quo? The use of model-based scenarios in the Swiss energy industry Open
Energy scenarios are often claimed to support decision-makers involved in the energy transition. However, an empirical understanding of how decision makers select, interpret, and use energy scenarios is largely missing. This study examined…
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies: evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads
Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies: evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads Open
Despite the considerable potential of low-flow showerheads to reduce household energy demand, their widespread implementation is still far from being realised. In this study, we compare the joint effect of a contextually embedded intervent…
View article: How the public imagines the energy future: Exploring and clustering non-experts’ techno-economic expectations towards the future energy system
How the public imagines the energy future: Exploring and clustering non-experts’ techno-economic expectations towards the future energy system Open
Various countries have pledged to carry out system-wide energy transitions to address climate change. This requires taking strategic decisions with long-term consequences under conditions of considerable uncertainty. For this reason, many …
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies
Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies Open
The visitors of a recently refurnished public swimming pool in a Swiss city were surveyed about their experience with new low-flow showerheads, intention to take advantage of a local utility's campaign offering low-flow showerheads for hom…
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies
Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies Open
The visitors of a recently refurnished public swimming pool in a Swiss city were surveyed about their experience with new low-flow showerheads, intention to take advantage of a local utility's campaign offering low-flow showerheads for hom…
View article: Making more of middles: advancing the middle-out perspective in energy system transformation
Making more of middles: advancing the middle-out perspective in energy system transformation Open
Social and technological innovations are commonly seen as either being induced from the ‘top-down’ – e.g., by policymakers – or evolving from the ‘bottom-up’ – e.g., by consumers. Instead, a ‘middle-out’ perspective (MOP) focuses on agents…
View article: E-bike trials’ potential to promote sustained changes in car owners mobility habits
E-bike trials’ potential to promote sustained changes in car owners mobility habits Open
Modal shifts hold considerable potential to mitigate carbon emissions. Electric bikes (e-bikes) represent a promising energy- and carbon-efficient alternative to cars. However, as mobility behaviour is highly habitual, convincing people to…
View article: Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency. Results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change
Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency. Results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change Open
Many countries have some kind of energy-system transformation either planned or ongoing for various reasons, such as to curb carbon emissions or to compensate for the phasing out of nuclear energy. One important component of these transfor…
View article: Understandig the Role of Scenarios in Swiss Energy Research
Understandig the Role of Scenarios in Swiss Energy Research Open
Energy scenarios link long-term policy goals to near-term decisions and may thus guide the transition to more sustainable energy systems. Yet, systematic empirical analyses of how energy scenarios are understood and used by relevant actors…
View article: Multiplying energy-saving behaviour in cities through formal social groups
Multiplying energy-saving behaviour in cities through formal social groups Open
Cities are key agents of change in the ongoing energy transition in Switzerland. They promote technical efficiency measures and behavioural change to save energy – both by being role models and by addressing consumers directly. A crucial q…