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New Publication: "Green means go: The effect of a visualization tool towards increased use of renewable energy in households"
This article presents an evaluation study of a tool, including its hardware and software versions, that helps consumers optimize their electricity consumption, particularly with regard to renewable energy for specific devices. We conducted a six-week study in Oldenburg, Germany, with 43 participants divided into three groups: a hardware and a digital version of an energy visualization tool, and a control group.
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New Publications: Rather with than About - Reshaping Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Times of Physical Distancing
The COVID-19 pandemic made qualitative social research more difficult and traditional methods had to be reconsidered and adapted. Against this background, this article empirically examines how synchronous, video-based formats influence personal interactions. The effects of video formats are analyzed and evaluated with a focus on empowerment, communication and rapport using three digitally adapted methods (semi-structured interviews, qualitative network analysis and focus groups)
The Department of Ecological Economics is part of NaviSense Excellence Cluster Application
The NaviSense Excellence Cluster proposal led by Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen (Biology) has successfully reached the second round of the application process and will compete with 97 other applications for this prestigious research funding. The NaviSense proposal focusses on animal sensory perception and navigation. The NaviSense consortium is strongly interdisciplinary, including leading scientists from biology, physics, chemistry and informatics, among other disciplines. Bernd Siebenhüner is part of the team, contributing social science expertise, particularly in relation to conservation and environmental governance issues. Cormac Walsh is also involved in the proposal writing process.
Anthology article on innovations and challenges of the energy transition in smart city districts has been published
After six years, the results of the research project ENaQ (Energy Neighborhood Quarter) and five other neighborhood projects from the “Solar Building/Energy Efficient City” funding line have now been published in an anthology. The anthology entitled “Innovations and challenges of the energy transition in smart city districts” is available online.
The book also includes a contribution by Maren Wesselow Bernd Siebenhüner, Torsten Grothmann, Ullrich Scheele and Ernst Schäfer, in which the process of citizen participation in ENaQ is reflected.