Our work

Policy

We have around 60 projects on the go at any one time, each helping us meet our charitable goals of finding solutions to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes. Unless you're viewing this page on a mobile device, our projects below are organised by our work areas (home energy, local energy, research and policy analysis) and by topic. 

Our work areas

Topics

The smart energy vision includes enhancing the financial value of renewable heat and power generated in the city – particularly from variable sources like wind, solar and tidal.
Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration
Policy analysis
Wales' history is tied up with fossil fuels, but is there a low carbon future?
West Wales Zero Carbon Zones
Research
Mapping Birmingham's solar PV potential
Mapping Birmingham's solar PV potential
Research
Measuring vulnerability for distribution network operators
Measuring vulnerability for distribution network operators
Research
Future Energy Landscapes
Local energy
Heat networks are disruptive, so the more that can be done to smooth the process, the better ...
THERMOS - Accelerating heat networks in Europe
Research
How can we use - in the public interest - the data that millions of smart meters like this or similar will generate?
Smart meter energy data: Exploring the public interest agenda
Research
Bright Green Future
Local energy
Maps of parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales showing where the highest proportions of the most efficient and least efficient dwellings are located
Mapping domestic energy efficiency in Great Britain
Research
Electrification of appliances and machines (like cars), along with cheaper sensors and dimishing limits to computing power, are some of the technological developments that will prompt changes to energy infrastructure
'Smart living' in Wales
Research
Many households are under-heated in winter, because their energy bills are unaffordable – this has knock-on negative effects on residents' health and wellbeing
Energy tariff options for vulnerable consumers
Research
We have a tool to map the resources and constraints in a local area
Neighbourhood planning support
Local energy
Asthma and other respiratory problems can be made worse by cold, damp living conditions [photo posed by model].
PITCH - Preventing Illness by Tackling Cold Homes
Home energy
A behaviour change experiment at CSE's office challenged staff to catch-out colleagues who left computer monitors on when away from their desks. Scannable QR codes appeared on screen when the monitor was left idle but on for longer than 5 minutes.
C-tech: creating the energy for change
Research
Sefton Council's commitment to sustainable energy will have environmental benefits, as well as providing economically valuable investment opportunities.
Sefton Council Strategic Energy Review
Research
As well as stand-alone renewables, the potential for microgeneration and energy efficiency measures involving existing buildings was also investigated.
Milton Keynes Energy Mapping Study
Research
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