Using persuasive technology interventions and big data to reduce household energy usage
Themes: Energy, Software technology & Intelligent systems
Early stage commercial environment application
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Why?
This research helps consumers to reduce their household energy consumption.
How?
This research does so by providing energy consumers with (gamified) persuasive technology - you will climb the ranks of the game when you use less energy than the other people in the neighbourhood.
When?
Our software and intervention were tested in practice and have been proven stable and functional. It will have an impact as soon as energy providers and (local) energy communities start using it on a larger scale.
Dr. Laurens Rook
Prof. dr. Markus Zanker
Rebekka Aigner MSc
Prof. dr. Wolfgang Ketter