This project develops probabilistic master-planning tools to support effective implementation of energy policies in UK cities.
Dr Ruchi Choudhary, University of Cambridge
'Energy Planning for Resilient Decarbonization'
It integrates high-dimensional data that spans environmental features, physical form & land-use, socio-demographics, and economics to analyse cities spatially. Outputs from the multi-dimensional analysis will be used to test resilience of energy policies to short term shocks and future changes at district scale. This kind of multi-dimensional and multi-physics tools will help us understand why certain energy policies are more or less successful than others, geographically, socially, and physically. It will also enable sustainable infrastructure planning that is aligned with UK’s carbon targets and is, at the same time, locally robust. Indeed, carbon saving measures are not uniformly beneficial to all people and buildings, and integrated analysis across diverse dimensions can help understand barriers or opportunities for their uptake
Researcher: Dr Ruchi Choudhary