The aim of the study was to determine the impact of micro-renewable energy technologies in alleviating fuel poverty. In particular, it sought to establish which micro-renewable energy technologies offered the most cost-effective means of alleviating fuel poverty; and the factors that influenced...Read more

The aim of the article is to provide guidance on how to optimize targeted social assistance mechanisms for heating in the broader context of the need to pursue a national policy for the reduction of energy poverty. The research tasks are: to summarize Bulgaria's historical experience in...Read more

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a major domestic energy efficiency refurbishment programme on domestic space heating fuel consumption. The case study dwellings were monitored either before or after (or both) the introduction of energy efficiency retrofit measures such as cavity...Read more

The Pilot Central Heating and Insulation Scheme was announced in May 2007 by the then Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal. The scheme was targeted at 150 privately owned homes occupied by people over age 65 with incomes of approximately €30,000 or less per year in the Ballyfermot, Whitehall...Read more