Informally sourced solid fuel use: Examining its extent and characteristics of the users in the residential sector in Ireland

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dc.check.date10/11/2024
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dc.contributor.authorEakins, John
dc.contributor.authorSirr, Gordon
dc.contributor.authorPower, Bernadette
dc.contributor.funderEnvironmental Protection Agencyen
dc.contributor.funderSustainable Energy Authority of Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-24T14:53:45Z
dc.date.available2022-11-24T14:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-10
dc.date.updated2022-11-24T14:47:36Z
dc.description.abstractDeveloping effective policy solutions to transition away from the use of solid fuels for residential heating purposes can be hindered by the lack of reliable data on its use. One such issue is the extent of informal solid fuel use, that is, consumption from sources outside of formal commercial channels. This is an area which has been largely ignored in previous empirical research. Using a survey of residential solid fuel users, the extent of solid fuel use in the residential sector in Ireland from informal sources for two fuels, sod peat and wood, is quantified. Sod peat is found to be almost exclusively sourced informally while just over half of wood use is estimated to be sourced by households in this way. Factors including location, household income, being a primary user of the fuel and having strong cost motivations all effect the probability of sourcing solid fuels informally relative to formal sources. The sizeable extent to which informal sources of solid fuels are used in Ireland arising from the analysis in this paper, highlights the potential for substitution to this unregulated alternative. This should be carefully monitored for effective implementation of new and existing solid fuel regulations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEnvironmental Protection Agency and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (EPA Research Programme 2014–2020 (2018-CCRP-MS.58))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid113293en
dc.identifier.citationEakins, J., Sirr, G. and Power, B. (2022) 'Informally sourced solid fuel use: Examining its extent and characteristics of the users in the residential sector in Ireland', Energy Policy, 172, 113293 (13pp). doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113293en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113293en
dc.identifier.endpage13en
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.journaltitleEnergy Policyen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13885
dc.identifier.volume172en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2022, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectInformal fuel sourcesen
dc.subjectPeaten
dc.subjectResidential energy useen
dc.subjectSolid fuelsen
dc.subjectWooden
dc.titleInformally sourced solid fuel use: Examining its extent and characteristics of the users in the residential sector in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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