Charlie Wilson
Demand-side policies can significantly reduce emissions from energy use in buildings and transport
iDODDLE PI, Charlie Wilson, was part of a large team of scientists who published new work in Nature Energy that shows how a comprehensive set… Read More »Demand-side policies can significantly reduce emissions from energy use in buildings and transport
Impacts of AI on Energy.
Weekly headlines on AI data centres herald soaring energy footprints, eye-catching contracts for low-carbon power, alarm over electricity network congestion, and backsliding of tech companies’… Read More »Impacts of AI on Energy.
Coordinate, access, substitute, control – which digital mechanism has the biggest impact on energy?
Digital applications impact energy use through different mechanisms. The iDODDLE team have been mapping out these mechanisms and quantifying their relative importance. As examples: ride-sharing… Read More »Coordinate, access, substitute, control – which digital mechanism has the biggest impact on energy?
How fast do social innovations diffuse?
Facebook took 4.5 years to reach 100 million users worldwide. Apple’s App Store took 2 years. Tiktok took 9 months. ChatGPT took 2 months. Digital… Read More »How fast do social innovations diffuse?
Generative AI hype, reality, and energy footprint.
The 2 day Oxford Generative AI Summit on Oct 17-18 brought together an impressive roster of speakers from industry, policy, and academia to showcase and… Read More »Generative AI hype, reality, and energy footprint.