ENSU –
the Role of Energy Sufficiency
in Energy transition and society
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On our website you can find information on our research and the project as well as on our publications and upcoming events.

Successful sufficiency workshop during the first conference of the “Forschungsnetzwerke Energie” in Berlin
At the first conference of the "Forschungsnetzwerke Energie", members of all nine networks as well as experts from the fields of "Energy Transition and Society" and "Resource Efficiency" exchanged views for the first time from 13 to 14 June in Berlin. In the process...
CLEVER scenario launch event, Brussels 5.06.23
On 5 June 2023 from 3 pm, Dr Benjamin Best, Senior Researcher in the Research Department Structural Change and...
Why energy demand reductions are also needed in the medium and long run
Carina Zell-Ziegler and Benjamin Best published an article on energy sufficiency in the current issue of “Aus Politik...
Review on sufficiency and transformation
The scientific evidence is increasing that sufficiency is inevitable for achieving many sustainability goals. However,...
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our research interest
How can energy sufficiency be defined and distinguished from other strategies?
What hinders the implementation of sufficiency policies and measures?
What characterizes successful transformation strategies which encompass energy sufficiency?
How can the effects of succiciency be described, evaluated and quantified?
Which multiple effects of energy sufficiency measures can be described (quantitatively and qualitatively)?
How can energy scenarios be developed in inter- and transdisciplinary processes?
The Ensu Team
The junior research group “The role of energy sufficiency in energy transition and society” (EnSu) will systematically include sufficiency strategies in energy system modelling and discuss the current and necessary societal frame conditions for establishing energy sufficiency strategies.
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