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Research profile
I am senior researcher within the field of sustainable consumption with a specific focus on households' energy demand.
Through my research, I try to understand why households demands different amounts of electricity and heating, for example in relation to income differences. Moreover, I investigate the consumption of smart technologies and solar PVs, and how households can provide energy flexibility, for example to which degree dynamic tariffs, and electricity prices, influence the temporality of energy demand.
My research is based in sociological and social science theories on consumption and everyday practices, with a specific focus on theories of practice (e.g., Bourdieu, Warde, Schatzki, Reckwitz, Lizardo and Shove).
In my research, I use a wide range of methods and data. These include econometric analysis on register data, survey methodology, and qualitative interviews.
My strongest contribution to my research field is my studies on how social relations and previous experience shapes and reproduce energy habits and practices (Hansen, 2018; Hansen & Jacobsen, 2020).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Sociology and Social Conditions
- Energy
- Environment
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Collaborations from the last five years
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eCAPE : New Energy Consumer roles and smart technologies – Actors, Practices and Equality
Gram-Hanssen, K., Christensen, T. H. B., Hansen, A. R., Mechlenborg, M., Trotta, G., Madsen, L. V., Askholm, A. S. M., Aagaard, L. K. & Nielsen, R. S.
01/11/2018 → 01/05/2025
Project: Research
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Flexafregning og energieffektivitet: fører fleksibel afregning til mere effektiv el anvendelse?
Hansen, A. R., Gram-Hanssen, K., Trotta, G., Aagaard, L. K., Askholm, A. S. M. & Rudå, S.
01/04/2020 → 30/06/2022
Project: Research
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NONESCO: Sustainable consumption, everyday life and social change - workshop series
Laakso, S., Hansen, A. R., Jack, T. & Neuman, N.
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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InterHUB: Intermittent Energy - Integrating Households, Utilities and Buildings
Gram-Hanssen, K., Heiselberg, P. K., Georg, S., Horsbøl, A., Andersen, P. V. K., Larsen, S. P. A. K., Johra, H., Caussarieu, M., Hansen, A. R., Johansen, K., Marszal-Pomianowska, A. & Christensen, L. L.
01/04/2018 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research
Research output
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Like parent, like child: Intergenerational transmission of energy consumption practices in Denmark
Hansen, A. R. & Jacobsen, M. H., Mar 2020, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 61, March, 10 p., 101341.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus) -
‘Sticky’ energy practices: The impact of childhood and early adulthood experience on later energy consumption practices
Hansen, A. R., Dec 2018, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 46, December 2018, p. 125-139 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
50 Citations (Scopus) -
The social structure of heat consumption in Denmark: New interpretations from quantitative analysis
Hansen, A. R., Jan 2016, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 11, January, p. 109-118 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
51 Citations (Scopus) -
Review of Harold Wilhite (2016) The Political Economy of Low Carbon Transformation: Breaking the Habits of Capitalism
Guillen-Royo, M. & Hansen, A. R., 23 Feb 2024, In: Consumption and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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Smart home technology adoption in Denmark: Diffusion, social differences, and energy consumption
Hansen, A. R., Trotta, G. & Gram-Hanssen, K., Mar 2024, In: Energy Efficiency. 17, 3, 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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A Danish high-resolution dataset for six office rooms with occupancy, indoor environment , heating, ventilation, lighting and room control monitoring
Melgaard, S. P. (Creator), Johra, H. (Creator), Nyborg, V. Ø. (Creator), Marszal-Pomianowska, A. (Creator), Jensen, R. L. (Creator), Kantas, C. (Creator), Larsen, O. K. (Creator), Hu, Y. (Creator), Frandsen, K. M. (Creator), Larsen, T. S. (Creator), Svidt, K. (Creator), Andersen, K. H. (Creator), Pereira, D. H. L. E. (Creator), Schaffer, M. (Creator), Frandsen, M. (Creator), Veit, M. (Creator), Ussing, L. F. (Creator), Lindhard, S. M. (Creator), Pomianowski, M. Z. (Creator), Rohde, L. (Creator), Hansen, A. R. (Creator) & Heiselberg, P. K. (Creator), Zenodo, 25 Oct 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10039896
Dataset
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How building design and technologies influence heat-related habits
Hansen, A. R. (Creator), Gram-Hanssen, K. (Creator) & Knudsen, H. N. (Creator), Figshare, 13 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5202802.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/How_building_design_and_technologies_influence_heat-related_habits/5202802/1
Dataset: Supplementary material
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How building design and technologies influence heat-related habits
Hansen, A. R. (Creator), Gram-Hanssen, K. (Creator) & Knudsen, H. N. (Creator), Figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5202802, https://figshare.com/articles/How_building_design_and_technologies_influence_heat-related_habits/5202802/1
Dataset
Prizes
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Best Paper Award by an Early Career Scholar
Hansen, Anders Rhiger (Recipient), 30 Jun 2018
Prize: Conference prizes
Activities
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Direct and indirect effect of disposable income in Denmark
Anders Rhiger Hansen (Lecturer)
27 Oct 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Energy practices in an energy crisis: Examples of vulnerability and disruptions in everyday life in a Nordic welfare society
Line Valdorff Madsen (Lecturer) & Anders Rhiger Hansen (Lecturer)
27 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Sustainability, Consumption and Everyday Life
Anders Rhiger Hansen (Participant)
18 Sept 2023Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Midterm meeting of ESA RN5, Sociology of consumption
Anders Rhiger Hansen (Participant)
28 Aug 2023Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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13th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics, NSB 2023
Anders Rhiger Hansen (Participant)
12 Jun 2023 → 14 Jun 2023Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Press/Media
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Forskere: Energisystemet skaber ulighed – og det kan blive værre end i dag
Anders Rhiger Hansen, Line Valdorff Madsen, Line Kryger Aagaard & Sirid Bonderup
16/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Adfærdsforsker: Et greb overses ofte når påvirkning af energiadfærd diskuteres
10/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Debat: Sparetips er ikke nok. Skru ned for vores adgang til el og varme
06/09/2022 → 07/09/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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