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Elena López
Former BC3 researcher
Main Research Field:
Behavioural economics, Energy efficiency, Energy policy
Was employee in BC3 from 2017-05-01 to 2022-11-30
Short CV
Elena holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Sustainable Growth and Development from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. During her Master Thesis, she has collaborated with the Energy System Analysis Unit of CIEMAT (Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Centre) working on a National Research Project focused on the elaboration of a cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of renewable energies.
Between 2016 and 2017 Elena has worked in Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO). During this stage, she developed a strong interest in the creation of synergies to face climate change through the management of public funds and the development of multi-stakeholder projects.
Since May 2017, Elena is employed as junior researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change. She has worked on H2020 CONSEED project: Consumer Energy Efficiency Decision making, H2020 ENABLE.EU project: Enabling the Energy Union through understanding the drivers of individual and collective energy choices in Europe and ENERPOLIS project funded by Fundación La Caixa. She is currently enrolled as PhD student at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in the PhD program in Economics: tools for economic analysis. Her research field concerns for energy efficiency, behavioural economics and energy policies.
Journal Articles
- 2022
- Galarraga, I., López-Bernabé, E., Ojeda, C., Solà, M.M. y de Ayala, A. 2022. La importancia de la eficiencia energética: evidencia reciente para España. Papeles de Economía Española. 174.
- López-Bernabé, E., Linares, P., Galarraga, I. 2022. Energy-efficiency policies for decarbonising residential heating in Spain: A fuzzy cognitive mapping approach. Energy Policy. 171. DOI (10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113211).
- 2021
- de Ayala, A., Foudi, S., Solà, M.d.M., López-Bernabé, E., Galarraga, I. 2021. Consumers’ preferences regarding energy efficiency: a qualitative analysis based on the household and services sectors in Spain. Energy Efficiency. 14. (1) DOI (10.1007/s12053-020-09921-0).
- López-Bernabé, E., Foudi, S., Linares, P., Galarraga, I. 2021. Factors affecting energy-efficiency investment in the hotel industry: survey results from Spain. Energy Efficiency. 14. (4) DOI (10.1007/s12053-021-09936-1).
- 2020
- López-Bernabé, E., Foudi, S., Galarraga, I. 2020. Mind the map? Mapping the academic, citizen and professional stakeholder views on buildings and heating behaviour in Spain. Energy Research and Social Science. 69. DOI (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101587).
Other Publications
- 2018
- Foudi Sébastien, Ibon Galarrga, Elena Lopez. 2018. Are energy efficient appliances important for service providers?. Conseed project (Policy Briefing)
- Csutora,M., Harangozó,G.,Zsóka,A.(REKK),Galarraga,I., Foudi,S., López,E.(BC3), Chubyk,A., Gonchar,M. (CGS21), Magdalinski, E.(JDI), Werthschulte,M. (WWU). 2018. D4.5 |Policy paper with recommendations for ‘triple dividend’low carbon options in the field of heating and cooling. EC (Policy Briefing)
- Maria Csutora, Gábor Harangozó, Ágnes Zsóka (REKK), Madeline Werthschulte (WWU), Ibon Galarraga, Sébastien Foudi, Elena López (BC3), Andrii Chubyk, Mykhailo Gonchar (CGS21), Emilie Magdalinski (JDI). 2018. D.4.4.Synthesis report on the "heating & cooling" case study. ENABLE.EU (Enabling Energy Union).
BC3 Working Papers & Policy Briefings
- 2022
- [2022-01] Estimating the price premium of high energy-efficient washing-machines in Spain: A hedonic approach Elena López-Bernabé, Amaia de Ayala and Ibon Galarraga