Professor Jacopo Torriti

Biography

"Professor Jacopo Torriti, Currently, working as Professor in the School of Construction, Management and Engineering, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Qualifications: PhD (Kings College London), MA (Kings College London), BSc Econ (Milan) Before joining the University of Reading in 2011, Jacopo Torriti held teaching and research positions at the London School of Economics, the University of Surrey, the European University Institute, the UK Government Sustainable Development Commission and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He obtained a PhD from King's College London, a Master in European Studies from King's College London and a Laurea in Economics from Università di Milano. Research Awards: • 2017-2019 Principal Investigator, EPSRC project, 'Distributional Effects of Dynamic Pricing for Responsive Electricity Demand (DEePRED)', EP/R000735/1, Research income for University of Reading: £181,420. • 2016-2017 Principal Investigator, EPSRC End Use Energy Demand Centres Responsive Fund Spending, Project value for University of Reading: £26,842. • 2013-2018 Co-Investigator, EPSRC/ESRC 'Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand', Total project value: £4,808,648 (Project value for University of Reading: £183,484) • 2012-2013 Principal Investigator, TSB project 'Assessing the Benefits of Demand Side Response Participation in a Capacity Market', Total project value: £65,994 (Project value for University of Reading: £46,873) • 2010-2013 Co-Investigator , EPSRC project 'Reshaping Energy Demand of Users by Communication Technology and Economic Incentives', Project value for University of Surrey: £1,241,160 • 2017-2021 Principal Investigator, EPSRC Fellowship, 'Residential Electricity Demand: Peaks, Sequences of Activities and Markov chains (REDPeAk)', EP/P000630/1, Research income for University of Reading: £615,782. "

Research Interest

Jacopo Torriti’s research work focuses on economic tools for energy policies, including cost-benefit analysis, impact assessment and the standard cost model. In recent years, his interests in risk analysis and economic appraisals have been integrated with work in specific areas of energy demand in the built environment, with emphasis on economic incentives and the timing of demand practices. Specific areas of work include dynamic pricing, Time of Use tariffs, occupancy patterns, capacity mechanisms, demand side controllers and liberalisation in EU energy markets.