Chiara Tellarini

Chiara Tellarini is a Researcher at the Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, within the Faculty of Engineering and Science. She contributes to the Sustainable Cities and Everyday Practice Research Group and focuses on energy transition in island communities through practice theory frameworks.

Her research explores the intersection of

• renewable energy integration
• household consumption patterns
• island autonomy narratives
• practice architectures
• photovoltaic systems
• energy feedback mechanisms

Recent research outputs include a 2025 PhD thesis analyzing everyday energy practices in island communities, a 2024 Energy Efficiency study on appliance-level feedback impacts, and a 2024 Energy Research and Social Science paper examining maintenance challenges in decentralized energy systems. Earlier work (2022) focused on sufficiency strategies for reduced consumption.

She actively engages in

• GECKO project (2021-2024) on AI co-creation for sustainability
• collaborative workshops at Energy & Society PhD School
• visiting researcher role at Fraunhofer FIT (2023)
• peer-review activities for Energy Research & Social Science

Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for climate action and sustainable cities.