Governance of interactions between infrastructure sectors: The making of smart grids in the UK

Hiteva, Ralitsa; Watson, Jim

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2019.02.006

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“…But future visions are very broad and oriented towards large-scale applications suiting incumbent interests. Given DNO resistance to major change, it remains unclear if current impulses and incentives are sufficient to overcome the DNO lock-in mechanisms and lead to widespread deployment of smart grid technologies in distribution networks (Connor et al, 2018;Hiteva and Watson, 2019;Lockwood, 2016).…”

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The Great Reconfiguration

Geels

Turnheim

2022

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This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level Perspective, it develops a whole system reconfiguration approach that explains how the incorporation of multiple innovations can cumulatively reconfigure existing systems. The book focuses on UK electricity, heat, and mobility systems, and it systematically analyses interactions between radical niche-innovations and existing (sub)systems across techno-economic, policy, and actor dimensions in the past three decades. Comparative analysis explains why the unfolding low-carbon transitions in these three systems vary in speed, scope, and depth. It evaluates to what degree these transitions qualify as Great Reconfigurations and assesses the future potential for, and barriers to, deeper low-carbon system transitions. Generalising across these systems, broader lessons are developed about the roles of incumbent firms, governance and politics, user engagement, wider public, and civil society organisations. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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confidence: 99%

The Great Reconfiguration

Geels

Turnheim

2022

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“…The MLP has also been applied to study the evolutionary patterns of multiple regimes (Geels, 2007;Papachristos et al, 2013;Sutherland et al, 2015), involving competition, symbiosis, integration and spill-over (Raven and Verbong, 2009;Hiteva and Watson, 2019). It has been shown that systems link to each other through various couplings, such as shared infrastructures or input-output relationships (Konrad et al, 2008).…”

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Six policy intervention points for sustainability transitions: A conceptual framework and a systematic literature review

2020

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“…However, countries that have implemented smart grids in their electrical systems for more extended periods are discussing its advantages. In the United Kingdom (UK), Hiteva and Watson [38] report that the full interaction between electricity and information communication technology sectors in the UK occurred in 2007 and has since been in transition to sustainability.…”

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A Smart Grid System for Reducing Energy Consumption and Energy Cost in Buildings in São Paulo, Brazil

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The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) of Brazil, in a bid to encourage energy-conscious energy consumption, has proposed a new sustainable energy tariff modality (the White Tariff) based on off-peak usage. This study aims to compare and contrast situations in which the White Tariff alone is used, and where it is combined with power generation from a generator set or a photovoltaic cell energy system to reduce energy costs. Furthermore, economic, environmental, and social advantages are outlined in the project summaries. Interviews and documentary analyses were conducted in a technology park that uses only the White Tariff and in condominiums that combine the White Tariff with a generator set or a photovoltaic cell system. The data generated was fed into the database of the Horosazonal software to obtain an overview of these companies. Results show that the company adopting the White Tariff alone achieved 19% and US$14,684 in annual savings. However, when the White Tariff is combined with a generator set, the smart grid project proved to be more efficient over time as it obtained an annual benefit of US$35,832 and 62.38% savings. In contrast, the smart grid project combining a photovoltaic cell energy system with the White Tariff achieved an annual benefit of US$52,712, with 68.31% savings and was 1.3 to 5.3 times more profitable than other projects, demonstrating that it was the best smart grip project studied. Furthermore, opting for the White Tariff produced advantages such as a reduction in energy consumption expenses, contributing to a reduction in power outages and blackouts, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the company image within society. This study shows that energy-conscious consumption combined with the use of renewable energy sources is environmentally and economically advantageous and can provide future generations with a healthier environment in which people can make use of natural resources in a sustainable manner that is sustainable for planet earth.

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Governance of interactions between infrastructure sectors: The making of smart grids in the UK

Abstract: Article (Accepted Version) http://sro.sussex.ac.uk Hiteva, Ralitsa and Watson, Jim (2019) Governance of interactions between infrastructure sectors: the making of smart grids in the UK. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions.

Cited by 17 publications

References 38 publications

The Great Reconfiguration

The Great Reconfiguration

Six policy intervention points for sustainability transitions: A conceptual framework and a systematic literature review

A Smart Grid System for Reducing Energy Consumption and Energy Cost in Buildings in São Paulo, Brazil

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