Towards resource-efficient and service-oriented integrated infrastructure operation

Roelich, Katy; Knoeri, Christof; Steinberger, J.; Varga, Liz; Blythe, PT; Butler, David; Gupta, Rajat; Harrison, Gareth; Martin, C.; Purnell, Phil

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2014.11.008

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“…Emerging evidence shows the potential for material and product consumption to contribute sizeable reductions in emissions (Barrett and Scott 2012, Allwood et al 2010, Allwood et al 2011. & Business response -Alternative business models whereby product sales are replaced with a service or leasing contract can decouple resource needs from energy demand (Roelich et al 2015, Steinberger et al 2009, Hannon et al 2013. Energy Service Companies can shift away from selling metered quantities of energy towards selling energy services such as thermal comfort and illumination (Sorrell 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition energy using appliances can be leased whereby the provider retains ownership and is responsible for its general maintenance and the consumer has possession and use of the asset for a prefixed payment period. In this situation energy efficiency is shown to play a bigger role in replacement decisions, and remanufacturing is increased (Roelich et al 2015). & Trade response -Currently the EU Emissions Trading Scheme compensates or exempts carbon-intensive industries perceived as being at risk of competition from cheaper energy costs elsewhere (Martin et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

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National climate policy implications of mitigating embodied energy system emissions

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Rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions require an almost complete transformation of the energy system to low carbon energy sources. Little consideration has been given to the potential adverse carbon consequences associated with the technology transition. This paper considers the embodied emissions that will occur to replace the UK's fossil fuel-reliant energy supply with low carbon sources. The analysis generates a number of representative scenarios where emissions embodied in energy systems are integrated within current national climate and energy policy objectives. The embodied emissions associated with a new low carbon energy system are lower than the emissions reduction associated with the low carbon energy sources, confirming that there is a carbon return on investment. However, even if the UK reaches its 2050 territorial climate target, it is estimated that by 2050 an additional 200 Mt CO 2 emissions are generated overseas (compared to 128 Mt generated within the UK) in the production of imported fuels and infrastructure components. The cost-optimal model results suggest that more electrification would need to occur, supported by nuclear energy, mainly in replacement of natural gas to mitigate these emissions. However, due to a number of deployment barriers, other policy interventions along the energy supply chain are likely needed, which are discussed alongside the model results. There could be more emphasis on an absolute reduction in energy demand to reduce the scale of change needed in supplying energy; new business models oriented towards performance and not sales; and existing trade schemes and international effort-sharing frameworks could be extended.

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National climate policy implications of mitigating embodied energy system emissions

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“…Social infrastructure can be defined as: "processes, programs, events, services, networks and activities that support individuals and families to meet their social and personal needs in a particular place through personal growth, social interaction, social services support and community development" (Berry, 2011). Infrastructure is a means, which built, maintained and expanded in order to enable the functioning of society ( Roelich, Knoeri et al, 2015). In the article rural social infrastructure defined as: is a territorial and spatial system of interrelated economic and social activities and relations, forming particular conditions for functioning of ecosystems, creation of human, physical and social capital to be used by individuals and society in order to fulfil individual and social needs (Atkociuniene et al, 2015).…”

Section: The Conceptual Framework Of Integrative Management Of Rural mentioning

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“…The research results shows that to achieve long-term sustainability, infrastructure needs to be planned and operated to provide essential service delivery at radically decreased levels of resource use. "This new approach will need to: incorporate the end-user, in terms of their wants and behaviours; focus on the service provided; use information and communication technologies more effectively; integrate the operation of different infrastructure systems; be governed in a manner that recognises the complexity and interconnectedness of infrastructure systems; and rethink current infrastructure valuation" (Roelich, Knoeri et al, 2015).…”

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The Model of Integrative Management of Rural Social Infrastructure Development

Atkočiūnienė

Kiaušienė

2018

Proccedings of International Scientific Conference "RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2017"

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One of the most difficult problems encountered by social infrastructure development management in various countries of economic development is the search for RSI management interactions at the national, regional and local (municipal, neighborhood) levels. Traditional solutions to RSI development do not create opportunities for the coherence, viability and resilience of rural development. This article describes integrative management of rural social infrastructure (RSI), provides the analysis of RSI management processes and explanation of "triple bottom line", determination of main principles required in order to achieve sustained development of the region. The main research objective, namely, creation of an integrative rural social infrastructure management model reached. The integrative RSI management conception based on four-tier governance cycle "plan-do-check-act" and internal governance functions. The functions RSI management are determination of consumer demand for RSI services and strategic development goals; planning of RSI services, means and results; organization of RSI services supply; horizontal and vertical coordination of RSI activities; assessment of RSI services consumers' opinion and community sustainability; supervision and evaluation of RSI activities. The main research methods were used: analysis and generalization of scientific literature, logical and systematical reasoning, graphic presentation of comparison, abstracts and other methods.Keywords: social infrastructure development, integrative management of rural social infrastructure.

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“…Further, in order to avoid a situation where these new suppliers are reliant on a 'units of energy sold' business model, thus dis-incentivising demand reduction (Hannon et al, 2013;Roelich et al, 2015), these municipal models should be based on an Energy Supply Company (ESCo) model (Hannon et al, 2013;Bolton and Foxon, 2014). Thus RTP researchers have emphasised that municipal actors and the ESCo model, play a significant role in the TF pathway (Hannon et al, 2013;.…”

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Community energy and equity: The distributional implications of a transition to a decentralised electricity system

Johnson¹,

Hall²

2014

PPP

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This paper explores the equity implications of a transition to a decentralised energy system in the UK. We base our analysis on one of three idealised transition pathways developed by the EPSRC-funded Realising Transition Pathways (RTP) project. Each pathway is characterised by a different mix of technologies, ownership and governance of the energy transition, and stretches from 2010 to 2050. In this paper we focus on the 'Thousand Flowers' (TF) pathway, which stipulates a much greater role for civil society in the energy system. Here, civil society actors are instrumental in delivering 50 per cent of final electricity demand from decentralised, low-carbon sources by 2050. Such a radical and systemic transition will require both institutional as well as technological change. The systemic institutional transformation necessary to support wide-spread adoption of community/decentralised energy schemes and the potential distributional impacts have, however, received limited attention to date. To address this gap, we draw on collected outputs of the RTP consortium and extant literatures on community and decentralised energy to explore potential institutional barriers and distributional impacts of the TF pathway. We argue a transition to a TF future would require significant institutional changes to UK energy governance, new municipal and community business models, and new financial and organisational structures in energy ownership. Second, widespread adoption of distributed energy sources would undermine the viability of traditional large power plants; leading to the need for new forms of state support to maintain assets at transmission level. Finally, we contend that expanded community energy provision has the potential to reproduce, or even exacerbate, existing socio-economic and spatial inequalities.

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Towards resource-efficient and service-oriented integrated infrastructure operation

Cited by 74 publications

References 78 publications

National climate policy implications of mitigating embodied energy system emissions

National climate policy implications of mitigating embodied energy system emissions

The Model of Integrative Management of Rural Social Infrastructure Development

Community energy and equity: The distributional implications of a transition to a decentralised electricity system

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