Critically reviewing smart home technology applications and business models in Europe
| Autor: | Karen E. Makuch, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Noam Bergman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Conacyt-Mexico |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Civil society
Government Smart home technologies Energy Knowledge management Cost–benefit analysis business.industry 020209 energy Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Business model 01 natural sciences ‘Prosumers’ General Energy Home automation 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Smart energy Decarbonisation Emerging markets business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Furszyfer Del Rio, D D, Sovacool, B K, Bergman, N & Makuch, K E 2020, ' Critically reviewing smart home technology applications and business models in Europe ', Energy Policy, vol. 144, 111631 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111631 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4215 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111631 |
| Popis: | Smart home technologies refer to devices that provide some degree of digitally connected or enhanced services to occupants. Smart homes have become central in recent technology and policy discussions about energy efficiency, climate change, and innovation. However, many studies are speculative, lacking empirical data, and focus on costs and benefits, but not business models and emerging markets. To address these gaps, our study presents data from semi-structured expert interviews and a review of the recent literature. Although we draw from empirical data collected in the United Kingdom, we place our findings in the context of Europe because the UK has access to European markets for smart home technologies and platforms. Our sampling strategy included experts from Amazon, Microsoft, the International Energy Agency, government, academic, and civil society stakeholders. We identify a diversity of definitions associated with smart home technologies and draw from our data to discuss applications centred on digital connections, enhanced control, automation, and learning. We analyse fifteen distinct business models for smart home technologies, ranging from energy services and household data monitoring to assisted living, security and safety, and new advertising channels (among others). Our assessment ought to guide future innovation patterns, technology deployment, and policy activity relating to smart homes, especially insofar as they can deliver energy services more affordably or help meeting carbon mitigation priorities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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