Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Autor: Patrik Söderholm, Annica Sandström, David Newell
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Economics
020209 energy
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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
02 engineering and technology
Energy engineering
Energy policy
Promotion (rank)
Component (UML)
050602 political science & public administration
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Nationalekonomi
Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
05 social sciences
Environmental resource management
Environmental economics
0506 political science
Renewable energy
Network management
Fuel Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
business
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Zdroj: Energy Research & Social Science. 23:199-210
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2016.09.005
Popis: The promotion of renewable energy is an essential component of energy and climate policies, but it is increasingly recognized that the transition toward an increased use of renewable energy sources constitutes a complex socio-political process. Policy is manifested in multi-actor networks beyond formal hierarchies and must therefore build on a comprehensive empirical understanding of the local collaboration processes that make investments in renewable energy projects possible. The objectives of this article are to: (a) propose an analytical framework within which the local development processes leading to renewable energy investments can be understood, in particular emphasizing the management of the relevant actor networks; and (b) provide empirical illustrations of the framework based on existing research. The article argues that, based on network management theory, some network structures can be expected to be more successful than others in facilitating renewable energy development, and we recognize the ways in which networks and their structure tend to be placed within certain institutional contexts of rules. By consulting selected research on wind power development at the local level we illustrate the added value of the proposed framework, and outline the seeds of a future research agenda. Validerad; 2017; Nivå 2; 2016-12-29 (andbra)
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