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Socio technical Transitions and Decentralized Energy Martin Boucher - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Socio technical Transitions and Decentralized Energy Martin Boucher - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Socio technical Transitions and Decentralized Energy Martin Boucher Research Question Under which socio technical conditions can Saskatchewan transition to increase the prevalence of decentralized energy in urban areas? How can the study of
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Energy Transitions of the Past
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Paradigm Shifts in the Electricity Sector
Empowerment Paradigm
Internalization of externalities Multi-country transmission grids Information communication technologies
Economics Paradigm
Competition Neoliberal economic theory GTD unbundling
Engineering Paradigm
Economies of scale State owned Vertically integrated
Burger and Weinmann 2013 The Decentralized Energy Revolution
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Burger and Weinmann 2013 The Decentralized Energy Revolution
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Decentralized Energy
Centralized Energy
- Few large-scale energy
production facilities
- Command-and-control
paradigm
- Vertical Integration
Decentralized Energy
- Many mixed-scale energy
production facilities
- Network paradigm
- Horizontal Integration
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Negawatts
Energy Efficiency Conservation
Local Power
Solar Micro-wind Smart meters CHP
Integrated
Storage ICT Mirco-grid
Decentralized Energy as a Spectrum
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Small and medium business investment Community investment Self-reliance Resilient and sustainable infrastructure Lower carbon footprint Energy democracy Decrease transmission loss Increase energy innovations
So Why Does This Matter?
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Social
- Community Empowerment and
Development
- Equity of Energy
- Energy Democracy
- Horizontal Decision-making
- Environmental Justice
Economic
- Busienss and Community
Investment
- Liberalized Electricity Markets
- Electricity Security
- Less Transmission Loss
- Grid Reliability
- Flexibility
- Innovation
- Competition
- "Smart" Infrastructure
Environmental
- Lower GHG Emissions
- Lower Land Impact
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- how did we get there?
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- cio‐technical sustainability transitions theories
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- cio‐technical Transition Theories
ulti-level perspective rategic niche management chnological innovation systems ansition management
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esearch Thoughts
- mpare Saskatoon with other medium sized cities
- ssibly in Canada, US, and Europe using the socio‐
echnical transitions framework.
a)
Policies and regulations
b)
Technologies
c)
Economics
d)
Social and cultural context
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askPower Generating Capacity
% renewable capacity by 30 deral regulations on coal crease demand through pulation and industrial tivities ing transmission rastructure
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