Shaping an Inclusive Energy Transition.

• Author: Weijnen, Margot P. C.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lukszo, Zofia.; Farahani, Samira.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (265 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Introduction -- A Wake-Up Call to Inequality -- Sustainable Energy -- Transition or Disruption? -- The Way Forward -- References -- Infrastructure and Values -- Rethinking Infrastructure as the Fabric of a Changing Society -- Introduction -- Structure and Purpose of This Chapter -- Defining Infrastructure -- Out of Sight, Out of Mind? -- How Do We See Infrastructure? -- How Do We Experience Infrastructure? -- How Do We Value Infrastructure? -- Traditional Values in Infrastructure Systems and Services -- Information and Telecommunication Services -- Gas and Heat Provision -- Electricity Provision -- Other Infrastructure Services -- Decentralisation -- Digitilisation of Infrastructure -- Infrastructure Interdependencies -- New Challenges for the Governance of Energy Infrastructure -- Coordination of Transactions in Energy Infrastructure -- Transaction Cost Economics in Heat Networks -- Emerging Value Tensions in Energy Infrastructure Governance -- Infrastructure and Inequality -- New Challenges for Infrastructure Policy -- Towards a New Public Debate -- References -- Perspectives on Justice in the Future Energy System: A Dutch Treat -- Introduction -- Public Values and Energy Supply -- Energy Supply as a Utility Sector -- Social Acceptance and Energy Infrastructure -- The Energy Transition Enters the Front Door -- Energy Justice -- Justice Assessment in the Energy System -- Energy Justice in a Multi-level Framework -- Identification of Claims of Energy Justice -- Values in the Energy Transition -- The Landscape Level -- The Socio Technical System Level -- The Niche Level -- Conclusion -- References -- The Hidden Dimension of the Energy Transition: Religion, Morality and Inclusion-A Plea for the (Secular) Sacred -- Life-Size Dilemmas -- Latour: The Hidden Dimension.

The Idea of Broken Connections -- The Question of the Sacred -- The Hidden Dimension in the Worlds of Engineers, Policy Makers, and Politicians -- Practice Approaches -- Triple I Framework: Three Perspectives -- Feelings of Unease -- A Plea for the (Secular) Sacred -- Action Perspectives -- References -- The Technological Design Challenge -- Hydrogen-The Bridge Between Africa and Europe -- Introduction -- Renewable Energy Resources in Europe and North Africa -- Energy in Europe -- Energy in North Africa -- Hydrogen in Europe and North-Africa -- Production Cost of Hydrogen -- Infrastructure in Europe -- Infrastructure Europe-North Africa -- Hydrogen Storage -- A Different Approach -- Re-Use Gas Infrastructure -- Develop Large Scale Hydrogen Storage -- 50-50 -- 2050 Final Energy Demand Split in 50% Electricity and 50% Hydrogen -- Europe Needs North Africa for Green Hydrogen -- What Needs to be Done? -- Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Energy System -- Affordable -- Accessible -- Secure -- Reliable -- Fair -- Conclusions and Required Political Agenda -- References -- Decentralised Control and Peer-To-Peer Cooperation in Smart Energy Systems -- The Rise of Local Energy Communities -- Bottom-Up Control and Top-Down Control Meeting in the Middle -- Going Completely Decentral: Peer-To-Peer -- Peer-To-Peer Control, Communication and Trading -- Data-Driven Approaches and Machine Learning -- Conclusion: Power to the People -- References -- The Institutional Design Challenge -- EU Energy Policy: A Socio-Energy Perspective for an Inclusive Energy Transition -- Introduction -- The Social Dimensions of EU Energy Policy: The Role of Consumers and Communities -- First Steps in the EU Internal Energy Market -- Towards a Common Energy Union Strategy: Energy Consumer at the Centre.

From Consumers to Citizens' Joint Actions: The Collective Dimension of EU Energy Policy -- The Twin EU Energy and Digital Transitions -- The Social Dimension of EU: Energy as a Fundamental Right -- The Way Forward: Energy Democracy and Energy Justice -- A Framework for an Inclusive Energy Transition -- A Socio-Energy Approach: The Dimensions -- Critical Aspects of the Energy Transformation -- A Socio-Energy System Approach to Smart Metering Infrastructure -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Moving Towards Nexus Solutions to 'Energy' Problems: An Inclusive Approach -- Introduction -- The Conceptual and Empirical Context of Fuel Poverty in Sofia -- Understanding Fuel Poverty-Useful Conceptual Frameworks -- Empirical Context of Fuel Poverty in Bulgaria -- Technology Issues: Inefficiencies and Lock-In -- Cost, Access and Billing -- Still a Price to Pay Even if Disconnected -- Understanding the Fuel Poverty-Air Pollution Nexus in Sofia -- Systems of Provisioning and User Practices: Urban Gardening, Making Zimnina and Domestic Heating -- Understanding the Fuel Poverty-Air Pollution Nexus in Sofia -- Framing Inclusive Nexus Solutions for Inclusive Energy Transitions: Reflections and Conclusions -- References -- Good Governance and the Regulation of the District Heating Market -- Introduction -- Role and Function of the Principles of Good Governance -- The Concepts of Energy Democracy and Energy Justice -- The Principles of Good Regulation -- Independence -- Accountability -- Transparency -- Participation -- Effectiveness -- Efficiency -- Characteristics of the Dutch Heat Market -- Heat Networks -- Features of the Market -- Applicable Laws and Regulations -- Recent Developments-Main Economic and Legal Challenges in the Dutch Heat Market -- Move Away from Gas -- Climate Neutrality of Heat Networks -- Prosumers -- Digitalisation -- Conclusion.

The Dutch Electricity Market-Main Differences with Regulation of the Heat Market -- Unbundling -- Third-Party Network Access-Electricity -- Supervision -- Assessment -- Unbundling -- Third-Party Access -- Supervision and Participation -- Consumer Participation: Denmark -- Conclusion -- References -- Connecting Technology and Society -- Enabling Public Participation in Shaping the Inclusive Energy Transition Through Serious Gaming-Case Studies in India -- Introduction -- Energy Planning Scenario in India -- Institutional Structure -- Geopolitical Factors -- Environmental Factors -- Technical Factors -- Social Factors -- Monetary Factors -- Serious Games-Role in Shaping an Inclusive Energy Transition -- Case Study: Indian Energy Game -- Enabling Participation -- Coordination Among Players -- Enabling Dialogue -- Case Study: Transport Trilemma -- Capturing the Intangible -- Conclusion -- References -- A Comprehensive Engineering Approach to Shaping the Future Energy System -- Introduction -- Systems Thinking and Complex Adaptive Systems -- Complex Socio-Technical Systems Engineering -- Hydrogen's Role in the Energy Transition -- Car as Power Plant-An Integrated Energy and Mobility System -- Conclusion -- References.