Understanding Energy Innovation : : Learning from Smart Grid Experiments.

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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (108 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Who the Book Is for and How to Read It
  • Aims and Themes
  • Theories of Energy Innovation
  • People-Technology Interaction
  • People-focused
  • Defining Smart Grids
  • A Brief History of Smart Grid Innovation
  • Why Use Smart Grids as a Way to Understand Energy Innovation?
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Networks
  • What Is a Network, and What Types of Network Do We Find in Smart Grids?
  • Characteristics of Networks and Their Relevance to Smart Grids
  • Different Ways of Thinking About Networks
  • Case Study 2.1 International Smart Grid Policy Networks
  • Case Study 2.2 A Local Community Network: Bruny Island, Australia
  • Case Study 2.3 A Fragile Network: The State of Victoria's Digital Metering Program, Australia
  • Learning from Smart Grid Networks
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Nodes
  • What Is a Node, and What Types of Node Do We Find in Smart Grids?
  • Different Ways of Thinking About Nodes
  • Case Study 3.1 The Digital Electricity Meter as a Node: Household Transitions in the UK
  • Case Study 3.2 The Australian Energy Market Operator as an Energy Innovation Node
  • Case Study 3.3 Islands as Energy Innovation Nodes: King Island, Australia
  • Learning from Smart Grid Nodes
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Narratives
  • What Is a Narrative, and What Types of Narrative Do We Find in Smart Grids?
  • Characteristics of Narratives and Their Relevance to Smart Grids
  • Different Ways of Thinking About Narratives
  • Case Study 4.1 The Willing Prosumer Narrative: Householders and Their Willingness to Participate in Smart Grids
  • Case Study 4.2 The Narrative of Policy Failure in the State of Victoria's Digital Metering Program
  • Case Study 4.3 Narratives that Compete with Smart Grids: the Hydrogen Economy and Off-grid
  • The Hydrogen Economy
  • Off-grid.
  • Learning from Smart Grid Narratives
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Nostalgia
  • What Is Nostalgia, and What Types of Nostalgia Do We Find in Smart Grids?
  • Different Ways of Thinking About Nostalgia
  • Case Study 5.1 Memories of Internationally Pioneering Smart Grid Experiments and Their Legacy
  • Case Study 5.2 Scarce Data and Off-grid Households in Australia
  • Case Study 5.3 Nostalgia for Big Infrastructure: Tensions in Planning for the Future of the Grid in Australia
  • Learning from Smart Grids and Nostalgia
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Conclusions
  • Key Ideas and Learnings
  • Networks
  • Nodes
  • Narratives
  • Nostalgia
  • Reflection: Understanding Energy Innovation Through Integrating the Social
  • References
  • Index.