In recent years, the terms “Smart Energy” and “Smart Energy Systems” have been used to
express an approach that reaches broader than the term “Smart grid”. Where Smart Grids …

Social innovation is an important dimension of current transformations in energy systems. It
can refer to alternative business models, novel policy instruments, financing schemes …

Electricity demand-side management (DSM) programs are becoming increasingly important
to energy system managers in advanced industrialized countries, especially those with high …

Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental value through the
seamless connection of urban services and infrastructure by digital technologies (Hollands …

Abstract Demand-side response (DSR), via price signals (eg tariffs) or via direct load control
(DLC), is recognised as vital to the network operations with high levels of renewables. This …

This paper addresses the implementation of technology-forcing policies in open-ended
diffusion processes that involve companies and regulators as well as consumers and civil …

Abstract Social Practice Theories (SPT) can contribute to transition studies by deepening our
understanding of the key social mechanisms and dynamics underpinning transitions in …

The global flows of foreign investment are increasingly curtailed by tightening investment
screening policies. Several states, including Australia, Germany, Japan and the United …

The electrification of several sectors and the increasing role of volatile energy production
mean that future energy systems will have to balance supply and demand to a higher …

Self-organization has been previously coined as a concept that describes the shifting
relationships between citizen groups and institutional stakeholders in various fields …