Energy technology cost reductions are the result of many innovation trends in the energy
system. The energy technology innovation system is increasingly well understood at an …

Many transitions scholars underscore the importance of learning in sustainability transitions,
but the associated learning processes have hardly been conceptualised. The diverse, well …

Sustainability transitions literature is a rapidly growing and influential field of research. It
argues for a radical change of systems providing human needs. Being triggered by the …

With this paper, I want to raise attention to the value of social conflict in energy policy and
planning, and the limitations of participatory processes for including different normative …

Pathways towards low-carbon energy transitions have become a priority in 21 st century
Europe. The commitment to lowering carbon dioxide emissions have triggered changes to …

Many academic approaches that claim to consider the broad set of social and ethical issues
relevant to energy systems sit side-by-side without conversation. This paper considers three …

Local sustainability initiatives are studied from two scholarly perspectives: the perspective of
sociotechnical innovation, which relates to the capacity of bottom-up initiatives to contribute …

Learning has been put forward as a critical aspect to achieve sustainable transformation of
societal systems. However, there is a lack of a systematic review of empirical evidence on …

Abstract In the European Union, energy democracy (ED) is considered a socially desirable
policy goal. One way to achieve ED is through empowering local communities to become …

Smart grid systems are considered as key enablers in the transition to more sustainable
energy systems. However, debates reflect concerns that they affect social and moral values …