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Making Energy Futures at the Edge of the Grid: Smart Energy Innovation in Rural Communities
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Lovell, HC, Making Energy Futures at the Edge of the Grid: Smart Energy Innovation in Rural Communities, Research Handbook on Energy and Society, Edward Elgar Publishing, J Webb, F Wade and M Tingey (ed), Cheltenham, UK, pp. 328-339. ISBN 9781839100703 (2021) [Research Book Chapter]
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Copyright 2021 Edward Elgar Publishing
DOI: doi:10.4337/9781839100710.00035
Abstract
Energy innovation is typically characterised as being either a national or urban phenomenon, particularly smart energy innovation that involves the digitalisation of existing energy infrastructure. ‘Smart Cities’ are portrayed as the natural home of energy innovation, where there is concentration of finance, people and resources, plus a dense confluence of utility infrastructures. However, energy social science research shows us that rural communities are also important in innovation and learning about new energy futures. In this chapter I summarise the current state of knowledge on rural energy innovation, highlight different social science perspectives using the conceptual lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS), and identify knowledge gaps and further research needs. The chapter draws on new empirical research from the rural island state of Tasmania, Australia.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | smart grids, rural communities, energy futures |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Human geography |
Research Field: | Environmental geography |
Objective Division: | Energy |
Objective Group: | Energy storage, distribution and supply |
Objective Field: | Energy services and utilities |
UTAS Author: | Lovell, HC (Professor Heather Lovell) |
ID Code: | 149382 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT140100646) |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2022-03-28 |
Last Modified: | 2022-07-15 |
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