The socio-technical transition of distributed electricity storage into future networks-System value and stakeholder views

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 449-457

  Grünewald, Philipp H ^a   Cockerill, Timothy T ^a   Contestabile, Marcello ^a   Pearson, Peter J G ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed electricity storage; Stakeholder engagement; Technological transition

Indexed keywords

CO-EVOLUTION; DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY STORAGES; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; LOCK-IN; LOW CARBON; MARKET STRUCTURES; PATH DEPENDENCY; POLICY SUPPORT; SOCIOTECHNICAL; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; SYSTEM MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITION;

COMMERCE;

ELECTRICITY;

COST; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84866892511     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.041     Document Type: Article

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