Constructing users in the smart grid-insights from the Danish eFlex project

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 655-670

  Nyborg, Sophie ^a   Røpke, Inge ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alignment; Flexible electricity consumption; Low carbon transition; Smart grid; User oriented innovation

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; VEHICLE-TO-GRID; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; LOW-CARBON TRANSITIONS; NETWORKED SYSTEMS; SMART GRID; STRATEGIC SYSTEMS; SYSTEM BUILDERS; USER ORIENTED;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; INNOVATION; NETWORK DESIGN; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 84884903646     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-013-9210-1     Document Type: Article

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