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- Provides an interdisciplinary social science approach to understanding utility innovation
- Written in an accessible style, avoiding academic jargon and demystifying core social research concepts
- Offers a unique resource for practitioners and professionals in the energy sector
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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“The electricity grid already was a uniquely complex machine so what does it take to make it ‘smart’? Engineering can detail the material ingredients, but only the social sciences can explain the messy process of trying to make such innovations happen. In the short space of this unique book, Lovell provides expert guidance to the social science theories behind innovation,sheds new light on Australia’s smart grid experiments and (wait for it) explains why nostalgia matters.” (Dan van der Horst, Professor of Energy, Environment and Society, University of Edinburgh)
“Lovell presents an accessible and insightful framework for considering energy innovation. Through current case studies, she makes a powerful argument for more attention to be given to the social and human dimensions of innovation in the energy transition. This is a valuable contribution for those who commission and fund energy research, those who undertake research, and those who use the results.” (Drew Clarke, Chair, Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) ‘Australian Energy Transition Research Plan’)
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Book Title: Understanding Energy Innovation
Book Subtitle: Learning from Smart Grid Experiments
Authors: Heather Lovell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6253-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6252-2Published: 16 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6255-3Published: 16 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-6253-9Published: 15 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 101
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Geography, Sociology, general, Social Sciences, general, Political Science