Impacts of social innovation on local energy transitions: Diffusion of solar PV and alternative fuel vehicles in Sweden

Q1 Social Sciences Global Transitions Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.glt.2020.06.004
Sujeetha Selvakkumaran , Erik O. Ahlgren
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Abstract

Local energy transitions are gaining widespread attention through their contribution to sustainability, notably to climate change mitigation. Social innovation (SI) in local energy transitions have been scrutinized in multiple works, but the impact of SI on the local energy transitions is an under-studied field. The objective of this study is to put forward a method to model SI in local energy transitions. This is done using System Dynamics modelling (SDM) of the local energy transitions processes. The SDM method is to study a broad spectrum of socio-techno-natural phenomena, generally. In this study, SDM is used to capture the endogenous factors which underpin the transition processes. This study is based on two cases: solar photovoltaics (PV) diffusion in Skåne, and transition to alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in Dalsland, Sweden. The transitions are modelled with the municipality actors providing input. Two simulation runs of the local transitions are executed, namely the Base run and No SI run. The Base run has the municipality actors’ co-creation actions. Results show that the co-creation actions induce a significant increase in the diffusion of electric vehicles in Dalsland and higher diffusion of solar PV in Skåne. The main outcome of this study is a model to assess the possible impacts of SI on local energy transitions. Ultimately, we hope to contribute to methods of quantitatively assessing the impact of SI in local energy transitions.

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社会创新对地方能源转型的影响:太阳能光伏和替代燃料汽车在瑞典的推广
地方能源转型因其对可持续性、特别是对减缓气候变化的贡献而受到广泛关注。社会创新在地方能源转型中的作用已经有很多研究,但社会创新对地方能源转型的影响是一个研究不足的领域。本研究的目的是提出一种局部能量转换中SI的建模方法。这是使用局部能量转换过程的系统动力学建模(SDM)完成的。一般来说,SDM方法是研究广泛的社会技术自然现象。在本研究中,SDM被用来捕捉支撑转型过程的内生因素。本研究基于两个案例:sk的太阳能光伏(PV)扩散,以及瑞典达尔斯兰向替代燃料汽车(AFV)的过渡。使用提供输入的市政参与者对转换进行建模。执行本地转换的两个模拟运行,即Base运行和No SI运行。基础运行具有市政参与者的共同创建操作。结果表明,共同创造作用导致电动汽车在Dalsland的扩散显著增加,太阳能光伏在sk内的扩散更高。本研究的主要成果是一个评估SI对局部能量转换可能影响的模型。最后,我们希望为定量评估SI在局部能量转换中的影响的方法做出贡献。
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Global Transitions
Global Transitions Social Sciences-Development
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