Dear all,
<br>We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for the panel "Urban
<br>Energy Transitions: emergent intermediaries and the need to connect energy
<br>flows".
<br>This panel will be organized during the TU Delft conference on sustainable
<br>urban energy systems that will be held in November 8-9, 2018 :
<br>https://www.tudelft.nl/energy/agenda/sustainable-urban-energy-systems-conference/panel-sessions/
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<br>Please find below all relevant details.
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<br>We look forward to your submissions.
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<br>Best regards,
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<br>Gilles Debizet (PACTE - Université Grenoble Alpes)
<br>Melike Yalcin-Riollet (PACTE- Université Grenoble Alpes)
<br>Antoine Tabourdeau (EIFER)
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<br>Call for abstracts
<br>« Urban energy transitions: emergent intermediaries and the need to
<br>connect energy flows » hosted by Gilles Debizet, Melike Yalcin-Riollet &
<br>Antoine Tabourdeau
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<br>Theme
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<br>Recent works on the transformation of urban socio-technical systems have
<br>been calling for a new approach to networks that avoids disconnecting
<br>production from consumption; intermediaries – which work across different
<br>scales and realms of action and in between other actors – have been argued
<br>to be crucial in sustainable transitions (Guy et al., 2011).
<br>The existing literature on “energy intermediaries” – which focuses mainly
<br>on low carbon cities (Hodson et al, 2013; Bush et al., 2017) and on
<br>community renewable energy (Hargreaves et al., 2013; Hyysalo et al. 2018)
<br>– describes these as actors doing relational work (interpreting
<br>regulations, promoting socio-technical innovations, facilitating exchange
<br>of experiences etc.). Their main role appears to be in “connecting,
<br>translating and facilitating flows of knowledge” between other actors,
<br>namely providers, users and regulators (Van Lente et al. 2003; for a
<br>critical review, Parag & Janda, 2014).
<br>However, connecting production and consumption also requires specific
<br>systems (infrastructures, organizations and rules), often already in
<br>operation. Therefore, analyzing the role of energy intermediaries involves
<br>investigating the changes in the links between places of production,
<br>consumption and storage. Although spatial and relational factors have been
<br>progressively acknowledged within transition studies over the last years
<br>(Truffer & Coenen, 2012; Bridge et al., 2013 ; Bulkeley et al., 2014 ;
<br>Hansen & Coenen, 2015), further work is needed to understand these
<br>changes. Amongst others, Debizet et al. (2016) proposed the “socio-energy
<br>assemblage” notion to trace actors and artefacts within energy flows and
<br>their shifts towards a spatial proximity between production and
<br>consumption. Other concepts could also be discussed.
<br>The goal of this panel is thus to explore an understudied aspect of the
<br>intermediary function, that of connecting energy chains. How do
<br>intermediaries hinge on urban energy planning? To energy management? For
<br>how long are they getting involved into those processes? Which relational
<br>and physical (i.e. infrastructure) perimeter do they get engaged into?
<br>What additional concepts can be used to theorize intermediation processes?
<br>We invite empirical contributions that seek to better understand energy
<br>transition processes and intermediaries by considering together their
<br>relational and material aspects.
<br>Submission details
<br>Please send title, abstract of 500 words and author information to the
<br>following address until 20 July 2018 : melike.yalcin-riollet@umrpacte.fr
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<br>EIFER I European Institute for Energy Research
<br>
<br>Antoine Tabourdeau
<br>Research fellow
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<br>tabourdeau@eifer.org
<br>Tel.: +49 721 6105 1349
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<br>EIFER I Emmy-Noether-Str. 11
<br>76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
<br>www.eifer.org
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<br>EIfER Europäisches Institut für Energieforschung EDF-KIT
<br>EWIV - Sitz der europaeischen wirtschaftlichen Interessenvereinigung:
<br>Karlsruhe - Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Mannheim HRA 104823 -
<br>Geschaeftsfuehrer: Pascal TERRIEN (Direktor).
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