Multi-system dynamics and the speed of net-zero transitions: Identifying causal processes related to technologies, actors, and institutions

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 102, P. 103178 - 103178

Published: June 20, 2023

Reaching net-zero GHG emission targets will require transitions in all socio-technical systems, including electricity, mobility, heating, and agri-food. While most research focuses on single it is essential to also investigate multi-system interactions since innovations like electric vehicles, heat pumps, or circular economy initiatives between multiple systems. Although extant acknowledges this topic some extent, offers limited understandings of the causal processes underpinning interaction. Building sustainability literature, paper therefore aims develop a first inventory transitions, focused technological, actor, institutional dimensions. To elaborate substantiate contribution, applies narrative review methodology identify six based integration insights from relevant social science theories with dynamics approach Multi-level Perspective. We illustrate examples transition articulate their implications for speed change.

Language: Английский

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Cultivating a sustainable future in the artificial intelligence era: A comprehensive assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and removals in agriculture

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 250, P. 118528 - 118528

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Does environmental carbon pressure lead to low-carbon technology innovation? Empirical evidence from Chinese cities based on satellite remote sensing and machine learning

Computers & Industrial Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 189, P. 109948 - 109948

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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CCS technological innovation system dynamics in Norway

International journal of greenhouse gas control, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 136, P. 104171 - 104171

Published: June 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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Multi-system interactions in hydrogen-based sector coupling projects: System entanglers as key actors

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 105, P. 103282 - 103282

Published: Sept. 14, 2023

In advanced transition processes sector coupling becomes key to reach net zero objectives. The literature on multi-system interactions addresses the of different systems by analysing how technologies, institutions, and actors connect. Our contribution zooms in better understanding concrete activities characteristics who work integrate systems. It is crucial understand realise integration sectors as represents a major bottleneck accelerating processes. To identify their activities, we build recently established concept work, which adapts institutional framework for use analysis link it 'system entanglers'. System entanglers are connect Empirically, apply our conceptual three qualitative case studies hydrogen-based projects within mobility, heating, industry Germany. We find that system cross-sectoral competencies learning, well fostering between-system links, further discuss sectoral context, constellation projects, self-perception respective matter.

Language: Английский

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The role of material resources for rapid technology diffusion in net-zero transitions: Insights from EV lithium-ion battery Technological Innovation System in China

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 200, P. 123141 - 123141

Published: Dec. 30, 2023

A key challenge to achieving a net-zero transition by mid-century is rapid diffusion of several low-carbon technologies which requires massive upscaling production capacity including vast use material resources. However, both theory and main studies frameworks pay insufficient attention the role To better understand relationships between diffusion, production, in technology transitions, we conceptually elaborate resources value chain perspective on Technological Innovation Systems (TIS). We account for how scarcity appears it influences TIS structural functional dynamics with particular actors along respond. Our study China's Electric Vehicle lithium-ion battery shows that shortage critical materials occurred due tensions sectoral regimes influenced within across sectors. The contributes new insights circular chains, growth phase unfolds, urgency geopolitics influence diffusion.

Language: Английский

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Carboxylic Acid Enhanced Nano Zero-Valent Iron for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Ammonia (NH3), a widely used chemical product, has various applications in numerous fields. However, the high energy consumption of traditional ammonia synthesis process is inconsistent with pursuit "zero carbon," and there an urgent need for new method to synthesize NH3. The electrocatalytic NO3–-to-NH3 (NITRR) offers ideal route synthesizing NH3 under ambient conditions. Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) been nitrate wastewater treatment due its environmental friendliness, low cost, activity. nZVI difficult recover prone deactivation because tendency corrode agglomerate. Here, we report enhance activity stability through carboxylic acid modification. In this study, oxalic citric modified on foam nickel substrates (OA-nZVI/NF, CA-nZVI/NF) were examined as examples. Experiments confirmed that Faraday efficiency (FENH3) from OA-nZVI/NF CA-nZVI/NF was 84.9% 91.47%, respectively, at −0.4 V vs. RHE, which significantly higher than nZVI/NF (64.5%). More importantly, FENH3 electrodes did not decrease after continuous electrolysis 100 hours. Subsequently, electrochemical characterization control experiments revealed modification reduced corrosion potential promoted generation hydrogen-free radicals (H*) nZVI/NF. This work provides economical feasible approach improving corrosion-prone deactivated materials.

Language: Английский

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Towards Sustainable Underground Development Through Synergies

Advances in 21st century human settlements, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 63 - 74

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Unraveling interactions: Mechanisms shaping the transition of small and medium-sized ports to energy hubs

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31, P. 101417 - 101417

Published: April 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Multi-system interactions and institutional work: Actor interactions at the interface of residential storage systems and electric vehicles in Germany

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51, P. 100844 - 100844

Published: April 27, 2024

Multi-system interactions are receiving increasing attention within transition research.However, understanding the consequences of couplings between adjacent systems for transitions requires further research.In response, this paper applies concept institutional work to understand role actors creating reconfiguration multiple systems.We elaborate on enabling conditions from a sectorsensitive perspective.In-depth interviews with energy and automobile sector experts participant observation at industry association events show that cross-sectoral networks advocacy important mechanisms regulative couplings.However, particularly in automotive able advance into electricity market due access political institutions enhanced intellectual physical-material resources.Thus, we how within-system incumbents leverage their resources engage order gain knowledge integrate new technologies.

Language: Английский

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