The power of buildings in climate change mitigation: The case of Norway

Ann Kristin Kvellheim

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 110, issue C, 653-661

Abstract: Centralized power production mainly from fossil fuels is increasingly challenged by decentralized power production from renewables. This is a trend caused by the greening of the European power grid which is to be carbon neutral by 2050. As a part of this trend, the number of power-producing buildings is growing. Even in Norway, which has a highly centralized power production based on hydropower, buildings are increasingly equipped with solar power panels. The introduction of cross-sectoral innovations like power producing buildings is likely to encounter resistance, as the conventional system and its powerful actors are challenged. The strategies to either promote or block the growth of power producing buildings in Norway have been explored employing the Strategic Niche Management framework.

Keywords: Power-producing buildings; Niche; Empowerment; Resistance; Narratives; Bridging device (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.08.037

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