| ID | 094910 |
| Title Proper | Assessing innovation in emerging energy technologies |
| Other Title Information | socio-technical dynamics of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) in the USA |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Stephens, Jennie C ; Jiusto, Scott |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study applies a socio-technical systems perspective to explore innovation dynamics of two emerging energy technologies with potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electrical power generation in the United States: carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The goal of the study is to inform sustainability science theory and energy policy deliberations by examining how social and political dynamics are shaping the struggle for resources by these two emerging, not-yet-widely commercializable socio-technical systems. This characterization of socio-technical dynamics of CCS and EGS innovation includes examining the perceived technical, environmental, and financial risks and benefits of each system, as well as the discourses and actor networks through which the competition for resources - particularly public resources - is being waged. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 38, No. 4; Apr 2010: p2020-2031 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 38, No. 4; Apr 2010: p2020-2031 |
| Key Words | Socio - Technical ystems ; Carbon Capture - Storage ; CCS ; Geothermal Power |