Introduction & Work Package 5 for valorisation meeting 1
- 1. Developing and Implementing Smart Grids in India Valorization Meeting Brief Project Introduction Johanna Höffken TERI University, New Delhi, 28.01.2016
- 2. Problem definition • In India about 400 million people have no access to electricity. Smart grids for rural electrification can address the problem of (energy) poverty. • In this project we ask: How can smart grids be successfully developed and implemented in India? Approach • Successful smart grid development is not simply a matter of getting the technology right: social embedding, ethical acceptability and institutional support are at least as important. Goal • The responsible implementation of a smart grid prototype in India.
- 3. • Identification of ethical and societal aspects of technological innovations at an early stage. • Multidisciplinary research consortium and involvement of private sector, which has to provide part of the funding (“matching contribution 25%”). • Valorization member panel, representing stakeholders
- 4. Design criteria • anticipating societal and ethical implications; • constantly questioning the assumptions of designers and stakeholders; • involving interested parties in the design and elaboration processes; • adjusting the innovation process according to the expected societal and ethical implications.
- 5. 4 years (‘15-’19) 3 post-docs
- 8. Time line Post Docs Ethics 1 2 3 4 June 2015 Sociology 1 2 3 4 Feb 2016 1 2 3 4 Technology Summer 2016
- 11. Developing and Implementing Smart Grids in India Johanna Höffken TERI University, New Delhi, 28.01.2016 Workpackage 5: Scaling up
- 13. Research Question WP 5 • Insights from the work packages • Input received from valorization panel throughout the project What are the key factors that affect the potential for upscaling of smart grids throughout India?
- 14. Theoretical Background • Insights from Transition Studies: – considering niche, regime- and landscape dynamics that matter in sustainable energy transitions (Schot and Geels 2008; Markard et al. 2012; Verbong and Loorbach 2012)
- 15. Discussion WP 5 What are the key factors that affect the potential for upscaling of smart grids throughout India?
- 16. Discussion WP 5
- 17. • The state should be primarily responsible for electrification. • Short projects cannot make long lasting impacts. • Only grid electricity is real electricity. • As people get electricity more, electricity requirements are triggered. • You only have to get it right once. • Solar power is the only way forward.