TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of socio-technical barriers to Smart Microgrid development
AU - Norouzi, Farshid
AU - Hoppe, Thomas
AU - Ramirez Elizondo, Laura
AU - Bauer, Pavol
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Smart MicroGrids (SMGs) can be seen as a promising option when it comes to addressing the urgent need for sustainable transition in electric systems from the current fossil fuel-based centralised system to a low-carbon, renewable-based decentralised system. Unlike previous studies that were restricted to a limited number of actors and only took a mono-disciplinary research approach, this current review adopts a multidisciplinary, socio-technical approach and addresses the factors that have been hindering the development of SMGs and considers how these barriers interact. This study contributes to the body of literature on the development of SMGs by mapping and discerning technical, regulatory, market, social and institutional barriers for different types of actors, including technology providers, consumers, Distributed Generation (DG) providers and system operators, based on information derived from laboratory reports, demonstration pilots, and academic journals. In addition, attention is paid to how these barriers interact based on real-life experimentation. A holistic picture of barriers and their interaction is presented as well as recommendations for future research.
AB - Smart MicroGrids (SMGs) can be seen as a promising option when it comes to addressing the urgent need for sustainable transition in electric systems from the current fossil fuel-based centralised system to a low-carbon, renewable-based decentralised system. Unlike previous studies that were restricted to a limited number of actors and only took a mono-disciplinary research approach, this current review adopts a multidisciplinary, socio-technical approach and addresses the factors that have been hindering the development of SMGs and considers how these barriers interact. This study contributes to the body of literature on the development of SMGs by mapping and discerning technical, regulatory, market, social and institutional barriers for different types of actors, including technology providers, consumers, Distributed Generation (DG) providers and system operators, based on information derived from laboratory reports, demonstration pilots, and academic journals. In addition, attention is paid to how these barriers interact based on real-life experimentation. A holistic picture of barriers and their interaction is presented as well as recommendations for future research.
KW - Barriers
KW - Multidisciplinary approach
KW - Smart MicroGrids
KW - Socio-technical
KW - Sustainable transition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112674
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112674
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85133228590
VL - 167
JO - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
SN - 1364-0321
M1 - 112674
ER -