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Exploring <strong>transition</strong>s through sociotechnical scenarios 197<br />
Table 7.3 Characterisation of <strong>the</strong> two scenarios <strong>and</strong> <strong>transition</strong> paths.<br />
Initial<br />
Niches<br />
Main<br />
differences<br />
Main<br />
similarities<br />
Large scale integration of<br />
renewables<br />
- Biomass co-combustion in coalfired<br />
power plants<br />
- Offshore wind power farms<br />
- Coal/Biomass gasification; based on<br />
international niche proliferation<br />
- Fossil generation with CO2<br />
separation, s<strong>to</strong>rage<br />
Large scale power plants at<br />
international level, based on biomass<br />
gasification, wind power,<br />
pho<strong>to</strong>voltaics <strong>and</strong> hydrogen facilities;<br />
international electricity highway;<br />
international coordination of<br />
electricity flows<br />
Gas <strong>and</strong> hydrogen important bridging<br />
resources, fuel cells important energy<br />
technology also in hybrid combination<br />
Drivers<br />
L<strong>and</strong>scape Liberalisation, EU integration,<br />
Climate <strong>change</strong><br />
Regime Increasing international character of<br />
regime, uptake of renewables by<br />
regime<br />
Niches Hybridisation of niches with regime;<br />
niches adapt <strong>to</strong> dominant design of<br />
central station electricity<br />
Barriers Mismatch of renewables with regime,<br />
problems of integration in<strong>to</strong> existing<br />
regime<br />
Dominant<br />
networks<br />
Policy<br />
Networks with traditional electricity<br />
producers, distribu<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>and</strong><br />
government ac<strong>to</strong>rs; oil <strong>and</strong> chemical<br />
sec<strong>to</strong>r becomes part of electricity<br />
regime<br />
Streng<strong>the</strong>ning of international grid,<br />
EU policies, support for green<br />
electricity, <strong>and</strong> labelling of electricity<br />
flows<br />
Towards distributed generation<br />
- Combined heat <strong>and</strong> power production with<br />
small scale electricity generation<br />
technologies<br />
- Local power generation because of<br />
overburdened grid<br />
- ICT dem<strong>and</strong> for reliable power<br />
- New housing districts with low energy<br />
impact<br />
Dominance of local based networks with<br />
electricity generation units dimensioned <strong>to</strong><br />
local dem<strong>and</strong>; high voltage grid serves as<br />
back up; integration of number of energy<br />
technologies/sources such as pv, wind,<br />
biomass, fuel cells, turbines<br />
Gas <strong>and</strong> hydrogen important bridging<br />
resources, fuel cells important energy<br />
technology also in hybrid combination<br />
Liberalisation, ICT, Sustainability/climate<br />
<strong>change</strong><br />
Battle between electricity producers, multiutilities<br />
<strong>and</strong> gas companies; changing<br />
position of consumer<br />
First niches because of differentiation in<br />
regime; niches slowly built new power<br />
system design of distributed generation<br />
Design, regulation, routines based on central<br />
station electricity regime, not on local<br />
generation with local grid<br />
Networks of energy distribu<strong>to</strong>rs, engineering<br />
firms, construction companies, housing<br />
associations <strong>and</strong> municipalities<br />
Local energy policy, stimulation of<br />
alternative infrastructures, integration of<br />
energy in built environment