Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.3390/en15186649 |
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| Titel (primär) | Making the most of failure and uncertainty: Welcome surprises and contingency in energy transition research |
| Autor | Gross, M.; Sonnberger, M. |
| Quelle | Energies |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022 |
| Department | SUSOZ |
| Band/Volume | 15 |
| Heft | 18 |
| Seite von | art. 6649 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Abstract | Energy transitions inherit complex processes full of surprises, unintended consequences, erroneous decisions, uncertainties, paradoxical situations, and sometimes sheer failures. Since the future is per se open, uncertain, contingent, indeterminable, and partly veiled in ignorance, the trajectories of energy transitions can only partly be foreseen. Instead of exploiting surprises and unforeseen events as silver linings and learning from processes during crisis situations, the main focus is on success stories and best-practice examples. This, as we argue in this Editorial, may sometimes hinder progress in energy transitions and the effective usage of more renewable energy sources. The papers discussed in this Editorial deliver pointers on how to make the best out of failure and paradoxical developments in current energy issues and also illustrate different ways of coping with uncertainties. Given the highly multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives as well as geographical distribution of the five papers selected, they may hopefully serve as encouragement to present learning from failure as valuable lessons in energy research and to explore ways of dealing with uncertainties in the face of energy challenges. [...] |
| dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=26579 |
| Gross, M., Sonnberger, M. (2022): Making the most of failure and uncertainty: Welcome surprises and contingency in energy transition research Energies 15 (18), art. 6649 10.3390/en15186649 |
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