The multi-level perspective analysis: Indonesia geothermal energy transition study

A Wisaksono,J H Sharp,P L Younger,J Murphy

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/106/1/012114

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Abstract

The study adopts a multi-level perspective in technology transition to analyse how the transition process in the development of geothermal energy in Indonesia is able to compete against the incumbent fossil-fuelled energy sources. Three levels of multi-level perspective are socio-technical landscape (ST-landscape), socio-technical regime (ST-regime) and niche innovations in Indonesia geothermal development. The identification, mapping and analysis of the dynamic relationship between each level are the important pillars of the multi-level perspective framework. The analysis considers the set of rules, actors and controversies that may arise in the technological transition process. The identified geothermal resource risks are the basis of the emerging geothermal technological innovations in Indonesian geothermal. The analysis of this study reveals the transition pathway, which yields a forecast for the Indonesian geothermal technology transition in the form of scenarios and probable impacts.

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Energy sustainability requires innovation, planning and development to be conducted carefully in order to ensure energy sustainability
The study adopts a multi-level perspective in technology transition to analyse how the transition process in the development of geothermal energy in Indonesia is able to compete against the incumbent fossil-fuelled energy sources
The analysis considers the set of rules, actors and controversies that may arise in the technological transition process

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Energy sustainability requires innovation, planning and development to be conducted carefully in order to ensure energy sustainability. This paper suggests using the socio-technical multi-level perspective approach, which is the main theory of the socio-technical transition [1], to study the ways in which geothermal energy might replace mainstream energy in electricity generation. The levels are socio-technical landscape (ST-landscape), socio-technical regime (ST-regimes) and niche innovations [2], [3], [1]. There are exogenous factors that exhibit high degrees of proximity and power across incumbent socio-technical systems [2]. Niche innovations represent radical innovations, which represents fundamental change that often depends on the integration of many interdependent systems to succeed [3], [1]

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