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dc.contributor.authorBlumer, Yann B.-
dc.contributor.authorMoser, Corinne-
dc.contributor.authorPatt, Anthony-
dc.contributor.authorSeidl, Roman-
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T14:58:47Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-23T14:58:47Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1879-0690de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2162-
dc.description.abstractConsented visions are a driving force for energy policies and projects. But while there used to exist a fairly uniform understanding of energy security, in recent years competing visions have emerged. Examples include autarchic, regional energy systems, and highly integrated, international ones. Each of these follows its own energy security logic. This paper explores linkages between individuals’ understanding of energy security and their preferences for different energy visions, comparing energy users and experts. It draws from two consecutive studies in Switzerland. The first is a series of twelve qualitative interviews among energy system experts, who reveal a strong preference for an integrated energy system that is based on high-quality infrastructure. This stands in contrast to the country’s predominant paradigm of independence, which is not only present in the public discourse but also in national energy policies. The second study is an online survey that finds differences between energy users’ (n=194) and experts’ (n=98) understanding of energy security: Experts tend to see energy security primarily as the absence of supply disruptions, whereas energy users tend to take a long-term perspective, and to include additional aspects in their considerations, such as environmental concerns. Thus, the societal consensus on the importance of energy security is a precarious one: conflicts about the meaning of energy security can strip the concept of its power to be a building block of societal energy visions. Decision-makers in policy and the energy sector therefore need to be aware that a shared understanding of energy security cannot be taken for granted. They should also recognize energy security as a strong argument for promoting renewables. However, it will not suffice to refer to a specific renewable project as “beneficial for energy security” – conveying its benefits from an energy security perspective requires knowledge of key actors’ understandings of this complex concept.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherElsevierde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviewsde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectEnergy securityde_CH
dc.subjectEnergy transitionde_CH
dc.subjectEnergy system visionsde_CH
dc.subjectRenewablesde_CH
dc.subjectSwitzerlandde_CH
dc.subject.ddc333.79: Energiede_CH
dc.titleThe precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and expertsde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Innovation und Entrepreneurship (IIE)de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end936de_CH
zhaw.pages.start927de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume52de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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Blumer, Y. B., Moser, C., Patt, A., & Seidl, R. (2015). The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and experts. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52, 927–936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081
Blumer, Y.B. et al. (2015) ‘The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and experts’, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52, pp. 927–936. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081.
Y. B. Blumer, C. Moser, A. Patt, and R. Seidl, “The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and experts,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 52, pp. 927–936, 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081.
BLUMER, Yann B., Corinne MOSER, Anthony PATT und Roman SEIDL, 2015. The precarious consensus on the importance of energy security : contrasting views between Swiss energy users and experts. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2015. Bd. 52, S. 927–936. DOI 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081
Blumer, Yann B., Corinne Moser, Anthony Patt, and Roman Seidl. 2015. “The Precarious Consensus on the Importance of Energy Security : Contrasting Views between Swiss Energy Users and Experts.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 52: 927–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081.
Blumer, Yann B., et al. “The Precarious Consensus on the Importance of Energy Security : Contrasting Views between Swiss Energy Users and Experts.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 52, 2015, pp. 927–36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.081.


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