Of renewable energy, energy democracy, and sustainable development: A roadmap to accelerate the energy transition in developing countries

MMV Cantarero - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The world faces two pressing challenges: on the one hand, limiting global warming to 1.5°
C; on the other hand, enabling socio-economic development that is inclusive and equitable …

Motivations, barriers and risks of smart home adoption: From systematic literature review to conceptual framework

W Li, T Yigitcanlar, I Erol, A Liu - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Smart home technology provides a suite of independently and remotely controlled software
and hardware that are connected into a network to deliver smart living. Smart homes have …

Smart home technologies in Europe: A critical review of concepts, benefits, risks and policies

BK Sovacool, DDF Del Rio - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Smart home technologies refer to devices that provide some degree of digitally connected,
automated, or enhanced services to building occupants. Smart homes have become central …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design

BK Sovacool, J Axsen, S Sorrell - Energy research & social science, 2018 - Elsevier
A series of weaknesses in creativity, research design, and quality of writing continue to
handicap energy social science. Many studies ask uninteresting research questions, make …

Smart energy and smart energy systems

H Lund, PA Østergaard, D Connolly, BV Mathiesen - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, the terms “Smart Energy” and “Smart Energy Systems” have been used to
express an approach that reaches broader than the term “Smart grid”. Where Smart Grids …

Coronavirus comes home? Energy use, home energy management, and the social-psychological factors of COVID-19

C Chen, GZ de Rubens, X Xu, J Li - Energy research & social science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study explores the dynamics of energy use patterns, climate change issues and the
relationship between social-psychological factors, with residents' acceptance of and …

Electricity market design for the prosumer era

Y Parag, BK Sovacool - Nature energy, 2016 - nature.com
Prosumers are agents that both consume and produce energy. With the growth in small and
medium-sized agents using solar photovoltaic panels, smart meters, vehicle-to-grid electric …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits and risks of smart home technologies

C Wilson, T Hargreaves, R Hauxwell-Baldwin - Energy policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Smart homes are a priority area of strategic energy planning and national policy. The market
adoption of smart home technologies (SHTs) relies on prospective users perceiving clear …

The influence of acceptance and adoption drivers on smart home usage

M Hubert, M Blut, C Brock, RW Zhang… - European journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to develop a comprehensive adoption model that combines
constructs from various theories and tests these theories against each other. The study …

User acceptance of smart home services: an extension of the theory of planned behavior

H Yang, H Lee, H Zo - Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive research model that can
explain potential customers' behavioral intentions to adopt and use smart home services …