Sujeetha Selvakkumaran

Det Norske Veritas | DNV · Group Research and Development

Flexibility in the energy system has been studied previously but few results have been implemented in district energy (DE) pricing models. This means that pricing models are not accounting for existing information making them less efficient than they need to be. We have studied if and how business models of DE firms capture flexibility in the DE gr...

Despite the apparent usefulness of prosumers in the DH grid, there has not been a systematic investigation into why Sweden has not seen a general uptake in prosumer integration in the district heating (DH) sector. The transition to 4th generation district heating (4GDH) and smart energy system concepts are conducive to prosumer integration. Nonethe...

For local governments and municipalities, both urban and energy planning are required to make the transition to more energy efficient cities with lower carbon emissions. However, energy planning and urban planning are usually under the responsibility of different departments and have their own planning processes. When dealing with energy plans, thi...

The apparent usefulness of prosumers in the district energy (DE) grid, with the transition to 4th generation district heating (4GDH) and smart energy system is beginning to be realized. Similarly, there is a burgeoning interest in the exploitation of flexibility in the DE grid. But, whether the business models for prosumers also capture the flexibi...

On a national level, Sweden has announced plans to have no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2045. Furthermore, Gothenburg, a city in southwestern Sweden, has plans to phase out the use of fossil fuels in its heat and electricity production by 2030. Given that the development of a district heating (DH) system under dynamic and different climate...

Continued greenhouse gas emissions will lead to a rise in temperatures, accompanied by rising sea levels threatening low-lying coastal cities. This vulnerability is especially acute in developing countries’ cities. This study reviews whether Bangkok, Manila, and Jakarta, less prepared emerging urban centers of developing countries, are investing in...

Social innovation (SI) in local energy transitions is gaining focus in current times but energy transitions have not yet been explicitly analysed in the context of SI. Our objective is to characterize SI in co-created local energy transitions processes through the study of three distinct cases based on energy transitions in localities in Sweden (Sk...

Local energy transition processes are complex socio-technical transitions requiring careful study. The use of System Dynamics (SD) in modelling and analyzing local energy transitions is especially suitable given the characteristics of SD. Our aim is to systematically categorize the different ways SD is used and useful to scrutinize local energy tra...

Local energy transitions are gaining widespread attention through their contribution to sustainability, notably to climate change mitigation. Social innovation (SI) in local energy transitions have been scrutinized in multiple works, but the impact of SI on the local energy transitions is an under-studied field. The objective of this study is to pu...

This poster was presented in the Scenarios as Service theme of 'Scenarios Forum'. It is about the use of scenarios in working with key stakeholders and what insights can be gathered through the use of scenarios in energy modelling.

Energy transitions at the household level are important because there are so many households, and motives and barriers to these transitions processes are not well understood. The objective of this paper is to investigate explanatory variables of household energy transitions. We select papers investigating explanatory variables underpinning househol...

The adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is effectively a problem of socio-technical transitions and comes with its complexities. The Thai Energy Efficiency Development Plan includes the adoption of EV as a voluntary measure to increase the energy effectiveness of its transport sector and to mitigate GHG emissions. But, there are other important soci...

Co-creation in the societal sphere is becoming important in many parts of the world. Yet, empirical analysis of co-creation in local energy transitions has been understudied. This paper aims to contribute to the field of local energy transitions by integrating a model-based approach with the municipal co-creation efforts in a local energy transitio...

Social innovation (SI) in local energy transitions is gaining focus in current times. Empirical strains of SI are present in concepts such as energy cooperatives, grassroot initiatives , energy communities etc. Yet, they have not been explicitly analysed in the context of SI. Our objective is to characterize SI in local energy transitions processes...

We aim to determine the underlying causal loops in the local energy transition process, namely transition in the transport sector, from fossil-fuel cars to electric and biogas cars in Dalsland, Sweden, and identify the impact of the co-creation efforts taken by the municipality actors. Subsequently, we are aiming to theorize and conceptually frame...

Co-creation and social innovation are vital aspects of New Public Governance. Yet, co-creation in the local energy transitions sphere have been under-theorized and under-utilized. While empirically similar phenomena such as community energy, community power plants, grassroots movements etc. exist in literature, the use of co-creation and co-creatio...

The developing world is currently undergoing fast urbanization, and urban infrastructure systems built today are likely to influence global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption patterns for decades to come. This study draws on the analysis of 1994–2014 climate finance investments by five major multilateral climate funds that have a recor...

The objective of the study is to assess the linkages between climate-related measures and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) within the scope of submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC). Given the under-reporting of least developed countries’ and emerging economies...

The objective of this paper is to better understand the local energy transitions process, given the importance of local energy transitions. A systematic literature search was conducted and 18 core and 18 peripheral papers on local energy transitions were selected. The 18 core papers were assessed using the framework given by Turnheim et al. [1]. Fi...

Describe, explain and generally help to understand the methods and models used to study local energy transitions.

The environmental aspects related to the energy sector are of importance in the emission-constrained world of present times. The objective of this study to assess the effects of Low Carbon Society (LCS) on the Thai and Sri Lankan power systems, in terms of CO2 mitigation, and energy security and other techno-economic results, such as marginal abate...

The paper explores the role of agricultural biomass in Sub-Saharan countries and their role in realizing climate and sustainable development goals

Partners to the UNFCCC have been asked to make their pledges and contribute to climate change mitigation through Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Funds have been allocated to support developing countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation measures. Meanwhile, the global sustainable development agenda has also been appr...

Energy security has become of importance to many countries that are facing the developmental challenge. In this regard, this paper analyses the effect of CO2 mitigation measures in the power sector on the energy security of three developing Asian countries, namely Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. This paper contends that energy security consists o...

There has been a call for concerted efforts at enhanced reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG). The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are to be communicated in 2015 by Parties to the UNFCCC, so as to take actions to reduce the post-2020 global GHG emissions. Energy sector is the majority contributor to the total GHG emissions of Thail...

The energy sector of a country is the backbone in which a country's industrial competitiveness is built. It is imperative that a well-functioning energy sector is present to facilitate the growth of a country. That being said, the environmental wellbeing of the country and the entire world is important. The energetic analyses of the power, transpor...

The transport sector of a country is the backbone driving the economy forward. Thailand’s land transport sector is modelled using the AIM/Enduse, which is a recursive dynamic optimization model, based on bottom-up modelling principle. The travel demand is divided into two major categories which are passenger travel and freight travel. The objective...

Energy is a commodity which impacts heavily upon the competitiveness of a country in the global scale. Thus, nations have begun to understand that utilization of energy affects its economic performance. In recent times, there has been a drive for global awareness on Low Carbon Society (LCS) measures, where carbon mitigation is at the forefront. Thu...

Thai industry sector is the second highest CO2 emitting end-use sector and contributes approximately 30% to the national income of Thailand. The total CO2 emission from end use sectors in 2010 was 119 Mton-CO2 and approximately 38% constituted industrial sector emissions. With the CO2 emissions ballooning in the developing world, the pertinence of...

Energy plays a dominant role in determining the individual competitiveness of a country and this is more relevant to emerging economies. That being said, energy also plays an important and ever expanding role in carbon emissions and sustainability of the country. As a developing country Thailand's industrial sector is vibrant and robust and consume...

Energy and energy security have become important to countries aiming to go on the path of sustainable development. In this regard this paper analyses the improvement of energy security which occurs as a result of energy efficiency (EE) improvements in the power sector. In this paper energy security is measured along three main themes which are oil...

The term energy security has permeated itself into the energy landscape rapidly in the last decade due to the imminent threat of scarcity of conventional energy supply. Low carbon society (LCS) planning has become the key phrase in the fight to mitigate climate change. This paper attempts to analyse the effect of the reduction of CO2 emissions from...

In current times, energy is of vital importance to ensure the economic and social development of countries. In this regard, energy security is an important aspect of the energy sector. This paper analyses the benefits and costs which accrue for various policy options for the Thai power sector. The policies which are considered in this paper include...