Efficient Allocation of Harvested Energy at the Edge by Building a Tangible Micro-Grid - The Texas Case

The electricity grid, using Information and Communication Technology, is transformed into Smart Grid (SG), which is highly efficient and responsive, promoting two-way energy and information flow between energy-distributors and consumers. Many consumers are becoming prosumers by also harvesting energy. The trend is to form small communities of...

Chinese Social Housing Governance: Three Levels of Government and the Creation of Hybrid Actors

Paper presented at ENHR Uppsala workshop program WG24 Social Housing, Organisations, Institutions and Governance,

Alternative approaches to financing innovation

Introduction – The principle of shareholder value maximization raises concerns about reduced levels of investment in innovation (Lazonick, 2011a). Since shareholder value maximization entails to maximize profits for the shareholders of corporations, the principle is connected to the allocation of capital in markets. There are concerns about the...