Sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations
Reviewing research, market and societal trends
Sandra Hasanefendic (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
M. Bloemendal (TU Delft - Water Resources)
O. Isabella (TU Delft - Photovoltaic Materials and Devices)
T. Keviczky (TU Delft - Team Tamas Keviczky)
Mohammad Khosravi (TU Delft - Team Khosravi)
Thaleia Konstantinou (TU Delft - Building Design & Technology)
E. Mlecnik (TU Delft - Real Estate Management)
Rudi Santbergen (TU Delft - Photovoltaic Materials and Devices)
Phil Vardon (TU Delft - Geo-engineering)
G. de Vries (TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)
Bart Bossink (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Abstract
Research into the impact of innovative sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations is crucial to diversifying, scaling up, and accelerating the sustainable energy transition. Although there is vast research into sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations, research literature offers a fragmented collection of findings. A coherent overview of themes and insights regarding the transformative impact of innovative sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations on sustainable energy systems from the past, present, and near future is lacking and necessary to increase experiments and demonstrations' impact on the sustainable energy transition. The research in this study fills this knowledge gap by providing such an overview and yields novel insights into the organized function and impact of experiments and demonstrations. It spans a broad spectrum of sustainable energy technologies, the empirical domains where these are invented, developed and applied, and the stakeholders involved. The overview is the outcome of a Delphi study in which the insights of 47 international scientific research experts in sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations are bundled and explained. This study presents a thematic overview of the significant insights regarding past and current sustainable energy experiments and demonstrations and outlines a research agenda for the future. Policymakers, practitioners, and scientists can leverage this to inform their sustainable energy policies, business strategies, and research programs.
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