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Stakeholder-based Scenarios for Hawaii’s Electric Energy System: Overcoming structural barriers and lock-ins for Big Island’s sustainable future

Eve, Gregory LU (2010) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEN41 20101
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Abstract
Reliance on fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, represents a burden not only foreconomic reasons but also in terms of import dependency. The situation is particularly severein islands that do not feature interconnected grids and use oil derivatives for electricitygeneration. The consequent high prices for electricity, though, translate into an increasedeconomic viability for renewable energy and energy efficiency investments. In this context theeconomic appeal of clean energy solutions simplifies the costs-benefits discussion, allowing tobetter isolate the variables that deal with the interaction between stakeholders, their individualinterests and strategies, and the rule-setting position of authorities. For this study a frameworkwas... (More)
Reliance on fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, represents a burden not only foreconomic reasons but also in terms of import dependency. The situation is particularly severein islands that do not feature interconnected grids and use oil derivatives for electricitygeneration. The consequent high prices for electricity, though, translate into an increasedeconomic viability for renewable energy and energy efficiency investments. In this context theeconomic appeal of clean energy solutions simplifies the costs-benefits discussion, allowing tobetter isolate the variables that deal with the interaction between stakeholders, their individualinterests and strategies, and the rule-setting position of authorities. For this study a frameworkwas developed to build an analysis on the inputs and drivers of stakeholders; the frameworkcombines stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, scenario forecasting, scenario planning andmulticriteria evaluation. The purpose is to address structural and system-level challenges forthe achievement of sustainable configurations: their overcoming has the priority on narrowerconcerns, such as technology-specific ones. In the context of Hawaii Island, two scenarioshave been sketched and evaluated qualitatively, to explore possible strategic choices anddevelop observations and recommendations. Findings indicate that priority should be given tocomprehensive energy planning (nudged by public agencies), to investments in transmission infrastructures and, possibly, to the dismantling of the existing vertically integrated monopoly. (Less)
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author
Eve, Gregory LU
supervisor
organization
course
IMEN41 20101
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
publication/series
IIIEE Master Thesis
report number
2010:15
ISSN
1401-9191
language
English
id
1762521
date added to LUP
2011-01-20 11:13:18
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2011-01-20 11:13:18
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  abstract     = {{Reliance on fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, represents a burden not only foreconomic reasons but also in terms of import dependency. The situation is particularly severein islands that do not feature interconnected grids and use oil derivatives for electricitygeneration. The consequent high prices for electricity, though, translate into an increasedeconomic viability for renewable energy and energy efficiency investments. In this context theeconomic appeal of clean energy solutions simplifies the costs-benefits discussion, allowing tobetter isolate the variables that deal with the interaction between stakeholders, their individualinterests and strategies, and the rule-setting position of authorities. For this study a frameworkwas developed to build an analysis on the inputs and drivers of stakeholders; the frameworkcombines stakeholder analysis, SWOT analysis, scenario forecasting, scenario planning andmulticriteria evaluation. The purpose is to address structural and system-level challenges forthe achievement of sustainable configurations: their overcoming has the priority on narrowerconcerns, such as technology-specific ones. In the context of Hawaii Island, two scenarioshave been sketched and evaluated qualitatively, to explore possible strategic choices anddevelop observations and recommendations. Findings indicate that priority should be given tocomprehensive energy planning (nudged by public agencies), to investments in transmission infrastructures and, possibly, to the dismantling of the existing vertically integrated monopoly.}},
  author       = {{Eve, Gregory}},
  issn         = {{1401-9191}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
  title        = {{Stakeholder-based Scenarios for Hawaii’s Electric Energy System: Overcoming structural barriers and lock-ins for Big Island’s sustainable future}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}