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Exploring smart cities and market transformations from a service-dominant logic perspective
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7334-2480
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8220-6085
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7152-1909
2019 (English)In: Sustainable cities and society, ISSN 2210-6707, Vol. 51, article id 101731Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study addresses the emergence of new actors and their roles in the transformation of smart cities. By building on a Service-Dominant logic perspective, the study capture how smart city transformation is closely related to a smart market transformation. While prior conceptualizations of markets have followed a linear supply-demand structure, the new market conceptualization can be described as a service ecosystem. The study empirically follows the increased use of renewable energy, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems and their related services, as they are incorporated into smart cities. The results reveal that the overall interaction level among the involved actors increases as the energy market changes from a linear to a networked logic. This transition impacts the market's information quality and, subsequently, the actors’ level of required knowledge. The study shows that even if the prevailing actors become more informed, information needs to be ‘translated’ into ‘knowledge-in-context’ to become a valuable resource. Thus, the resulting service ecosystem demands a complementary actor that requires the role of a knowledge broker to function. The paper describes the mechanisms behind this smart city transformation and clarifies the broker functions.

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Elsevier Ltd , 2019. Vol. 51, article id 101731
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Energy Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-44962DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101731ISI: 000493744700040Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85069897223OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-44962DiVA, id: diva2:1341452
Available from: 2019-08-08 Created: 2019-08-08 Last updated: 2022-11-09Bibliographically approved
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1. The arrival of the tipping point of solar photovoltaic technology
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The arrival of the tipping point of solar photovoltaic technology
2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has become well-established for addressing both greenhouse gas emission reductions and regional air pollution. Rapid developments within the solar PV sector are still facing various technical barriers, economic impediments, and institutional barriers. The technical system innovations and their uses in society co-evolve with the engagement of multi-actors between scientific communities, users, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Therefore, a holistic and interdisciplinary approach is called to analyze the complexities and solve the issues. 

This doctoral thesis takes a social science perspective in conjunction with technical considerations. China is a major producer and market for solar PV. But it is still not clear that how economically competitive solar PV electricity is, compared with the traditional coal-fired power generation without subsidies. Compared with China, the energy transition in Sweden has been progressively proceeding, which enables it to build a low-carbon economy with the lowest share of fossil fuels in the primary energy supply. An interesting part is to explore how solar PV applications, along with smart city transformation, change the electricity market logic with the emerging of new actors. Further, it is vital to assess the potential availability of solar applications for policymaking and grid accommodation. 

In this thesis, economic feasibility, grid party capability, and investment values in the market of China are modeled, calculated, and analyzed. The geographical and technical potential of solar PV applications is explored in Sweden. Also, based on a Service-Dominant logic perspective, the new players and their roles in the transformation of smart cities are explored, using the Swedish electricity market as an example. The results of the grid parity analysis show that distributed solar PV projects have reached a tipping point of cost-effectiveness, when solar PV can be guaranteed to be competitive with conventional power sources in the context of a subsidy-free in China. This also implies a gradual replacement of currently operating coal power plants. The investment return examination shows that profitability levels vary from city to city, taking into account local resource endowments and local economic conditions. By highlighting the flexibility issues associated with integrating a higher percentage of solar power, key performance indicators are presented to assess the performance of current individual technology components and combined system modules. Zooming out to the macro level, we show the theoretical explanation of how the Swedish electricity market is being changed by renewable energies and the emergence of new actors. 

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Västerås: Mälardalen University, 2021
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Mälardalen University Press Dissertations, ISSN 1651-4238 ; 334
National Category
Engineering and Technology Economics and Business
Research subject
Industrial Economics and Organisations
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urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53680 (URN)978-91-7485-503-6 (ISBN)
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2021-04-30, Delta och via Zoom, Mälardalens högskola, Västerås, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2021-03-22 Created: 2021-03-22 Last updated: 2022-11-09Bibliographically approved

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