INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN ADVANCING ENERGY TRANSITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
| dc.contributor.advisor | Noble, Bram | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Poelzer, Greg M | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Patrick, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hernes, Hans-Kristian | |
| dc.creator | Ekanem, Minika Edem | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0009-0008-6394-745X | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-18T21:44:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-18T21:44:46Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | |
| dc.date.created | 2023-06 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-07-18 | |
| dc.date.submitted | June 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-07-18T21:44:46Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally, many nations are in the middle of an ongoing energy transition fueled by the rise of renewable energy including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and hydroelectricity, pointing toward a shift in the energy system away from fossil fuels. With breakthroughs in technological innovation coupled with cost reductions, the share of renewable energy development and consumption is increasing globally, and nations are setting ambitious targets and timelines for the implementation of renewables. In understanding the mechanisms needed to aid energy transition processes, current scholarly literature recognizes that institutions are foundational to renewable energy growth because transitions require institutional change to assist in reconfiguring energy systems to accommodate new energy actors and energy mixes. As such, there is a growing emphasis on the importance of understanding the role of institutions in hastening transition pace and direction and ensuring that expected transition outcomes are realized. This thesis explores the role of institutions in electricity reforms, drawing on a case study of Norway’s electricity sector and its reform process and outcomes. Adopting a historical institutionalism approach and drawing on insights from institutional change theory, two conceptual frameworks are advanced and applied to explain how energy systems restructure, evolve, and successfully transition and to explore whether institutional change produces the intended transformation outcomes. The results show the evolution of institutional change in Norway’s electricity sector through ‘layering’ and ‘conversion’ and identify the institutional configurations that work best in the transition process. Results further show that the success (and failure) of transition processes can be evaluated by analyzing the effect of institutional layering, which has implications for energy transition. Finally, results emphasize the need for an integrated layering approach to balancing potential conflicts and trade-offs between energy institutions. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10388/14814 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Energy transition | |
| dc.subject | institutional change | |
| dc.subject | renewable energy growth | |
| dc.subject | historical institutionalism. | |
| dc.title | INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN ADVANCING ENERGY TRANSITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Geography and Planning | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Geography | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |