LIEPP's Environmental policies research group is pleased to convene the seminar:  

Roles of Big Data Analytics in Governing Urban Energy Transitions: An Experience Sharing of a Transdisciplinary Project on Smart Energy communities in Hong Kong

November 20th, 2023. 12.30-2.30pm.

Location: Sciences Po, Room CS16, 1 place Saint-Thomas d'Aquin, 75007 Paris

Mandatory registration to participate in person

Mandatory registration to participate via Zoom

Speaker: 

Dr. Daphne Mah is the Director of the Asian Energy Studies Centre and an Associate Professor of the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. 

Abstract:

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C to avoid catastrophic climate impacts requires large-scale decarbonisation, decentralisation, and digitalisation of our increasingly interconnected energy systems. With the rapid development of smart grids and smart homes, massive amounts of electricity data have become available. Households can change from passive end-users to proactive engagers in smart grid-enabled energy transitions by playing active roles in energy saving and producing renewable electricity both at home and in communities. However, how and under what conditions that new human-technology interactions can be optimised to realise the full potential of end-user driven smart energy transitions?

This presentation will give a snapshot of our preliminary findings along three themes of investigation:

(i) In what ways combined insights can be derived from smart sensor-based big data analytics and qualitative household interview data to develop household electricity consumption pattern analysis?;

(ii) How do place-based community contexts influence the envisioning of digital energy transitions?;

(iii) How could we create research impacts in society through multi-sectoral partnership?

Contact: environnement.liepp@sciencespo.fr