ABSTRACT

This article explores emergent practice in renewable energy adoption supporting the pursuit of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, to ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.’ A Strategic Niche Management (SNM) model is adapted to interpret a complex web of activities being undertaken in seven Australian longitudinal case studies. The SNM model was developed to better reflect the evolutionary and strong collaborative nature of the observed entrepreneurial practice. A combination of an interactive SNM model and PESTLE analysis helps to provide an explanation in different settings incorporating a theoretical feedback loop. We conclude that community engagement is helping to deliver targeted renewable energy outcomes in the pursuit of UN SDG7 outcomes through collaborative actions being taken at an enterprise project level. Advice is included for practitioners following the renewable energy deployment path articulated.

摘要

本文探讨了支持实现联合国可持续发展目标 7“确保所有人获得负担得起的、可靠的、可持续的现代能源”的可再生能源采用的新兴实践。战略利基管理（SNM）模型适用于解释七个澳大利亚纵向案例研究中正在进行的复杂活动网络。SNM 模型的开发是为了更好地反映所观察到的创业实践的进化性和强协作性。交互式 SNM 模型和 PESTLE 分析的结合有助于在结合理论反馈循环的不同设置中提供解释。我们的结论是，社区参与有助于通过在企业项目层面采取的协作行动，实现有针对性的可再生能源成果，以实现联合国可持续发展目标 7 的成果。其中包括为遵循所阐述的可再生能源部署路径的从业者提供的建议。