Blar i Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier på forfatter "Silvast, Antti"
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An Assemblage of Framings and Tamings: Multi-Sited Analysis of Infrastructures as a Methodology
Silvast, Antti; Virtanen, Mikko J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The social life of methods–the idea that research methods are an important topic of inquiry in and of themselves – has been receiving increasing interest in scholarship on the organisation of the economy and social life, ... -
CANDID PRIMER: Including Social Sciences and Humanities scholarship in the making and use of smart ICT technologies
Rommetveit, Kjetil; Dunajcsik, Maxigas; Tanas, Alessia; Silvast, Antti; Gunnarsdottir, Kristrun (Research report, 2017) -
Critical infrastructure vulnerability: a research note on adaptation to climate change in the Nordic countries
Silvast, Antti; Kongsager, Rico; Lehtonen, Turo-Kimmo; Lundgren, Minna; Virtanen, Mikko J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This research note reviews recent literature on the vulnerability of critical infrastructures caused by climate change with a focus on the Nordic countries. We integrate literature from three research areas: the role of ... -
Energy systems integration as research practice
Silvast, Antti; Simone, Abram; Copeland, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article adopts frameworks and methods from Science and Technology Studies for examining Energy Systems Integration (ESI). ESI, the integrated operation and planning of multiple energy supplies and demands, can contribute ... -
Flexibility of real-time energy distribution: the changing practices of energy control rooms
Abram, Simone; Silvast, Antti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper examines the linked concepts of flexibility and control, focusing on how these are enacted in the operation of control rooms in Distribution Network Organisations. We discuss the limits to flexibility, and the ... -
Greener Trondheim: A 'Nudge' in the Right Direction? A Socio-Material Study of a Public Innovation
Storvik, Vebjørn Corneliussen (Master thesis, 2020)Klimaendringer krever lokale tiltak. Byer over hele verden opplever stor befolkningsvekst og det er nødvendig at byene introduserer bærekraftige løsninger innen byutvikling. Trondheim er ikke et unntak, og byen har introdusert ... -
Habits Over Routines: Remarks on Control Room Practices and Control Room Studies
Silvast, Antti; Virtanen, Mikko J.; Abram, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The evolution of computer tools has had profound impacts on many aspects of control rooms and control room studies. In this paper, we discuss some key assumptions underpinning these studies based on a new case of the ... -
Justice aspects of flexible household electricity consumption in future smart energy systems
Fjellså, Ingvild Firman; Silvast, Antti; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)As energy transitions advance through the introduction of renewable energy production and new types of energy demands, expectations for more flexible electricity consumption has risen on agendas among system designers and ... -
Keeping Systems at Work: Electricity Infrastructure from Control Rooms to Household Practices
Silvast, Antti; Virtanen, Mikko J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article discusses the reliability of electricity supply and the management of its uncertainties from a systems theoretical point of view. We begin by outlining recent Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature ... -
Monitor Screens of Market Risks: Managing Electricity in a Finnish Control Room
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Next frontiers in energy system modelling: A review on challenges and the state of the art
Fodstad, Marte; Crespo del Granado, Pedro; Hellemo, Lars; Knudsen, Brage Rugstad; Pisciella, Paolo; Silvast, Antti; Bordin, Chiara; Schmidt, Sarah; Straus, Julian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Energy Systems Modelling is growing in relevance on providing insights and strategies to plan a carbon-neutral future. The implementation of an effective energy transition plan faces multiple challenges, spanning from the ... -
On Theory–Methods Packages in Science and Technology Studies
Silvast, Antti; Virtanen, Mikko J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Our review essay contributes to the long-standing and vibrant discussion in science and technology studies (STS) on methods, methodologies, and theory–method relationships. We aim to improve the reflexivity of research by ... -
Sociology of Interdisciplinarity. The Dynamics of Energy Research
Silvast, Antti; Foulds, Chris (Book, 2022)his Open Access book builds upon Science and Technology Studies (STS) and provides a detailed examination of how large-scale energy research projects have been conceived, and with what consequences for those involved in ... -
Sociotechnical Agendas: Reviewing Future Directions for Energy and Climate Research
Sovacool, Benjamin; Hess, David J.; Amir, Sulfikar; Geels, Frank W.; Hirsh, Richard; Rodriguez Medina, Leandro; Miller, Clark; Alvial Palavicino, Carla; Phadke, Roopali; Ryghaug, Marianne; Schot, Johan; Silvast, Antti; Stephens, Jennie; Stirling, Andy; Turnheim, Bruno; van der Vleuten, Erik; van Lente, Harro; Yearley, Steven (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The field of science and technology studies (STS) has introduced and developed a “sociotechnical” perspective that has been taken up by many disciplines and areas of inquiry. The aims and objectives of this study are ... -
The Anthropologization of Energy
Silvast, Antti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Promise of Infrastructure. Nikhil Anand, Akhil Gupta and Hannah Appel (eds), 2018. Electrifying Anthropology: Exploring Electrical Practices and Infrastructures. Simone Abram, Brit Ross Winthereik and Thomas Yarrow (eds), 2019 -
What do energy modellers know? An ethnography of epistemic values and knowledge models
Silvast, Antti; Laes, Erik; Abram, Simone; Bombaerts, Gunter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article considers academic energy modelling as a scientific practice. While models and modelling have been of considerable interest in energy social science research, few studies have brought together approaches from ...