Guideline Societal Embeddedness Assessment

The Societal Embeddedness Level (SEL) is a novel methodology which provides insight in the societal requirements for a technological innovation to be deployed. It contributes to the realization of technological innovations in society: a societal embedded technological innovation accelerates and improves the chance of success for deployment. This methodology is developed for technological innovations that impact the environment. Although several other readiness tools exist, they merely focus on technological aspects; the SEL methodology focuses on the societal aspects that are crucial for the further development of a technological innovation. Societal obstacles could delay or hamper its deployment. Both technical and societal factors thus influence the readiness of a technological innovation for further deployment. The SEL is a methodology which can be used by researchers and technology developers for: 1. Assessment of the current Societal Embeddedness Level to provide insight in societal factors that are crucial for development of the technological innovation from exploration to a proven technology; 2. Providing insight into current societal challenges still to overcome towards deployment; 3. Monitoring and evaluating the societal embeddedness during technology development

Best practices for developing a human centered monitoring system for CO2 storage projects through a collaborative and interdisciplinary research approach

This deliverable was created in the context of the European ACT II project DigiMon and is part of work package 3 (designing a human-centered monitoring system), task 3.3 (evaluation of the research process and writing best practices report)

Sociale acceptatie van waterstof: transport, toepassing en opslag

In deze infographic worden de resultaten gedeeld die zijn opgedaan in het Hydelta 2.0 programma (WP10) waar de sociaal-maatschappelijke acceptatie van waterstof binnen de gebouwde omgeving centraal stond. De resultaten zijn gebaseerd op literatuur onderzoek, stakeholder interviews, veldonderzoek en cocreatie sessies. Het belang van communicatiestrategieën (om alle groepen te betrekken), vertrouwen, rechtvaardigheid en veiligheidsperceptie kwam hierin naar voren. Er zijn risico's gedefinieerd die sociale acceptatie kunnen belemmeren, waaronder afnemend draagvlak bij lokale implementatie, het missen van een representatieve groep bewoners en rollen-en verantwoordelijkheidsbepaling. Strategieën voor risicobeheer bij opschaling van de techniek bestaan uit het opstellen van langetermijn-visies en strategieën, het bepalen van relevante informatie per doelgroep, meer centraal verstrekte, doelgroep-gerichte en toegankelijke informatie voor inwoners en een geïntegreerde communicatiestrategie en rolverdeling bij implementatie

Sociale acceptatie van waterstof: transport, toepassing en opslag

In deze infographic worden de resultaten gedeeld die zijn opgedaan in het Hydelta 2.0 programma (WP10) waar de sociaal-maatschappelijke acceptatie van waterstof binnen de gebouwde omgeving centraal stond. De resultaten zijn gebaseerd op literatuur onderzoek, stakeholder interviews, veldonderzoek en cocreatie sessies. Het belang van communicatiestrategieën (om alle groepen te betrekken), vertrouwen, rechtvaardigheid en veiligheidsperceptie kwam hierin naar voren. Er zijn risico's gedefinieerd die sociale acceptatie kunnen belemmeren, waaronder afnemend draagvlak bij lokale implementatie, het missen van een representatieve groep bewoners en rollen-en verantwoordelijkheidsbepaling. Strategieën voor risicobeheer bij opschaling van de techniek bestaan uit het opstellen van langetermijn-visies en strategieën, het bepalen van relevante informatie per doelgroep, meer centraal verstrekte, doelgroep-gerichte en toegankelijke informatie voor inwoners en een geïntegreerde communicatiestrategie en rolverdeling bij implementatie

Report on the outcomes of the Societal Embeddedness Level Assessment for CCS in four countries: Norway, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany

This document (DigiMon deliverable D3.2) describes the assessment of societal embeddedness level (SEL) of CCS in Norway, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany. It also provides recommendations for improving the societal embeddedness of CCS technology per country

Bridging Social and Technical Sciences: Introduction of the Societal Embeddedness Level

The successful and fast development and deployment of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction technologies is a continuing and structural challenge. The deployment of these technologies is slowed down and sometimes even stalled due to societal challenges like public resistance, lack of appropriate policy and regulations, unsolid business cases and uncertainty concerning the impact on the environment. In this paper we elaborate on societal aspects that influence technology development and deployment and introduce the societal embeddedness level (SEL) framework. Building upon the technology readiness level (TRL), the SEL framework enables the assessment of the current level of societal embeddedness of energy technologies in order to identify the societal aspects which need to be taken into account to accelerate deployment of energy technologies. The SEL framework takes into account four societal dimensions (impact on the environment, stakeholder involvement, policy and regulations, and market and financial resources) and four stages of technology development (exploration, development, demonstration and deployment) that are linked to the TRL. The SEL framework has been elaborated for CCS technologies and is being applied to the monitoring of geological CO2 storage by the ACT II project DigiMon (Digital Monitoring of CO2 storage projects). DigiMon is an ACT second call project, funded by the national funding agencies in the period September 2019–August 2022

Startbijeenkomst Hydelta 2

HyDelta 2 WP10 Social acceptance for hydrogen transport and storag

Understanding Societal Requirements of CCS Projects: Application of the Societal Embeddedness Level Assessment Methodology in Four National Case Studies

The DigiMon project aims to develop and demonstrate an affordable, flexible, societally embedded, and smart digital monitoring early warning system for any subsurface CO2 storage field. The societal embeddedness level (SEL) assessment is a novel methodology which provides insight into the societal requirements for technological innovation to be deployed. The SEL assessment framework was applied in four case studies, concerning CCS development in Norway, the Netherlands, Greece, and Germany. The resulting societal embeddedness levels of CCS, on a scale of 1–4, were SEL 3 in Norway with considerable progress towards level 4, followed by the Netherlands with SEL 2 with several initiatives towards offshore demonstration projects, and then by Greece and Germany with SEL 1. The outcomes of the SEL assessments show which societal requirements have been met in current CCS developments and which ones should be improved for CCS deployment. They also show that monitoring currently is a regulatory requirement as part of permitting procedures, while it may alleviate community concerns on safety, provided that it has certain attributes. The insights from the four national case studies are further used in the DigiMon project to develop the innovative societal embedded DigiMon monitoring system

Understanding Societal Requirements of CCS Projects: Application of the Societal Embeddedness Level Assessment Methodology in Four National Case Studies

The DigiMon project aims to develop and demonstrate an affordable, flexible, societally embedded, and smart digital monitoring early warning system for any subsurface CO2 storage field. The societal embeddedness level (SEL) assessment is a novel methodology which provides insight into the societal requirements for technological innovation to be deployed. The SEL assessment framework was applied in four case studies, concerning CCS development in Norway, the Netherlands, Greece, and Germany. The resulting societal embeddedness levels of CCS, on a scale of 1–4, were SEL 3 in Norway with considerable progress towards level 4, followed by the Netherlands with SEL 2 with several initiatives towards offshore demonstration projects, and then by Greece and Germany with SEL 1. The outcomes of the SEL assessments show which societal requirements have been met in current CCS developments and which ones should be improved for CCS deployment. They also show that monitoring currently is a regulatory requirement as part of permitting procedures, while it may alleviate community concerns on safety, provided that it has certain attributes. The insights from the four national case studies are further used in the DigiMon project to develop the innovative societal embedded DigiMon monitoring system

On the Organisation of Translation—An Inter- and Transdisciplinary Approach to Developing Design Options for CO<inf>2</inf> Storage Monitoring Systems

Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration has become a common practice in technology development projects. Rarely, however, the integration (and translation) of knowledge from different disciplines and different societal contexts is reported in detail. In this article, we address this gap and present the inter- and transdisciplinary technology development in the international research project “DigiMon—Digital Monitoring of CO2 Storage Projects” that aims to develop a human-centered monitoring system. Based on interviews, surveys and stakeholder workshops in Norway, Greece, Germany and The Netherlands, we identify characteristics of CO2 storage monitoring systems that reflect the concerns and expectations of publics and stakeholders. We document the translation of social scientific findings into technical expertise for the design of a monitoring system. We discuss how the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary process has affected the technology development. In outlining how this process was set up, carried out and validated, we are able to show a viable route for the meaningful incorporation of heterogeneous knowledge in complex energy infrastructures. Furthermore, we discuss the features of the project organization that made this comprehensive process possible. Thus, our results contribute to inter- and transdisciplinary research organization in general and to the development of methods for monitoring CO2 storage in particular.publishedVersio