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Beyond the energy source. What energy system are we building for tomorrow? A-socio-anthropological approach
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Author:
Laurence Raineau, Cetcopra France
Abstract
In this paper we propose a socio-anthropological approach to large electricity grids. Our reflection is based on two fieldworks conducted in France, both relating to environmental controversies. The first fieldwork concerns an extra high voltage (EHV) line project between Spain and France, in order to connect first all European networks, and later Europe with North Africa. The second fieldwork concerns a wind farm project in Bretagne. In both cases, the projects faced protest from local populations resulting from a desire to protect landscape. We will see how this materialization of electricity in local landscapes appears as a possibility for people to take part in the global discussion on energy transition. Technological choices, as energy options, would no longer be limited to an exclusive field of experts and scientists, and would appear as social issues involving other technical, economical, and institutional choices, as well as behaviors, practices and way of being.
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