ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides an understanding of the ongoing energy transformation as a multidimensional process in which the analytical dimensions interact with one another in shaping developments. It shows that they are also distinct enough for guiding analysis and drawing conclusions for research and policy. Solutions always have to be adapted to new sociotechnical circumstances, be it changing societal and/or political priorities, economic objectives, or new technical developments that exert pressure on the existing system. The sociotechnical problems work as distinct nuclei to which the respective disciplinary perspectives can relate and subsequently unfold, but with regard to common reference points and directions. The book concludes that the formulation of sociotechnical problems is a useful way to maintain the necessary focus and clarity in interdisciplinary research programs.
