Energy futures: Diversity and the need for assessment

摘要: In energy policy and research, decisions have to be made about the technologies infrastructures that may used provide distribute in future times, some of which are very distant. Frequently, futures such as predictions demand or scenarios for decision-support this field. The diversity futures, however, threatens any possibility orientation, could lead disorientation instead helping more rational decision-making ideological purpose. paper, we investigate concepts approaches scrutinizing, comparing assessing various from an epistemological point view. Following analysis structure (energy) will conclude comparisons assessments should through processes scrutiny assessment, looking into ingredients been constructing respective process their composition. Providing much insight cognitive normative is required allowing a transparent deliberative societal debate systems.