A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Energy: Identifying the Key Dimensions from Two Different Bibliometric Analyzes
Authors: Giovanna Andrea Pinilla-De La Cruz, Rodrigo Rabetino, Jussi Kantola
Editors: Jussi Ilari Kantola, Salman Nazir, Vesa Salminen
Conference name: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Publisher: Springer
Publication year: 2020
Journal: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Book title : Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and Human Factors in Management and Leadership, July 16-20, 2020, USA
Journal name in source: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Series title: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume: 1209
First page : 65
Last page: 71
ISBN: 978-3-030-50790-9
eISBN: 978-3-030-50791-6
ISSN: 2194-5357
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50791-6_9
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been considered as one of the primary mechanisms to mobilize social capital towards infrastructure and services in the energy sector on a global scale. However, the lack of understanding of PPPs in the energy sector has been highlighted as a limiting factor for the full and successful implementation of PPP projects. Accordingly, this research seeks to identify the main dimensions of PPPs in the energy sector. A systematic search was conducted for that purpose. Furthermore, the present study included the application of two different bibliometric packages as analytics tools: VOSviewer and Leximancer. Both different computational approaches were used to identify key dimensions and compare them with results of manual content analysis. The five key dimensions emerged as 1) PPP projects, 2) renewable technologies and electricity in the energy sector, 3) hybrid energy governance, 4) risk and 5) sectoral interlinkages. The development of innovative approaches related to hybrid energy governance and the growing sectoral interlinkages reveals the need for more flexible and participatory PPPs to facilitate the energy transition.
