Research
Peer-reviewed publications
Bettin, Steffen S., Dorsch, Michael T., 2026. How public policy and public salience interact with the energy transition: The case of commercial-scale battery storage adoption. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 58, 101056 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2025.101056
LaBelle, Michael C.; Bettin, Steffen S., 2025. Post-Fossil Fuel Energy Security: Integrating Critical Materials into Europe’s Single Energy Market. 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM) https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM64765.2025.1150171
Bettin, Steffen S.; 2020. Electricity infrastructure and innovation in the next phase of energy transition—amendments to the technology innovation system framework. Review of Evolutionary Political Economy https://doi.org/10.1007/s43253-020-00021-4 [REPE Best Paper Award 2020/2021]
Christensen, Toke Haunstrup; Friis, Freja; Bettin, Steffen; Throndsen, William; Ornetzeder, Michael; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Ryghaug, Marianne; 2020. The role of competences, engagement, and devices in configuring the impact of prices in energy demand response: Findings from three smart energy pilots with households; Energy Policy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111142
Bettin, Steffen; Glötzl, Florentin; Theine, Hendrik; 2019. Strategische Perspektiven für die Zukunft des Pluralismus. In: D., Petersen (Hrsg.), Perspektiven einer pluralen Ökonomik. Wirtschaft + Gesellschaft; Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16145-3_11
Policy Reports to Parliaments
Nentwich, Michael, Steffen Bettin, Saskia Favreuille, Fabian Fischer, Jutta Jahnel, Jaro Krieger-Lamina, und Walter Peissl. „Generative KI und Demokratie. Endbericht Jänner 2025“. Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung/Austrian Institute of Technology. Wien [Download]
EPRS 2024. The role of research and innovation in ensuring a safe and sustainable supply of critical raw materials in the EU. Report to the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) of the European Parliament [Study Link]
Allhutter, Doris; Bettin, Steffen; Brunner, Helfried; Kleinferchner, Julia; Krieger-Lamina, Jaro; Ornetzeder, Michael; Strauß, Stefan. Sichere Stromversorgung und Blackout-Vorsorge in Österreich - Entwicklungen, Risiken und mögliche Schutzmaßnahmen Endberich Januar 2022. Bericht-Nr. ITA-AIT-17; Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung/Austrian Institute of Technology: Wien [Download]
Ornetzeder, Michael; Bettin, Steffen; Wasserbacher, Dana (2019) Zwischenspeicher der Zukunft für elektrische Energie Endbericht Juni 2019. Bericht-Nr. ITA-AIT-9; Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung/Austrian Institute of Technology: Wien [Download]
Monograph
- Doctoral Dissertation 2021 “Diffusion, development, and directionality of stationary battery energy storage”, Vienna : Central European University https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/bettin_steffen.pdf
Work in progress (selection)
With Hendrik Theine “Power and AI Conglomerates: A Multi-Dimensional, Heterodox Analysis”
- Link: “Becoming a State Project: Unpacking Power of Generative AI Companies” in the SET Lab Working Paper Series, Johannes Kepler University Linz.
With Michael Ornetzeder et al. “A Readiness Assessment Tool for Urban System Innovations”
With Daniela Fuchs “Hardware and Software Bridges in Multi-System Innovation – A Network-Analysis and Case-Study of Advanced Materials and Digital Methods”