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About

Steffen is an economist and social scientist with a research focus on institutional and evolutionary political economy and joined ITA in 2018.

Education

Steffen holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Heidelberg and a Master's degree in Socio-Ecological Economics & Policy (SEEP) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, which he completed with a thesis on institutional frameworks for public goods. In 2021, he earned his PhD from Central European University (CEU) with a dissertation on the diffusion and development of energy storage systems.

Experience

After an internship at the economic development agency of the city of Osnabrück he worked as a student assistant at the interdisciplinary institute FEST in Heidelberg on welfare indicators. In Vienna, he worked as a graduate student assistant and methods tutor at the institute for ecological economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Projects

TA Projects

TA Projects

Dec 2022 - Nov 2025

System Readiness

On behalf of the Climate and Energy Fund, the ITA is further developing a model that enables a detail-oriented assessment of the maturity of innovations for climate-neutral cities.

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May 2022 - Nov 2022

Digitalization, vulnerability and (critical) societal infrastructures

State-of-the-art, trends and key challenges

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Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

Blackout prevention in Austria

Blackout scenarios, risks and possible protective measures. This study for the Austrian Parliament asks how Austria would be optimally prepared for regional power failures and nationwide blackouts.

Mar 2020 - Jul 2021

Artificial Intelligence: Technology Assessment in Austrian AI Start-ups

Feasibility study for the development of a self-assessment tool to identify social, legal and ethical risks for AI companies

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Dec 2019 - May 2023

Energy transition – assessing innovation

Development of a framework for comparative research on the implications and risks of innovations for a decarbonised energy system

Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

Electric car fleets for Vienna

Study on the circulation of electric vehicles in Vienna's company fleets

Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

The future of electricity storage

Societal, economic, and environmentally questions of energy storage solutions

Feb 2016 - Oct 2018

MATCH: Markets – Actors – Technologies

A comparative study of smart grid solutions in Austria, Norway and Denmark

Publications

Refereed Contributions

Refereed Contributions

  • Bettin, S. 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, _. doi:10.1007/s43253-020-00021-4
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  • Christensen, T. H., Friis, F., Bettin, S., Throndsen, W., Ornetzeder, M., Skjølsvold, T. M., & Ryghaug, M. (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, 35, 11. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111142
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  • Bettin, S., Glötzl, F., & Theine, H. (2019). Strategische Perspektiven für die Zukunft des Pluralismus. In Petersen D. (Ed.), Perspektiven einer pluralen Ökonomik. Wirtschaft + Gesellschaft (p. 5). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-16145-3_11
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Articles/Book contributions

Articles/Book contributions

Books/Editorships

Books/Editorships

Research Reports

Research Reports

  • Strauß, S., & Bettin, S. (2023). Digitalisierung, Vulnerabilität und (kritische) gesellschaftliche Infrastrukturen. Entwicklungsstand, Trends und zentrale Herausforderungen (Endbericht) (p. 130). Wien. Retrieved from https://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-projektberichte/ITA-pb-2023-01.pdf
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  • Allhutter, D., Bettin, S., Brunner, H., Kleinferchner, J., Krieger-Lamina, J., Ornetzeder, M., Strauß, S., Weber, M., & Nentwich, M. (2022). Sichere Stromversorgung und Blackout-Vorsorge in Österreich. Entwicklungen, Risiken und mögliche Schutzmaßnahmen (Endbericht) (p. 130). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-17
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Bettin, S., & Pavlicek, A. (2020). Elektroflotten in Wien - Eine Untersuchung über Herausforderungen und Chancen von E-Fahrzeugen in Fahrzeugflotten (p. 60). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-2020-01
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Bettin Steffen,, Wasserbacher, D., Weber, M., & Nentwich, M. (2019). Zwischenspeicher der Zukunft für elektrische Energie Endbericht (p. 102). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-9
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  • Christensen, T. H., Marczinkowski, H. M., Skjølsvold, T. M., Throndsen, W., Ornetzeder, M., & Bettin, S. (2019). MATCH: Markets, Actors and Technologies –A comparative study of smart grid solutions - Executive summary. Vienna. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/478/478271_match_executive-summary.pdf
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Bettin, S., Gutting, A., Christensen, T. H. &, Friis, F., Skjølsvold, T. M., Ryghaug, M. &, & Throndsen, W. (2018). Determining factors for integrated smart grid solutions. Project MATCH: Markets – Actors – Technologies. Vienna. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/438/438337_match_d3.1_v2.pdf
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Bettin, S., Haunstrup, T. C., Friis, F., Marczinkowski, H. M., Skjølsvold, T. M., Ryghaug, M., & Throndsen, W. (2018). Recommendations for researchers, designers and system planners Version 2.0 31. Oct. 2018 (p. 15). Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/438/438368_match_d5.1_v2-1.pdf
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Sinozic, T., Gutting, A., & Bettin, S. (2017). Case study report: Austria Findings from case studies of Model Village Köstendorf, HiT Housing Project and VLOTTE. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.aau.dk/digitalAssets/344/344917_d2.1_austrian-case-study-report_match.pdf
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Conference Papers/Speeches

Conference Papers/Speeches

  • 06/09/2022 , Wien
    Bettin, Steffen Krieger-Lamina, Jaro
    Präsentation der Studie Blackout und Versorgungssicherheit
    Symposium Blackout und Versorgungssicherheit
    Keynote

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  • 26/07/2022 , Karlsruhe
    Udrea, Titus Bettin, Steffen
    TA and AI firms: bridging the gap with new methods for the co-shaping of technical change
    ETAC5 - Digital Future(s), TA in and for a Changing World
    Named Lecture

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  • 26/07/2022 , Karlsruhe
    Udrea, Titus Bettin, Steffen
    Exploring side effects and risks of energy innovations using a configurational approach
    ETAC5 - Digital Future(s), TA in and for a Changing World
    Named Lecture

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  • 29/04/2022 , Wien
    Strauß, Stefan Bettin, Steffen
    Sichere Stromversorgung und Blackout-Vorsorge in Österreich: Entwicklungen, Risiken und mögliche Schutzmaßnahmen. Studienpräsentation
    Österreichisches Parlament (online)
    Other Lecture
  • 08/10/2021 , Karlsruhe (online)
    Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
    Sustainability Transitions and their societal implications. Towards a configurational framework for the systematic assessment of technology impacts side-effects of energy innovations
    IST Conference 2021
    Other Lecture
  • 03/09/2021 , Rotterdam (online)
    Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
    Innovation as socio-technical configuration: Towards a relational approach for exploring effects and side-effects of energy innovations
    International Workshop: Framing Innovation in a Networked World
    Other Lecture
  • 01/09/2021 , Barcelona (online)
    Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
    Societal Implications of System Innovation: Exploring Alternative Socio-Technical Configurations in the Case of Household PV and Stationary Battery Systems
    15th ESA Conference 2021
    Other Lecture
  • 08/08/2021 , Toronto (online)
    Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
    The agency of socio-technical configurations: Effects and side effects of energy innovation
    4S Conference
    Other Lecture
  • 05/11/2019 , Bratislava
    Sotoudeh, M.; Bettin, S.; Gudowsky, N
    Power of visions on digitalisation for food security from farm to grocery and landfill
    Fourth European Technology Assessment Conference
    Other Lecture
  • 27/05/2019 , Wien
    Bettin, Steffen
    Missionsorientierte Innovationspolitik und Technikfolgenabschätzung in Österreich am Beispiel Solarheimspeicher
    TA 19: Mission Control? Missionsorientierte Innovation als Herausforderung für die TA.
    Other Lecture
  • 16/04/2019 , Wien
    Bettin, Steffen
    Disentangling energy storage
    2nd Vienna Conference on Pluralism in Economics
    Other Lecture
  • 08/09/2018 , Nice
    Bettin, Steffen
    Diffusion of Battery Energy Storage – Session 'Innovation and Technological Change'
    30th Annual Conference
    Other Lecture
  • 14/06/2018 , Berlin
    Bettin, Steffen Gutting, Alicia Ornetzeder, Michael
    Smart monitoring for active energy citizens or passive user consumers
    Breaking the Rules! Energy Transitions as Social Innovations
    Other Lecture
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Short Articles

Short Articles

  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2022). Cultures of responsibility for AI start-ups (ITA Dossier No 65en (September 2022, Author: Tanja Sinozic, Steffen Bettin, Titus Udrea). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-065en
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  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2022). Verantwortungskulturen für KI-Start-ups. ITA Dossier Nr. 65 (Juni 2022; Autor*innen: Tanja Sinozic, Steffen Bettin, Titus Udrea). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-065
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  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2020). Electric vehicles in Viennese fleets. ITA-Dossier no. 48en (November 2020; Authors: Steffen Bettin, Michael Ornetzeder, Anna Pavlicek). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-048en
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  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2020). E-Fahrzeuge in Wiener Flotten. ITA-Dossier Nr. 48 (Juli 2020; AutorInnen: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin, Anna Pavlicek). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-048
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  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2020). Implications of electricity storage? ITA-Dossier no. 46en (January 2020; Authors: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-046en
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  • ITA [Hrsg.],. (2020). Welche Folgen haben Stromspeicher? ITA-Dossier Nr.46 (Jänner 2020; Autoren: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-046
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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Contact

Tel.: +43 (0)1 515 81-6565
Fax: +43 (0)1 515 81-6570
Bäckerstraße 13, 1010 Vienna
steffen.bettin @ oeaw.ac.at

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