WebSci12 - Day One (intial thoughts at the web to energy interface)

A range of interesting talks today at WebSci12, I've been trying to keep a running list of the research ideas at the web science - energy interface. In no particular order, and to be added to if my jetlag allows, these include the potential to:

• Analyse the nature of, and connections and dialogue within, the political/energy/sustainability blogosphere;
• Use social network technologies to create competitive effects to drive down energy demand - what would be the appropriate incentives that consider both the status ("I respect you") and balance ("I agree with you?") attributes of relationships? 
• Map the challenges of designing for social feedback effects in the web science domain to  similar challenges in designing smart grids;
• Understand if a deep belief in the radical and transformative power of ICT/the Web is driving the smartgrid vision in the an inappropriate direction.
• Use crowdsourcing support the uptake of energy efficiency measures in the domestic sector;
• Analyse energy related documents in the public domain using some of the methods from Web Science.