Transforming the energy sector: the evolution of technological systems in renewable energy technology

Titel: Transforming the energy sector: the evolution of technological systems in renewable energy technology
Författare: taffan Jacobsson, Anna Bergek
Utgivare: Industrial and Corporate Change, 13 ( 5 ) s. 815-849
Årtal:
2004
Ämnesord: EU energy policy, Renewable energy technology
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Sammanfattning: This paper analyses the decelopment and diffusion of technologies that utilize renewable energy sources in Germany,Sweden and Netherlands. The analysis enlarges the life cycle model of industry evolution to one where the focus is on the formation and evolution of new technological systems. Particular focus is on the explaining success and failures in shifting from a formative phase into one characterized by postive feedbacks. A set challenges is identified for policy makers attempting to influence the process of transforming the energy sector.