Path Dependence and New Path Creation in Renewable Energy Technologies

ISBN-13: 9781138024175 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 178 str.

James Simmie

Opis

Why are old technologies persisted with after better alternatives have been invented? This book examines this question, a central concern of evolutionary economics, specifically focusing on renewable energy technologies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Path Dependence and New Path Creation in Renewable Energy Technologies James Simmie  Part I: Theories  2. Path Creation: Co-creation of Heterogeneous Resources in the Emergence of the Danish Wind Turbine Cluster Peter Karnøe and Raghu Garud  3. Path Dependence and New Technological Path Creation in the Danish Wind Power Industry James Simmie  4. Comparing Alternative Path Creation Frameworks in the Context of Emerging Biofuel Fields in the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland Raimo Lovio and Paula Kivimaa  Part II: Geographies  5. Renewable Energy Technology and Path Creation: A Multi-scalar Approach to Energy Transition in the UK Jürgen Essletzbichler  6. Transversality and Transition: Green Innovation and New Regional Path Creation Philip Cooke  7. From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany Dirk Fornahl, Robert Hassink, Claudia Klaerding, Ivo Mossig and Heike Schröder  8. Spatial Processes of Industry Emergence: US Wind Turbine Manufacturing Industry Gregory Theyel  Part III: Policy  9. Clean Energy Technology and the Role of Non-Carbon Price-Based Policy: An Evolutionary Economics Perspective Nicholas Howarth

O autorze

James Simmie is professor of Innovation Studies at Oxford Brookes University, UK. His work is focused on the relationships between innovation, productivity and the competitiveness of urban regions. It is developed within the theoretical framework of evolutionary economics and geography. Over the years he has published widely on these themes. Some of his more recent publications are available to download from http://planning.brookes.ac.uk/staff/jamessimmie.html