Addressing Barriers to Low-Carbon Innovation

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author(s)/editor(s)
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of abbreviations
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Motivation, purpose and scope of the research
• 1.2 Theoretical background and research context
• 1.3 Research questions and methodologies
• 2 Barriers to low-carbon innovation and policy responses in innovation studies literature
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Methodology
• 2.2.1 Research approach
• 2.2.2 Developing an analytical framework for the literature review
• 2.3 Barriers to low-carbon innovation along the innovation cycle
• 2.3.1 Technological barriers
• 2.3.2 Institutional barriers
• 2.3.3 Economic barriers
• 2.3.4 Financial barriers
• 2.3.5 Political barriers
• 2.3.6 Interaction and capability barriers
• 2.3.7 Transformation barriers
• 2.4 Policy approaches to address the barriers
• 2.4.1 Active technology policy
• 2.4.2 Institutional support
• 2.4.3 Fixing market failures and market creation
• 2.4.4 Mobilise public and private investment
• 2.4.5 Interactive and reflexive policy design
• 2.4.6 Fostering interaction, increasing knowledge and learning
• 2.4.7 Facilitate transformation
• 2.5 Barriers to low-carbon innovation and policy responses
• 2.5.1 Discussion
• 2.5.2 Avenues for future research
• 2.6 Conclusion and policy implications
• 3 Accelerating the cleantech revolution: Exploring the financial mobilisation functions of institutional innovation intermediaries
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Theoretical background
• 3.2.1 Financing of R&D and innovation
• 3.2.2 The role of intermediaries in addressing (financial) barriers
• 3.2.3 Research question and research gap
• 3.3 Methods and data
• 3.3.1 Research context
• 3.3.2 Sample
• 3.3.3 Data collection
• 3.3.4 Data analysis
• 3.4 Results
• 3.4.1 An intermediaries’ perspective on the relation between financial barriers and other barriers to (low-carbon) innovation
• 3.4.2 Role of institutional intermediaries in addressing these barriers
• 3.5 Discussion and conclusions
• 3.5.1 Addressing financial barriers requires a holistic perspective
• 3.5.2 Exploring the financial mobilisation functions of (institutional) innovation intermediaries
• 3.5.3 The synergic role of financial mobilisation intermediation with other intermediation functions
• 3.6 Conclusion and implications for research and policy
• 4 Exploring the role of ESCOs to overcome barriers for innovative energy demand reduction technologies – the case of public LED street lighting in German municipalities
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Theoretical background
• 4.2.1 Challenges facing adoption of novel end-use energy demand technologies
• 4.2.2 ESCO solutions for the diffusion of end-use energy demand technologies
• 4.2.3 Research gaps identified in the literature
• 4.2.4 Analytical Framework: Transaction cost economics
• 4.3 Methods and data
• 4.3.1 Case study: LED street lighting and ESCO solutions in German municipalities
• 4.3.2 Data Collection
• 4.3.3 Data Analysis
• 4.4 Results: Factors affecting the diffusion of LED street lighting and EPC
• 4.4.1 Technological factors
• 4.4.2 Competency and capacity factors
• 4.4.3 Institutional factors
• 4.4.4 Economic / investment factors
• 4.5 Discussion
• 4.5.1 Factors affecting the diffusion of LED street lighting and associated services
• 4.5.2 Modes of governance for novel end-use energy demand technologies
• 4.5.3 Using TCE for the analysis of ESCO solutions
• 4.6 Conclusions and implications
• 4.6.1 Conclusions
• 4.6.2 Implications for policy makers and managers
• 4.6.3 Limitations and future research
• 5 Public policy influence on renewable energy investments – a panel data study across OECD countries
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Theoretical background
• 5.2.1 Public policy influence on renewable energy deployment
• 5.2.2 Investors’ perspective on renewable energies
• 5.3 Methods and data
• 5.3.1 Research design
• 5.3.2 Data
• 5.3.3 Model
• 5.3.4 Longitudinal analysis (panel data regression)
• 5.4 Results and discussion
• 5.4.1 Fiscal and financial incentives
• 5.4.2 Market-based incentives
• 5.4.3 Direct investments
• 5.4.4 Policy support
• 5.4.5 Regulatory instruments
• 5.4.6 Robustness checks
• 5.5 Conclusions and policy implications
• 6 Conclusions and implications
• 6.1 Conclusions
• 6.1.1 Barriers to low-carbon innovation inhibit the financing for companies, projects and infrastructure
• 6.1.2 Transparent structures which focus on risk and return facilitate private investments into clean technologies along the innovation cycle
• 6.1.3 Science, technology and innovation (STI) policies and regulation are needed to spur private investments into clean technologies
• 6.2 Implications for research and policy makers
• 6.2.1 Implications for research
• 6.2.2 Implications for policy makers
• 6.3 Limitations
• 6.4 Future research
• 7 References
• 8 Appendix
• 8.1 Appendix for chapter 3
• 8.1.1 Supplementary data (i.e. organised quotes)
• 8.1.2 Interview guide
• 8.2 Appendix for chapter 4
• 8.2.1 Interview guide
• 8.2.2 Interview participants
• 8.3 Appendix for chapter 5
• 8.3.1 Case selection
• 8.3.2 Summary statistics
• 8.3.3 Robustness checks