The bumpy road of biomass gasification in the Netherlands: Explaining the rise and fall of an emerging innovation system

In this paper, the concept of System Functions of Innovation Systems is applied to provide an explanation of the success or failure of an emerging technology, i.e. biomass gasification, with empirical data on the evolution of this technology in the Netherlands during 1980–2004. A new list of System...

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Published in:Technological forecasting & social change 2008, Vol.75 (1), p.57-77
Main Authors: Negro, Simona O., Suurs, Roald A.A., Hekkert, Marko P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomass
Biomass energy
Dynamics
energy technology
Gasification
innovation adoption
innovation systems
renewable energy sources
Studies
System Functions
Systems development
Technological change
Transition
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Summary:In this paper, the concept of System Functions of Innovation Systems is applied to provide an explanation of the success or failure of an emerging technology, i.e. biomass gasification, with empirical data on the evolution of this technology in the Netherlands during 1980–2004. A new list of System Functions has been developed lately and is used to identify the most relevant events in the evolution of the Biomass Gasification Innovation System. We show that a structural misalignment occurred between the institutional framework within which the technology could have been developed and the technical requirements of the technology. Finally, the absence of System Functions such as the guidance of the search, resource allocation and advocacy coalition explains the failure of this technology over time.
ISSN:0040-1625
1873-5509
DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2006.08.006