Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs: A Conceptual Framework

Avri Eitan, Gillad Rosen, Lior Herman and Itay Fishhendler
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Avri Eitan: The Advanced School for Environmental Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel
Gillad Rosen: The Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel
Lior Herman: The Department of International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel
Itay Fishhendler: The Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-23

Abstract: The adoption of renewable energies contributes to sustainable development worldwide. Entrepreneurs are key agents in facilitating their promotion, as they improve the mix of the means of production and thus transform renewable energy technologies into viable energy systems. Nonetheless, the literature tends to treat entrepreneurs as a homogeneous group, thus preventing comprehensive understanding of their motivations, behaviors, capabilities, and effects. This study addresses this research gap by identifying and categorizing the various characteristics of these entrepreneurs and developing an integrated classification method. Four examples of renewable energy entrepreneurs, in China, Denmark, Germany, and India, are analyzed according to the proposed classification method, while demonstrating their differences. Thus, through proposing a new analytical typology, this study improves our understanding of renewable energy entrepreneurs and their significant role in the promotion of renewable energy worldwide.

Keywords: renewable energy; entrepreneurs; energy transition; entrepreneurial heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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