Mechanisms blocking the dynamics of the European offshore wind energy innovation system – Challenges for policy intervention

Staffan Jacobsson and Kersti Karltorp

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 63, issue C, 1182-1195

Abstract: Decarbonizing electricity production in the EU may necessitate building new “low-carbon” capacity (excluding nuclear investments) to deliver 3500TWh by 2050. Offshore wind power has the potential to contribute substantially to fill this gap. Realizing this potential is, however, difficult since deployment offshore does not constitute a simple diversification by the onshore wind turbine industry to a new segment. This paper identifies factors obstructing the development of the northern European innovation system centered on offshore wind power, specifies a set of associated policy challenges and discusses various policy responses.

Keywords: Offshore wind power; Technological innovation system; EU policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.077

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