The Role of Trials and Demonstration Projects in the Development of a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Arne Fevolden, Lars Coenen, Teis Hansen and Antje Klitkou
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Lars Coenen: Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3057, Australia
Antje Klitkou: Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU), P.O. Box 2815 Tøyen, Oslo NO-0608, Norway

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: This article provides an overview of the literature on demonstration projects and trials, and accounts for how insights drawn from this literature can contribute to the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. The article reviews the literature on demonstration projects and trials, covering both more broad-based studies on demonstration projects mainly carried out in the US and more specific studies on demonstration projects for energy technologies carried out in Europe, the US, and Japan. The aim of the article is to account for how demonstration projects and trials can contribute to the development of a sustainable bioeconomy.

Keywords: bioeconomy; demonstration projects and trials; organizational solutions; learning outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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