On accelerating the development of configurational innovation systems—the case of non-urban district heating in Germany

IF 3.1 4区工程技术 Q3 ENERGY & FUELS Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy Pub Date : 2021-11-28 DOI:10.1080/15567249.2021.1999345

J. Wesche, S. Negro, E. Dütschke, M. Hekkert

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ABSTRACT The decarbonizing the heat sector is a major challenge in the energy transition in Germany and elsewhere. District heating systems could play an important role in this context. However, the diffusion of the technology in Germany has been very slow. The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the technological innovation system (TIS) to enhance understandings of the impediments to the diffusion of non-urban district heating systems. Due to its strong local context dependence, district heating can be understood as a configurational technology, and the TIS in which it is embedded as a configurational TIS. The paper contributes to the literature by developing policy suggestions that could lead to an acceleration of the diffusion of locally context-dependent technologies. The author recommends that policymaking in configurational TIS should aim at designing smart innovation system structures that can manage a high level of context specificity and facilitate vertical and horizontal knowledge exchange.

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论加快结构创新体系的发展——以德国非城市区域供热为例

供热部门的脱碳是德国和其他地方能源转型的主要挑战。区域供热系统可以在这方面发挥重要作用。然而，这项技术在德国的推广一直非常缓慢。本文提出了技术创新系统(TIS)的综合分析，以加强对非城市区域供热系统扩散障碍的理解。由于其对当地环境的强烈依赖，区域供热可以被理解为一种配置技术，而它所嵌入的TIS则是一种配置TIS。本文通过提出政策建议来促进当地环境相关技术的加速传播，从而为文献做出了贡献。作者建议，配置型创新技术的政策制定应着眼于设计智能创新系统结构，使其能够管理高水平的情境特异性，并促进垂直和水平的知识交流。

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