| Title |
Innovation-enabling policy and regime transformation towards increased energy efficiency: the case of the circulator pump industry in Europe |
| ID_Doc |
31581 |
| Authors |
Ruby, TM |
| Title |
Innovation-enabling policy and regime transformation towards increased energy efficiency: the case of the circulator pump industry in Europe |
| Year |
2015 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.017 |
| Abstract |
When new energy efficient products are struggling with their commercialisation and diffusion into widespread applications you would typically expect policy-makers and green lead-users to guide the way. This paper examines the case of the hot water circulator pump industry in Europe, where parts of the industry envisioned and worked for a voluntary energy label, bringing technological innovation, new business and energy savings of approx. 85% for each new circulator pump. The case study explores the complexities of innovation processes where technology, market, actors and policy co-evolve over time to transform an existing socio-technical regime. The paper highlights the importance of policies to reduce, barriers towards innovation and energy efficiency and shows that it is not always policy-makers that establish the crucial policies that change the innovation dynamics for the benefit of the environment and the industry. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Energy efficiency policy; Innovation processes; Regime transformation; Industry driven; Voluntary energy labelling agreement |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000356990800056 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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