Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /

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Two general questions stood at the beginning of this PhD-thesis, namely: • What are the mechanisms which lead to the emergence and establishment of new technologies? • How can this process of technological change be influenced politically? In this sense, conceptual and theoretical interests were the early driving forces of the research work. This is also reflected in the considerable attention paid to the nature of technological change and political control. The result is an holistic per­ spective which builds on inputs from different disciplines and aims at dynamic interpretation. This, however, created a severe methodological problem: How could such a comprehensive perspective be used constructively? To develop this link between theory and forward-looking, policy-oriented analysis, and to devise a methodology which showed explicitly how this approach could be used in a con­ structive way were in fact the major challenges of this research project. The appli­ cation to the example of combined heat and power generation, and the comparison of the developments in the UK and in Germany serve the purpose to demonstrate how this approach and methodology can be implemented in practice. These as­ pects were also of particular interest to the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one ofthe institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, where most of the research work reported in this PhD-thesis was carried out.

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Main Authors: Weber, Karl Matthias. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
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Language:eng
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 1999
Subjects:Engineering., Fossil fuels., Electric power production., Power electronics., Energy industries., Economic policy., Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks., Energy Economics., Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)., R & D/Technology Policy., Energy Technology.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58657-6
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topic Engineering.
Fossil fuels.
Electric power production.
Power electronics.
Energy industries.
Economic policy.
Engineering.
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
Energy Economics.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Technology.
Engineering.
Fossil fuels.
Electric power production.
Power electronics.
Energy industries.
Economic policy.
Engineering.
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
Energy Economics.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Technology.
spellingShingle Engineering.
Fossil fuels.
Electric power production.
Power electronics.
Energy industries.
Economic policy.
Engineering.
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
Energy Economics.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Technology.
Engineering.
Fossil fuels.
Electric power production.
Power electronics.
Energy industries.
Economic policy.
Engineering.
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
Energy Economics.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Technology.
Weber, Karl Matthias. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
description Two general questions stood at the beginning of this PhD-thesis, namely: • What are the mechanisms which lead to the emergence and establishment of new technologies? • How can this process of technological change be influenced politically? In this sense, conceptual and theoretical interests were the early driving forces of the research work. This is also reflected in the considerable attention paid to the nature of technological change and political control. The result is an holistic per­ spective which builds on inputs from different disciplines and aims at dynamic interpretation. This, however, created a severe methodological problem: How could such a comprehensive perspective be used constructively? To develop this link between theory and forward-looking, policy-oriented analysis, and to devise a methodology which showed explicitly how this approach could be used in a con­ structive way were in fact the major challenges of this research project. The appli­ cation to the example of combined heat and power generation, and the comparison of the developments in the UK and in Germany serve the purpose to demonstrate how this approach and methodology can be implemented in practice. These as­ pects were also of particular interest to the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one ofthe institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, where most of the research work reported in this PhD-thesis was carried out.
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topic_facet Engineering.
Fossil fuels.
Electric power production.
Power electronics.
Energy industries.
Economic policy.
Engineering.
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
Energy Economics.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Technology.
author Weber, Karl Matthias. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
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title Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
title_short Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
title_full Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
title_fullStr Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
title_full_unstemmed Innovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany /
title_sort innovation diffusion and political control of energy technologies [electronic resource] : a comparison of combined heat and power generation in the uk and germany /
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:2154302018-07-30T23:50:26ZInnovation Diffusion and Political Control of Energy Technologies [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Combined Heat and Power Generation in the UK and Germany / Weber, Karl Matthias. author. SpringerLink (Online service) textHeidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica,1999.engTwo general questions stood at the beginning of this PhD-thesis, namely: • What are the mechanisms which lead to the emergence and establishment of new technologies? • How can this process of technological change be influenced politically? In this sense, conceptual and theoretical interests were the early driving forces of the research work. This is also reflected in the considerable attention paid to the nature of technological change and political control. The result is an holistic per­ spective which builds on inputs from different disciplines and aims at dynamic interpretation. This, however, created a severe methodological problem: How could such a comprehensive perspective be used constructively? To develop this link between theory and forward-looking, policy-oriented analysis, and to devise a methodology which showed explicitly how this approach could be used in a con­ structive way were in fact the major challenges of this research project. The appli­ cation to the example of combined heat and power generation, and the comparison of the developments in the UK and in Germany serve the purpose to demonstrate how this approach and methodology can be implemented in practice. These as­ pects were also of particular interest to the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one ofthe institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, where most of the research work reported in this PhD-thesis was carried out.1: Introduction -- 1.1 The applied problem -- 1.2 The methodological problem -- 1.3 The theoretical problem -- 1.4 The rationale of the study -- 1.5 Structure of the study -- I: The PET-System - A Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Innovation Diffusion and Political Control -- 2: Theoretical Approaches to Technological Change and Political Control Across Disciplines -- 3: The PET- System: An Integrated Approach to Innovation Diffusion and Political Control -- 4: A General Methodology for Studying Innovation Diffusion and Political Control -- II: Introduction of the Problem Area and Specification of the Methodology -- 5: Issues of Energy Supply and Cogeneration -- 6: Determinants of CHP-Diffusion -- 7: Methodological Transfer - From the General Approach to the Empirical Investigation -- III: The Empirical Account: Cogeneration in the UK and Germany from the Early 80s to the Middle of the 90s -- 8: Liberalisation of Energy Supply in the UK -- 9: Transforming the Monopoly - CHP in Germany -- 10: Comparison of the Developments in the UK and Germany -- IV: Concluding Remarks on Cogeneration, Political Control and the PET-Approach -- 11: Conclusions -- References -- Abbreviations -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Deutschsprachige Zusammenfassung -- Appendix 2: Questionaire outline -- Appendix 3: List of interviews -- Appendix 4: Complementary data -- Appendix 5: Comparative summary overview.Two general questions stood at the beginning of this PhD-thesis, namely: • What are the mechanisms which lead to the emergence and establishment of new technologies? • How can this process of technological change be influenced politically? In this sense, conceptual and theoretical interests were the early driving forces of the research work. This is also reflected in the considerable attention paid to the nature of technological change and political control. The result is an holistic per­ spective which builds on inputs from different disciplines and aims at dynamic interpretation. This, however, created a severe methodological problem: How could such a comprehensive perspective be used constructively? To develop this link between theory and forward-looking, policy-oriented analysis, and to devise a methodology which showed explicitly how this approach could be used in a con­ structive way were in fact the major challenges of this research project. The appli­ cation to the example of combined heat and power generation, and the comparison of the developments in the UK and in Germany serve the purpose to demonstrate how this approach and methodology can be implemented in practice. These as­ pects were also of particular interest to the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one ofthe institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, where most of the research work reported in this PhD-thesis was carried out.Engineering.Fossil fuels.Electric power production.Power electronics.Energy industries.Economic policy.Engineering.Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.Energy Economics.Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).R & D/Technology Policy.Energy Technology.Springer eBookshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58657-6URN:ISBN:9783642586576

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