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Process technology is in development for the long term. This thesis presents an agent concept, part of an agent-based model, specified to the conceptual level, that deals with technical complexity of process technology, and can help to assess the economic value of combinations of connected process technology.

The design of complex technological systems required an early outlook of institutional issues. The paper suggests a design methodology to combine institutional design and engineering design. The design methodology is applied to a case study of tidal power development in the Klabat bay, Indonesia. In the case study it is shown that there are interactions between institutional design and technological design. Ignoring the institutional environment the financial and economic performance of tidal power in the Klabat bay is poor for all options. Incorporation of institutional design allowed for creative thinking that could allow for the decision to continue feasibility research. The inclusion of institutional design therefore proved valuable. The design process did become more complex.

Standardized technology intelligence products nowadays have come within reach of almost any interested organization. The question remains how this can be applied on a large scale while maintaining on-time delivery and the quality of results. This paper develops and evaluates such a standardized TI process. The key elements for upscaling the technology intelligence are presented and the main characteristics, benefits, and challenges are discussed. A case, drawn upon corporate experiences in light of a project with more than 200 technology analyses is discussed. A new standardized technology intelligence process to enable upscaling and recommendations for the future best practices are related.