Sustainable Business Model Dynamics of Technology-based PV Start-Ups: A Comparative Analysis of the Roles of External Factors in the Indian and Dutch PV Sector

The research aimed to validate the methodology used for the previously conducted work on the Dutch PV startup sector by applying it to Indian PV startups and providing insights into how external factors influence their Business Model Dynamics (BMD). It revealed some similarities and differences between the Dutch and Indian technology-based PV...

The creation of a sustainable business model framework to foster the use of nature-based solutions in the Dutch building sector

Nature-based solutions are solutions that (partly) consist of, or contribute to, living nature, which can provide economical, social and environmental benefits. Especially in the building sector they can have huge benefits over conventional (grey) solution as this sector uses a lot of resources and energy. The benefits that nature-based...

Sustainable Business Model Dynamics of Distributed Solar PV Projects in China

Solar photovoltaics (PV), as one of the renewable energy technologies, has gradually penetrated power systems worldwide. Distributed solar photovoltaics (DSPV) systems characterised by reducing transmission line losses, increasing grid resilience and relaxing requirements for investment have experienced exponential growth over the last decade....

The Modular Business Model Framework: The Development of a Business Model Framework that Preemptively Addresses Commonly-Faced Barriers of Entrepreneurs in Developing Nations and Incorporates Aspects of Sustainability and Circularity for Development - Case Study: Biogas in Ethiopia

Biogas is a sustainable and circular technology with a large potential to positively impact developing nations such as Ethiopia. However, international endeavors that initiate or install such technologies in developing nations often fade over time or even fail. This thesis evaluates what the common barriers and drivers of entrepreneurs of such...

Develop a Business Model Framework for service provisioning in a B2B context

Product service combinatory businesses have evolved into an important economic force, especially over the past decade (Van Halen, Vezzoli, & Wimmer, 2005). Exploring business model frameworks and hence devising a Business Model (BM) framework for product-service combinations in business to business (B2B) context was the problem at hand. BM...