Crossing the Valley of Death: Transitioning from green hydrogen production pilots to full-scale commercial production using transition management theories in order to realise energy transition ambitions

Ambitious decarbonisation targets that have been set by both the Dutch Government and corporations alike can be achieved. However, this requires the current approach of fulfilling the energy supply and demand to be drastically changed over the next decade. Failure to do so will result in a prolonged energy transition which ultimately results in...

Social Media Roles in the Development of Technological Innovation

Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is to improve understanding of the roles that social media can<br/>have in the process of developing technological innovation, for both successful and unsuccessful<br/>development.<br/>Design/methodology/approach – The theory advanced within the present thesis is the result of a<br/>literature review of...

Identifying the barriers for diffusion of stationary car sharing in the Netherlands using an innovation system approach

Privately owned cars are causing negative externalities like pollution, CO2 emissions and extensive use of public space. Car sharing can be seen as a solution to reduce these negative externalities. Still, a rapid transition from privately owned cars to shared cars is not taking place, given the number of shared cars in the Netherlands. An...

Firm’s upgrading within the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Value Chain: An exploratory study in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s electric grid is dominated by renewable sources, mostly by hydropower 74% and with geothermal 12.4% and wind 10.6%. Hence, in dry season when the water levels drop significantly, there are difficulties to supply the national electricity demand (CENCE, 2016). Despite this and the added fact that the country’s has enormous solar...

Dutch Electric Vehicle Innovation System

Framework for Developing Innovation Systems in Small Island Developing States: Roadmap for turning Curaçao into the OTEC Centre of Excellence

The objective of this thesis was to design a generically applicable framework for guiding the development of technological innovation systems in small island developing states (SIDS). Existing theories formed the bases of the framework but important changes were derived from a cross-case study of five island based innovation systems and an in...

Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Photovoltaic technologies in the Netherlands

Environmental problems and the dependence on fossil fuels led to increasing interest in renewable energy sources. Photovoltaic (PV) technologies can convert the light emitted by the sun directly into electrical energy. Therefore PV technologies are very promising and the expectations are high worldwide. Compared to neighboring countries like...