Development Dynamics and Conditions for New Energy Technology seen in an Innovation System Perspective

This paper presents an analysis of the dynamics and conditions of energy technology development in Denmark seen in an innovation system perspective. The employed system approach to energy technology development and innovation integrates the perspectives of both a national (general) innovation system approach and a technology-specific innovation system approach. The study focuses on five specific technology areas: bioenergy, hydrogen, wind, solar cells and energy-efficient technologies. A main result of the analysis is that the five selected energy technology areas are diverse in a number of innovation-relevant issues like actors, institutional structure, maturity, and connections between market and non-market aspects.