Renewable Energy Innovation Policy - Lithuanian Case
Translated title
Innovationspolitik for vedvarende energi - litauisk case
Author
Zvingilaite, Erika
Term
10. term
Education
Publication year
2006
Pages
114
Abstract
This thesis investigates how Lithuania can introduce and develop advanced renewable energy technologies within an energy system largely locked into imported fossil fuels and uranium. It starts from the premise that deploying local renewable resources is essential, among other reasons to enhance security of supply, yet a well‑established technological regime creates technical, institutional, and behavioral barriers to change. The study combines a review of the advantages and barriers of renewables, an analysis of Lithuania’s energy sector and regulations, and empirical interviews with key stakeholders. Strategic niche management is used as the innovation policy approach, and biomass gasification is presented as an example technology and case to discuss how protected development niches can be built and scaled. The output is a tentative methodological framework and policy recommendations for renewable energy innovation in Lithuania; specific quantitative findings are not provided in the excerpt.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan Litauen kan fremme introduktion og udvikling af avancerede vedvarende energiteknologier i et energisystem, der i høj grad er låst til importeret fossile brændsler og uran. Udgangspunktet er, at udnyttelse af lokale VE‑ressourcer er nødvendig for blandt andet at styrke forsyningssikkerheden, men at et etableret teknologisk regime skaber tekniske, institutionelle og adfærdsmæssige barrierer for forandring. Afhandlingen kombinerer en gennemgang af VE’s fordele og barrierer, en analyse af Litauens energisektor og regulering, samt empiriske interviews med centrale aktører. Som innovationspolitisk tilgang anvendes strategisk nichemanagement, og biomasseforgasning præsenteres som en eksempelteknologi og case for at diskutere, hvordan beskyttede udviklingsnicher kan opbygges og skaleres. Resultatet er et foreløbigt metodisk rammeværk og politikanbefalinger for VE‑innovation i Litauen; specifikke kvantitative resultater er ikke angivet i uddraget.
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