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eprints-19701
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eprints
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| institution |
SOAS, University of London
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| collection |
SOAS Research Online
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| description |
This article aims to examine whether the formulation of specific low carbon policy such as the feed-in tariff for wind energy in Germany can partly be a barrier to a comprehensive energy transition (Energiewende). Despite their short and medium-term success, these policies could create a long-term lock-in if they are formulated in a way that leads to a stagnation of systems innovation. The research finds that while the share of wind energy has increased rapidly over time, the feed-in-tariff and other low carbon policies and incentives have not been sufficient to achieve a socio-technical regime transition in Germany yet. We suggest that the German feed-in-tariff has incorporated wind energy (a niche-innovation) and wind energy actors (pathway newcomers) into a slightly modified socio-technical regime that is rather similar to the earlier ‘fossil fuel dominant’ socio-technical regime.
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| format |
Journal Article
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| author |
Nordensvard, Johan
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| author_facet |
Nordensvard, Johan
Urban, Frauke
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| authorStr |
Nordensvard, Johan
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| author_letter |
Nordensvard, Johan
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| author2 |
Urban, Frauke
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| author2Str |
Urban, Frauke
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| title |
The stuttering energy transition in Germany: Wind energy policy and feed-in tariff lock-in.
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| publisher |
Elsevier
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| publishDate |
2015
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| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/19701/
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