Abstract
Wind Energy is increasingly recognised as a sustainable, alternative energy source that could contribute to the solving of a range of environmental problems, but with a potential that has not yet been fully exploited. Several factors account for the opportunities found in this sector and the barriers to their utilization. This chapter focuses on the agenda-setting powers and the capacity for building new innovation systems in the area of wind technology, and analyzes three groups of actors whose efforts and relations will be decisive for the further development of this sector. Nation states and relevant international organizations, businesses in support of and in opposition to wind energy, and various civil society organisations with an interest in sustainable energy are discussed. Environmental groups are usually very critical of specific industries, although these groups also can contribute to the further advancement of business. All actors are related to the national and global innovation systems in which they participate.
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Ronit, K. (2012). Global Strategies and Policy Arrangements: Institutional Drivers for Innovation in the Wind Turbine Industry. In: Bauer, J., Lang, A., Schneider, V. (eds) Innovation Policy and Governance in High-Tech Industries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12563-8_9
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