The two faces of market support-How deployment policies affect technological exploration and exploitation in the solar photovoltaic industry

被引:192
作者
Hoppmann, Joern [1 ]
Peters, Michael [1 ]
Schneider, Malte [1 ]
Hoffmann, Volker H. [1 ]
机构
[1] ETH, Dept Management Technol & Econ, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Deployment policy; Technological innovation; Exploration; Exploitation; Solar photovoltaic; Technological lock-in; CARBON LOCK-IN; ENVIRONMENTAL-POLICY; TECHNICAL CHANGE; DEMAND-PULL; EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS; INCREASING RETURNS; INDUCED INNOVATION; MODELS; PUSH; ORGANIZATIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.respol.2013.01.002
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
The recent years have seen a strong rise in policies aiming to increase the diffusion of clean energy technologies. While there is general agreement that such deployment policies have been very effective in bringing technologies to the market, it is less understood how these policies affect technological innovation. To shed more light on this important question, we conducted comparative case studies with a global sample of 9 firms producing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, complemented by in-depth interviews with 16 leading PV industry experts. We propose that, on the one hand, policy-induced market growth serves as an important catalyst for innovative activity as it raises the absolute level of firm investments in technological exploration. On the other hand, however, deployment policies create an incentive for firms pursuing more mature technologies to shift their balance between exploitation and exploration toward exploitation. Firms focusing on less mature technologies cannot tap the potentials of exploitative learning to the same extent as those with more mature technologies. Therefore, stimulating strong market growth may raise the barrier to market entry for less mature technologies. We conclude that, when designing deployment policies, great care should be taken to avoid adverse effects on technological diversity and a premature lock-in into more established technologies. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:15
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