Investigating socio-technical and institutional constraints to development of forest-derived transport biofuels in Sweden: A Study design

Peck, PhilipInternational Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University (author)

Investigating socio-technical and institutional constraints to development of forest-derived transport biofuels in Sweden : A Study design

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Forest industry portfolio diversification into transport fuels is important for Swedish climate and energy policy goal achievement, and for Swedish forest industry competitiveness. This paper presents the research background and methodology for a project that examines constraints/drivers to the expansion of Swedish forest-derived transport biofuels. It focuses on the interaction of innovation niches with the incumbent socio-technical regime, and the interplay of innovators as they seek to advance their technology systems. The study is on going and about to enter field interviews using this preparatory work as a base. Literature reviews, interviews and web-survey(s) are to deliver improved understanding of the positions/views and activities of transportation biofuel producers, heavy transport motor platform developers, and incumbent petrochemical industry actors. The investigation addresses a) synergies or competition for resources or political support; b) proponent strategies in forest, biofuel and petrochemical sectors; c) general ‘viability perceptions’ for leading fuel-engine systems/pathways. It is to provide improved knowledge for decision-making to policy makers, industry, and researchers, regarding the structural function of important regime level drivers and constraints – and where policy interventions are a help/hinder to desired progress. This article delivers the theoretical considerations, research approach, and a mapping of research targets.

Grönkvist, StefanKTH,Energiprocesser(Swepub:kth)u1tvwbyi (author)
Hansson, Julia,1978Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL),Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)np98juha (author)
Voytenko, YulijaInternational Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University (author)
Lönnqvist, TomasKTH,Energiprocesser(Swepub:kth)u13xbsgc (author)
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund UniversityEnergiprocesser (creator_code:org_t)

In:EUBSE 2015
In:Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 1-4 June

By the author/editor: Peck, Philip; Grönkvist, Stefa ...; Hansson, Julia, ...; Voytenko, Yulija; Lönnqvist, Tomas

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SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Other Social Sci ...; and Social Sciences ...

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING AND ...; and Environmental En ...; and Energy Systems

By the university: Royal Institute of Technology; Chalmers University of Technology

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