TY  - JOUR
AB  - This conceptual paper articulates an analytical framework, which collectively borrows from the concepts of Sectoral, National and Technological Innovation Systems, for examining the prospects for the emergence of renewable energy industries in a given country. In order to examine the dynamics within the national energy system under consideration, a list of system functions has also been compiled from the literature. It is believed that the adoption of such a functions approach has the potential to enhance our understanding of the process of, and drivers behind, the emergence and transformation of energy innovation systems. Towards the end of this paper, other theoretical concepts are acknowledged as also relevant for investigating the potential establishment of renewable energy industries. While every theoretical approach has its strengths and weaknesses, an effort has been made in this paper to justify the adoption of a suitable framework that is based on the systems of innovation approach.
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SN  - 2042-5945
DO  - 10.1108/20425945201000020
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/20425945201000020
AU  - Al‐Saleh Yasser M.
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Systems of innovations as a conceptual framework for studying the emergence of national renewable energy industries
T2  - World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 309
EP  - 334
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -