The Economic Dynamics of Fuel Cell Technologies (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Avadikyan, Arman; Héraud, Jean-Alain; Cohendet, Patrick

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Due to their environmental and efficiency characteristics fuel cells are promising technological solutions for many energy related applications (stationary power generation, vehicle propulsion, portable equipment). This book describes the economic dynamics of fuel cells by analyzing their diffusion perspectives as well as the strategic and organisational arrangements designed to promote their development. The costs, risks and economic stakes of fuel cell technologies require both a sustained involvement from public entities and the setting up of innovation networks with a large variety of heterogeneous actors. This context corresponds to a new space for technological competition located at the intersection between firms, networks and national/regional systems of innovation. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of this cooperation/competition phenomenon through different theoretical and empirical investigations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540248224
• Artikelnr.: 53141441

Autorenporträt

Arman Avadikyan, BETA-CNRS, Strasbourg, France / Patrick Cohendet, BETA-CNRS, Strasbourg, France / Jean-Alain Héraud, BETA-CNRS, Strasbourg, France

Inhaltsangabe

0. Introduction: the economic dynamics of fuel cell technologies.- 0.1. Specific characteristics of fuel cell technologies.- 0.2. The heterogeneity of the stakeholders.- 0.3. Two main roles of networks in shaping the evolution of emerging technologies.- 0.4. The confrontation of many networks.- 0.5. The central and complex role of public policy.- 0.6. Outline of the book.- 0.7. Conclusive remarks.- 0.8. References.- I Fuel cell technologies: diffusion perspectives and governance of an emerging innovation.- 1. A state-of-the-art of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies: diffusion perspectives and barriers.- 1.1. Environment and energy resources: two major concerns.- 1.2. Hydrogen.- 1.2.1. The present hydrogen market.- 1.2.2. What are the present obstacles to the development of hydrogen?..- 1.2.3. Which solutions for the production of hydrogen?.- 1.2.4. Which solutions for the transport of hydrogen?.- 1.2.5. Which solutions for the storage of hydrogen?.- 1.2.6. Which solutions for the conversion of hvdroeen?.- 1.3. Fuel cells.- 1.3.1. Historical background.- 1.3.2. How do they work?.- 1.3.3. The various tunes of fuel cells.- 1.3.4. The PEM-type fuel cell.- 1.3.5. The state of the art of the various fuel cell processes.- 1.3.6. The main application areas for fuel cells.- 1.3.7. Present and expected costs of fuel cells.- 1.4. Conclusion.- 1.5. References.- 2. The future of fuel cells in a long term inter-technology competition framework.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Fuel cells in a framework of inter-technology competition.- 2.2.1. Drivers in the competition for stationary power.- 2.2.2. Fuel cells in automotive inter-technology competition.- 2.2.3. Fuel cells for portable devices applications.- 2.3. Dynamics of competition among fuel cell technologies.- 2.3.1. Phosphoric Fuel Cell technology.- 2.3.2. Alkaline Fuel Cell technology.- 2.3.3. Proton Exchange Membrane technology.- 2.3.4. Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell technology.- 2.3.5. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology.- 2.4. Preliminary scenarios for the future development of fuel cells.- 2.4.1. Technical change in the POLES 4. model: achievements and limitations.- 2.4.2. Fuel cells in a 'business and technical change as usual' energy projection.- 2.4.3. A fuel cell scenario with accelerated breakthroughs and environmental constraints.- 2.5. Conclusion.- 2.6. References.- 3. Rationales for co-operation between firms and States within an emerging radical innovation.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Four stylised facts about fuel cell innovation in 2003.- 3.2.1. A radical innovation, with a huge potential market in stationary and transport uses.- 3.2.2. Pre-commercialisation stage and uncertain future development.- 3.2.3. Towards hydrogen civilisation: a long transition process.- 3.2.4. Expectations of the actors in the innovation race.- 3.3. The triple heterogeneity of the fuel cell technology consortia.- 3.3.1. Sector-based heterogeneity.- 3.3.2. Institutional heterogeneity.- 3.3.3. Heterogeneity of internationalisation processes.- 3.4. Public leverage in the development of fuel cells through technology consortia.- 3.4.1. The role of public policy in the competition within the Triad.- 3.4.2. The search for co-operation policies by States.- 3.5. Conclusion.- 3.6. References.- 4. Potential economic impacts of fuel cell technologies.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.1.1. Objectives of macroeconomic impact analysis.- 4.1.2. Methodological approach usually taken.- 4.2. Cost aspects of the fuel cell application.- 4.3. Structural changes in industry and energy supply.- 4.4. Macroeconomic impacts of the diffusion of fuel cells.- 4.5. Regional innovation policy of the federal state Baden-Württemberg.- 4.6. Concluding remarks.- 4.7. References.- II Fuel cell vehicles: an international comparison of public-private programmes.- 5. The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles and the US DoE Transportation Fuel Cells Programme.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Fuel cell R&D activities within the PNGV.- 5.2.1. Objectives and milestones.- 5.2.2. The range of candidate technologies.- 5.2.3. Position and evolution of fuel cell projects.- 5.3. Organisation of the PNGV and management of the Transportation Fuel Cell Programme.- 5.3.1. Organisational issues.- 5.3.2. The role of the DoE.- 5.4. Contractual mechanisms and degree of co-operation.- 5.4.1. Funding and budget distribution among stakeholders.- 5.4.2. Co-operation and competition mechanisms.- 5.5. Conclusion.- 5.6. References.- 6. Fuel cells in Canada: from entrepreneurship to innovation clustering.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. The role of federal R&D institutions and policies.- 6.2.1. Natural Resources Canada.- 6.2.2. The National Research Council.- 6.2.3. University research and partnership programmes.- 6.3. Ballard and the Canadian fuel cell technological cluster.- 6.3.1. Ballard and the support of the Canadian Government.- 6.3.2. University-industry relationships.- 6.3.3 The technological cluster strategy.- 6.4. Conclusions.- 6.5. References.- 7. The Japanese R&D system in the field of fuel cell vehicles.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Fuel cell and hydrogen technology programmes.- 7.2.1. Before the New Sunshine Programme.- 7.2.2. The New Sunshine Programme.- 7.2.3. The Organisation of METI/NEDO Programmes.- 7.3. The position of public research institutions.- 7.3.1. The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology.- 7.3.2. The Science and Technology Agency and the Ministry of Education.- 7.4. The new approach of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry..- 7.4.1. The Millennium project.- 7.4.2. Recent orientations.- 7.5. Conclusion.- 7.6. References.- 8. Fuel cell R&D within the European Framework Programmes.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. The Framework Programmes (1980-2000): stimulating an intraEuropean co-operative strategy.- 8.2.1. First Framework Programme.- 8.2.2. Second Framework Programme.- 8.2.3. Third Framework Programme.- 8.2.4. The Fourth Framework Programme: the new vision of the Community's R&D policy.- 8.2.5. Fifth Framework Programme: a new dynamism?.- 8.3. The European Research Area: an answer to the cohesioncompetitiveness dilemma?.- 8.3.1. Implementation of the European Research Area.- 8.3.2. Fuel cell R&D perspectives.- 8.4. Conclusion.- 8.5. References.- Contributing Authors.