Nissan Eaton Leaf 4.2 kWh Residential energy storage UK (Nissan, 2017a) Nissan Eaton & The Mobility House Leaf 4 MWh / 4 MW Peak shaving, Backup power Netherlands (Nissan, 2016) Nissan Sumitomo Leaf 400 kWh/600 kW Renewable energy Japan (St.John, 2015) Mitsubishi & PSA EDF & Forsee Power Peugeot Ion, C-zero & iMiev n/a Renewable energy France (Green Car Congress, 2015) BMW UC San Diego Mini-E 160 kWh / 100 kW Renewable energy USA (California Energy Commission, 2012) BMW Vattenfall & Bosch ActiveE & i3 2.8 MWh / 2 MW Renewable energy Germany (Lambert, 2016) BMW Vattenfall i3 12 kWh / 50 kW Fast charging Germany (BMW, 2014) Renault Connected Energy Zoe 50 kWh / 50 kW Fast charging UK (Renault, 2017a)

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Scholars, politicians, and practitioners have recently advocated that eco-innovation (EI) is critical to achieve the circular economy (CE) vision. While much of the available body of knowledge on EI has predominantly focused on "eco-efficient" incremental technological innovation, a successful CE transition requires systemic "eco-effective" CE innovation. Yet, little is known about what barriers and drivers are stimulating systemic CE innovation in different sectors and regions. This research aims to deliver an identification of major CE barriers and drivers that impede or facilitate systemic "eco-effective" CE innovation in the European polyurethane plastics industry. A hybrid research approach is applied using an original combination of the inductive GABEK method ("GAnzheitliche BEwältigung von Komplexität"-holistic processing of complexity) with deductive consideration of existing theories. Novel findings indicate that barriers to CE innovation largely materialize on individual firm and intra-industrial levels, while drivers to CE innovation primarily manifest beyond immediate industrial boundaries (inter-/cross-industrial). The key contribution lies on revealing the necessity to reframe the focus from mere individual "optimization", which has been primarily discussed in the contemporary EI literature, to a collective (horizontal) "coordination" challenge across industries to enable a functional CE innovation. In addition, five strategic deliberations are proposed to facilitate and further advance the management of systemic CE innovation activities.

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