Characterizing the policy mix and its impact on eco-innovation: A patent analysis of energy-efficient technologies

Costantini, Valeria; Crespi, Francesco; Palma, A.

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2017.02.004

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“…More specifically, it can be captured by assessing if the instrument mix includes technology push, demand pull and systemic instruments [17]. A first attempt to quantitatively operationalize the comprehensiveness of instrument mixes (and other policy mix characteristics) has been made by Costantini et al [18] in their patent-based econometric analysis of energy efficiency innovation in the residential sector of 23 OECD countries. Regarding the comprehensiveness of the instrument mix they find that a greater number of instruments in the mix enhances innovation activities in energy efficiency.…”

Section: Existing Strands Of Literature On Policy Mixesmentioning

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The need for comprehensive and well targeted instrument mixes to stimulate energy transitions: The case of energy efficiency policy

Rosenow

Kern

Rogge

2017

Energy Research & Social Science

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A B S T R A C TTo meet global climate goals an energy transition is needed. However, energy transitions are complex and longterm processes and require a variety of public policy interventions to steer their direction and speed to achieve global climate change mitigation targets. One area where policy support is required is energy efficiency, which offers a high potential for carbon savings. It is widely acknowledged that energy efficiency improvements will need to be faster and deeper than is currently the case and this requires policy instrument mixes to support both those energy efficiency measures that are simple and cost-effective as well as more complex and costly technologies. In other words, policy mixes need to be well-targeted and comprehensive. In this paper, we address the issue of comprehensiveness in terms of technology-specificity and the level of complexity and costliness of energy efficiency measures. We use an existing dataset produced as part of a pan-European effort to understand instrument mixes in 14 EU Member States in the area of energy efficiency. Based on the empirical analysis and our segmentation of instrument types and their role in the overall mix, we illustrate the need for using a comprehensive instrument mix rather than single instruments.

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Section: Existing Strands Of Literature On Policy Mixesmentioning

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“…One way of operationalising the idea of comprehensiveness is by determining if the instrument mix includes technology push, demand pull and systemic instruments [17,18]. It has also been suggested that comprehensiveness could be assessed according to the degree to which it addresses relevant failures and barriers [4,5] ( [57,59]).…”

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The need for comprehensive and well targeted instrument mixes to stimulate energy transitions: The case of energy efficiency policy

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2017

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…Whereas wind power is mostly driven by technology push instruments, demand pull seems to be more important for photovoltaics. Costantini et al (2017) stress the point that a well-balanced policy mix of demand-pull and technology-push instruments is crucial for innovation in energy efficiency technologies. Noailly and Smeets (2016:5) analyse the role of financial constraints for the realization of renewable energy innovations.…”

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Energy Transition in Germany and Regional Spillovers: What Triggers the Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Firms?

Horbach

Rammer

2017

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. Energy Transition in Germany and Regional Spillovers: What Triggers the Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Firms?Jens Horbach AbstractThe success of an energy turnaround towards renewables highly depends on the willingness and ability of firms to adopt energy technologies using renewable sources. Existing studies focused on the role of regulation and energy markets (e.g. the price for fossil energy) to explain the diffusion of green energy technologies. The present paper tries to give a more comprehensive view on the determinants of renewable energy innovations focusing on the crucial role of firms' regional environment (role of regional spillover effects, the greenness of a region and the regional endowment with green energy plants). We use a unique database combining the Community Innovation Survey 2014 for Germany and NUTS 3 data on renewable energy plants, the greenness of a region and other economic control variables. We find that geographical proximity to electricity production based on renewable energy sources and the orientation of a region towards 'green issues' (measured by the share of green party voters) are both major drivers for such innovations. Furthermore, our results show that in addition to regulation, government subsidies for eco-innovation, high energy costs and regional knowledge spillovers contribute to a rapid adoption of renewable energy. The reinforcing nature of this process leads to a diverging regional development of renewable energy innovations.JEL-Classification: C25, O31, Q20, R11

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“…is worth noting that the role of government regulation, in particular of those policies aimed at promoting energy saving, can strongly affect the innovative capacity of a country, and consequently, its EE performances. In this respect, Costantini et al (2015a) provide fresh evidence that foreign countries characterized by great innovation capacity have larger incentive to export new EE appliances in those countries with higher policy stringency and a well-balanced mix of policy instruments. Such a policy-induced effect translates in larger markets for EE appliances and contributes to mitigate the level of energy consumption.…”

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“…Nevertheless, in the case of green technologies, standard international patent classifications only partially represent the whole range of sub-fields characterizing complex technological domains such as EE (Barbieri and Palma, 2015) or biofuels (Costantini et al, 2015b). In light of this, the patent database here adopted allows to integrating the Y02 Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) based on patent classes for green technologies, which recently incorporates energy efficiency technologies for the residential sector, with the specific work carried by Costantini et al (2015a) on specific sub-sector of electrical appliances. Table B1 in the appendix describes the CPC classes that were relevant for our study.…”

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Technology Invention and Diffusion in Residential Energy Consumption. A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Palma

2016

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract Traditional large appliances absorb a large share of residential electricity consumption and represent important targets of energy policy strategies aimed at achieving energy security. Despite being characterized by rather mature technologies, this group of appliances still offers large potential in terms of efficiency gains due to their pervasive diffusion. In this paper we analyse the electricity consumption of a set of four traditional 'white goods' in a panel of ten EU countries observed over 21 years , with the aim of disentangling the amount of technical efficiency from the overall energy saving. The technical efficiency trend is modelled through a set of technology components representing both the invention and adoption process by the means of specific patents weighted by production and bilateral import flows, which allows to overcome the rigid Stochastic Frontier framework in modelling the effect of technical change. Our results show that the derived energy demand and inefficiency trends are both related to changes in the amount of available technology embodied in energy efficient appliances. The effect is significant both in its domestic and international components and suggests an active role of innovation and trade policies for achieving efficiency targets which directly impact the amount of electricity consumed by households. Terms of use: Documents in

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Characterizing the policy mix and its impact on eco-innovation: A patent analysis of energy-efficient technologies

Cited by 266 publications

References 86 publications

The need for comprehensive and well targeted instrument mixes to stimulate energy transitions: The case of energy efficiency policy

The need for comprehensive and well targeted instrument mixes to stimulate energy transitions: The case of energy efficiency policy

Energy Transition in Germany and Regional Spillovers: What Triggers the Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Firms?

Technology Invention and Diffusion in Residential Energy Consumption. A Stochastic Frontier Approach

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