Path dependence in energy systems and economic development

Fouquet, Roger

doi:10.1038/nenergy.2016.98

Cited by 157 publications

(83 citation statements)

References 65 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In other words, it is unlikely that either technology will meet the average duration of the innovation chain for successful Nuclear Electricity Coal Oil Gas Woodfuel Hydro Electricity Source: Fouquet (2009) energy transitions (although, SPVs may still do so, if they reach a share of 80% by 2050). However, it could be argued that because of the large number of inventions in energy technologies in the last 150 years, the strong path dependence in modern energy systems has delayed the uptake of certain technologies (Fouquet 2016a).…”

Section: The Speed Of Historical Energy Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, successful uptake tended to depend on the co-evolution of technologies, industries and institutions that enabled new energy sources to emerge from niches and become core elements in the regime (Geels 2002, Foxon 2011. This allowed 'technological clusters' to dominate and ultimately create 'lock-ins' (Grübler et al 1999, Unruh 2000, Fouquet 2016a). …”

Section: Energy Transitions and Declining Industriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Larger and more concentrated energy firms and industries are likely to exert more pressure on governments to protect their dominant position (Fouquet 2016a). Evidence indicates that, in France, where nuclear power is the dominant source of power, a highly concentrated industry, and closely involved in political decision-making, the process of liberalising and 'competivising' the electricity markets and potentially shifting to a different energy system has been slower than in other economies (Glachant and Finon 2005).…”

Section: Woodfuel Food and Foddermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Transitions have often required the discovery of new solutions for many different sectors and services, the transformation of energy systems (Fouquet 2016a), and the decline of energy industries and technologies that were represented by powerful pressure groups (Fouquet 2010). Thus, given the scale of the change and the time they took to unfold, governments have tended to be reluctant to push for energy transitions in the first instance.…”

Section: Transitions To Low Polluting Energy Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Historical energy transitions: Speed, prices and system transformation

Fouquet

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

Self Cite

213

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: The Speed Of Historical Energy Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Energy Transitions and Declining Industriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Woodfuel Food and Foddermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Transitions To Low Polluting Energy Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Historical energy transitions: Speed, prices and system transformation

Fouquet

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

Self Cite

213

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Thus, it is suggested that the rate of adjustment to higher prices is dependent on the phase of economic development, and this implies that, after the initial phase of industrialisation, households and firms will be slower to invest in efficient technology as a result of higher energy prices. Using Acemoglu and Robinson's (2012) terminology, the process of industrialisation is a critical juncture in an economy's history, and the outcome of these private and public investments are likely to strongly influence the long run energy-intensity pathway of the economy (Fouquet 2016b).…”

Section: Policy Recommendation 3: Energy Service Policies In Periods mentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons from energy history for climate policy: Technological change, demand and economic development

Fouquet

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper draws lessons from long run trends in energy markets for energy and climate policy. An important lesson is that consumer responses to energy markets1 The income elasticity of demand for an energy service indicates the percentage change in the consumption of the energy service for a one percent change in income. For example, an income elasticity of 0.5 (or 1.5) implies that, if income rises by 10%, consumption will increase by 5% (or 15%, respectively). Similarly, the price elasticity indicates the percentage change in the consumption of the energy service for a one percent change in the price of the energy service. That is, a price elasticity of -0.5 (or -1.5) implies that, if prices rise by 10%, consumption will fall by 5% (or 15%, respectively).2

show abstract

Conjugated Porous Polymers: Ground‐Breaking Materials for Solar Energy Conversion

Barawi

Collado

Gomez‐Mendoza

et al. 2021

Advanced Energy Materials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

poor applicability for movable applications. Therefore, the development of new technologies to store renewable energy is really important to achieve the transition to a greener energy system. [3] Although new battery technologies will likely meet the need for cost-effective energy storage (1-3 days) for short time scales, fuels are the only effective option for longerterm, seasonal storage, and long-distance transportation applications. [4] Collecting and loading solar energy into electric power and more interestingly directly into valuable chemicals and fuels, as nature does through photosynthesis, is a highly desirable approach to solve this challenge. Since Honda and Fujishima [5] discovered the possibility to emulate this natural phenomenon using TiO 2 as photocatalyst more than 40 years ago, the scientific community has been trying to overcome the challenges hindering the commercialization of water splitting and CO 2 reduction. [6,7] During the past years, a large variety of systems have been proposed to drive the so-called artificial photosynthesis (AP), most of them based on inorganic semiconductors (ISs), usually metal oxides and metal chalcogenides. IS are able to absorb part of the solar spectrum and promote charge separation into electron and holes. In fact, there is a lot of recent work in the literature reviewing the use of ISs as photoabsorbers in photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical (PEC), and photovoltaic (PV) systems. [8,9] The achievements and improvements performed in this area have been always enormous. In this sense, among the huge number of materials explored, TiO 2 has been by far the most investigated until now due to its unique properties: high photoactivity and chemical stability, availability, and nontoxicity. [10,11] However, some ISs, and TiO 2 in particular, present well-known shortcomings in terms of low light absorption in the visible part of solar spectrum and fast charge recombination that limits electron donor-acceptor process. Therefore, the energy conversion efficiency achieved until now is still low. The improvement of this efficiency relies on the use of new materials that are able to harvest solar light and active toward CO 2 /N 2 reduction and water splitting. The most successful strategies to improve the photocatalyst performance so far have been: i) the modification of the optoelectronic properties of TiO 2 or other ISs, [12] ii) the use of organic materials as semiconductors, Solar energy conversion plays a very important role in the transition to a more sustainable energy system. In this sense, so many systems have been proposed to drive artificial photosynthesis, most of them based on inorganic semiconductors, and the achievements performed continue every day. However, most of these systems present well-known shortcomings as low light absorption, fast charge recombination, and lack of tunability, thus limiting their efficiency. The use of organic polymers in general and conjugated porous polymers (CPPs) in particular, opens the door to a multitude of new possibilities...

show abstract

Path dependence in energy systems and economic development

Abstract: Energy systems are subject to strong and long-lived path dependence, due to technological, infrastructural, institutional and behavioural lock-ins. Yet

Cited by 157 publications

References 65 publications

Historical energy transitions: Speed, prices and system transformation

Historical energy transitions: Speed, prices and system transformation

Lessons from energy history for climate policy: Technological change, demand and economic development

Conjugated Porous Polymers: Ground‐Breaking Materials for Solar Energy Conversion

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About