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UK bioenergy innovation priorities: Making expectations credible in state-industry arenas

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  • Levidow, Les
  • Borda-Rodriguez, Alexander
  • Papaioannou, Theo

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The UK government has promoted bioenergy for several policy aims. Future expectations for bioenergy innovation encompass various pathways and their potential benefits. Some pathways have been relatively favoured by specific state-industry arrangements, which serve as ‘arenas of expectations’. Through these arrangements, some expectations have been made more credible, thus justifying and directing resource allocation. Conversely, to incentivise private-sector investment, government has sought credibility for its commitment to bioenergy innovation. These dual efforts illustrate the reciprocal character of promise-requirement cycles, whereby promises are turned into requirements for state sponsors as well as for innovators.

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  • Levidow, Les & Borda-Rodriguez, Alexander & Papaioannou, Theo, 2014. "UK bioenergy innovation priorities: Making expectations credible in state-industry arenas," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 191-204.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:87:y:2014:i:c:p:191-204
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.011
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