Demonstration projects for sustainable energy; a review of the literarture
| Dates: | 19 May 2014 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Institute of Innovation Research |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Bart Bossinkl |
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The demonstration project can be an effective organization to transform a sustainable energy prototype - for example in the field of photovoltaics, wind power or hydrogen - into a marketable product. A question with regard to the demonstration project is how its effectiveness can be increased. This presentation answers this question by reviewing the scientific literature on sustainable energy demonstration projects of the past 38 years. It distinguishes and analyzes three types of demonstration projects: the technical-, organizational-, and market demonstration. The presentation proposes that the effectiveness of demonstration projects increases when sustainable energy prototypes are tested and improved successively, first in technical demonstrations, then in organizational demonstrations, and finally in market demonstrations. The presentation concludes with an agenda for future research, concentrating on the development of sustainable energy prototypes into market ready products in a coherent program of demonstration projects.
Speaker
Bart Bossinkl
Role: Chair of Technology and Innovation
Organisation: VU University Amsterdam
Travel and Contact Information
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Room 10.02
Harold Hankins building
Oxford Road
Manchester
