Strategic coupling beyond borders: Germany’s extraterritorial agency in Namibia’s green hydrogen industry
Journal of Economic Geography,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 14, 2024
Abstract
Amidst
increasing
geopolitical
threats,
geo-economic
competition,
and
climate
change
concerns,
this
article
reflects
on
why
how
states
alter
strategic
coupling
processes
abroad.
Scrutinizing
Germany’s
involvement
in
Namibia’s
green
hydrogen
industry,
we
conceptualize
the
decarbonization
rationale
as
a
state
project
that
drives
extraterritorial
agency.
Extraterritorial
institutions
accompany
private
enterprises
with
public
institutional
support,
thus
leading
to
three
mechanisms
through
which
agency
shapes
dynamics
abroad:
de-risking,
asset
creation,
market
creation.
We
show
that,
even
liberal
coordinated
economies,
develop
strategies
align
global
production
networks
their
goals.
Language: Английский
Geographies of mission-oriented innovation policy
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100970 - 100970
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Innovative Strategies for Combining Solar and Wind Energy with Green Hydrogen Systems
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(21), P. 9771 - 9771
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
The
integration
of
wind
and
solar
energy
with
green
hydrogen
technologies
represents
an
innovative
approach
toward
achieving
sustainable
solutions.
This
review
examines
state-of-the-art
strategies
for
synthesizing
renewable
sources,
aimed
at
improving
the
efficiency
(H2)
generation,
storage,
utilization.
complementary
characteristics
energy,
where
power
typically
peaks
during
daylight
hours
while
becomes
more
accessible
night
or
overcast
conditions,
facilitate
reliable
stable
production.
Quantitatively,
hybrid
systems
can
realize
a
reduction
in
levelized
cost
(LCOH)
ranging
from
EUR
3.5
to
8.9
per
kilogram,
thereby
maximizing
use
resources
but
also
minimizing
overall
H2
production
infrastructure
costs.
Furthermore,
advancements
such
as
enhanced
electrolysis
technologies,
efficiencies
rising
6%
2008
over
20%
near
future,
illustrate
significant
progress
this
domain.
addresses
operational
challenges,
including
intermittency
scalability,
introduces
system
topologies
that
enhance
both
performance.
However,
it
is
essential
consider
these
challenges
carefully,
because
they
significantly
impact
effectiveness
systems.
By
providing
comprehensive
assessment
(which
are
gaining
traction),
study
highlights
their
potential
address
increasing
global
demands.
aims
support
transition
carbon-neutral
future.
significant,
aligns
environmental
goals
requirements.
Although
remain,
promise
evident.
Language: Английский
Regioning mission-oriented innovation policy: The articulation of directionality between federal and regional arenas in the German High-Tech Strategy
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
52, P. 100899 - 100899
Published: Aug. 28, 2024
Mission-oriented
innovation
policies
(MOIP)
do
not
operate
in
a
vacuum.How
missions
align
with
actors,
infrastructures
and
discourses
regional
contexts
is
an
ongoing
discussion.In
this
paper,
we
draw
on
the
case
of
dialogues
that
aspired
to
facilitate
exchange
learning
for
Germany's
High-Tech
Strategy
(HTS).We
examine
interactional
process
'regioning'
MOIP
draws
diverse
publics
concerns,
ultimately
aiming
create
institutional
arenas
where
actors
from
different
levels
scales
come
together
make
sense
missions.More
than
being
explicit
objects
policy,
regions
understood
through
regioning
are
implicit
practice
policy.By
moving
between
federal
arenas,
involved
shape
political
space
articulating
directionality
policy.
Language: Английский
Spatial–Temporal Pattern Evolution and Differentiation Mechanism of Urban Dual Innovation: A Case Study of China’s Three Major Urban Agglomerations
Qingyi Chen,
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Yuting Liu,
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Zuolin Yao
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et al.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(9), P. 1399 - 1399
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
Breakthrough
innovation
and
incremental
have
different
impacts
on
economic
development.
For
regional
development,
it
is
important
to
find
a
balance
in
dual
innovation,
which
entails
effective
coordination
of
allocating
resources
managing
risks.
However,
little
attention
has
been
given
the
spatial
relationship
differentiation
mechanisms
between
breakthrough
innovation.
Therefore,
our
research
takes
China’s
three
major
urban
agglomerations
as
examples,
aiming
explore
spatial–temporal
pattern
evolution,
influencing
factors,
relationship,
organizational
patterns
from
2000
2021.
The
found
that
distribution
affected
by
law
distance
decay,
more
polycentric
than
In
terms
mechanism,
atmosphere,
while
likely
be
foundation
built
environment.
Our
effectively
supplements
shortcomings
provides
references
for
formulating
policies.
Language: Английский