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Techniekontwikkeling in een veranderde energievoorziening. Herbezinning op de Nederlandse R&D-aanpak
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ECN
Policy Studies
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1-2-2001
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ECN-C--01-022
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ECN publication
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41
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Abstract:
As part of the study 'Implementation of breakthrough energy technologies'the possible changes in Dutch R and D have been analysed in the light
of the profound changes which take place in the energy system. According
to government policy breakthrough technologies should play an important
role to reach the goals in energy and environmental policy. However,
the changes in the energy system so far have not led to a rethinking
of the present R and D policy. The analysis concentrates on how the
development, building and use of new energy technologies could be organised
in another way, in reaction to various recent trends (e.g. internationalisation,
liberalisation and new policy instruments, such as Benchmarking and
Joint Implementation), and what this means for the parties involved
and the national interest. First the present policy instruments to stimulate
energy R and D have been mapped. It appears that only a small, and decreasing,
number of instruments is available to support the development of technologies.
Next, the effects of a number of new trends on R and D activities have
been analysed. Most of these trends prove to be negative for present
R and D policy. The national interest of executing R and D on specific
energy technologies has been redefined for the future energy system.
An evaluation structure has been designed to calculate the effect of
different ways to realize new technologies in place (make or buy, etc.).
The first results depict that the national interest is served reasonably
well when not all activities take place on Dutch soil. Three alternative
R and D trajectories have been sketched: purely market oriented, a mixture
of market and government influence and European in stead of nationally
organised. The trade-off with the trends and with the national interest
has been investigated. Finally, this information is used to present
a possible outline of a new R and D plan for the Netherlands, with a
bigger role for market forces and the European Union. (13 refs. )
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