Business model innovation for sustainable energy: German utilities and renewable energy

被引:198
作者
Richter, Mario [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Luneburg, CSM, D-21335 Luneburg, Germany
关键词
Renewable energy; Business model innovation; Utility; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; AMBIDEXTERITY; TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGY; IBM;
D O I
10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.038
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The electric power sector stands at the beginning of a fundamental transformation process towards a more sustainable production based on renewable energies. Consequently, electric utilities as incumbent actors face a massive challenge to find new ways of creating, delivering, and capturing value from renewable energy technologies. This study investigates utilities business models for renewable energies by analyzing two generic business models based on a series of in-depth interviews with German utility managers. It is found that utilities have developed viable business models for large-scale utility-side renewable energy generation. At the same time, utilities lack adequate business models to commercialize small-scale customer-side renewable energy technologies. By combining the business model concept with innovation and organization theory practical recommendations for utility mangers and policy makers are derived. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1226 / 1237
页数:12
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