Who I am Angus R Vantoch-Wood

Who I am. . . Angus R Vantoch-Wood (A Feasibility Study Into the Establishment of a Wave Energy Sector within the South West of England) Ph. D Student University of Exeter in Cornwall School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, CSM av 225@exeter. ac. uk www. eprofile. ex. ac. uk/angusvantoch-wood

What I Hope to get out of these Sessions: A better understanding of innovation systems and appropriate application A stronger set of analytical tools for system indicators, proxy indicators and other methods of quantifying my analysis of innovation systems. Feedback on my work to date and an opportunity to study other research undertaken using an innovation systems approach

Background:

My Research to Date. . . Goal: Understand WEC-Sec Investigate Innovation Systems Investigate Energy Policy, Economic Theory & Technology Investigate Wave Energy Sector & ‘Real World’ Transpose Real World to System Model

Step 1: Find an Innovation System. . . Large Technological Systems (Bijker, Hughes) Regional/Sectoral Innovation Systems/ Industrial Development Blocks/ (Cooke, Marshall) Technical Innovation Systems (Carlsson, Bergek, Jacobsson, Dosi) Socio Technical Systems of Innovation (Geels, Smith) Diamond of Competitive Advantage / Clusters (Porter) National Innovation Systems: (Freeman, Lundvall, Nelson)

Evaluate Innovation Systems: Characteristics Of IS History Of IS Application Of IS • Different valuation of aspects (objects, networks, society) • Focus on differing scales (local, national, object) • Include/exclude different elements (markets/’scripts’) • Different countries of origin (therefore laws/regulations) • Different technical factors (device designs, power network) • Different social valuations (social capital, market focus) • Evaluate/analyse social factors • Evaluate/analyse technical factors • Prescriptive or perceptive outputs

My Choice of Innovation System. . . Technological Innovation Systems (Bergek, Jacobsson, Carlsson, 2008) Reasons: • Technology Relevance, (Object Oriented, Not System) • Not Market Focussed (Good for Preliminary Work on Start-Up Sector) • Good Focus on Knowledge Diffusion • Applicable, Functional & Perscriptive Acknowledged Flaws: • Missing ‘Market Pull’ • Missing ‘Social Regimes’ & Thus Depth of Legitimacy ~(Lacks Focus on ‘Factor Conditions’ (Porter, 1990) or ‘Outside the Systems Box’ Elements)

4: Assessing Functionality & Setting Process Goals 3 b: Achieved Functional Pattern 5: Inducement & Blocking Mechanisms 6: Key Policy Issues Technological Innovation System Diagram 3 a: Functions (A. Bergek et al. ) Knowledge Development Resource Mobilization 2: Structural Components 1: Starting Point Actors Defining the TIS Networks Institutions Market Formation Influence of the Direction of Search Legitimation Entrepreneurial Experimentation Development of Positive Externalities

Step 2: Investigate Other Theory: Renewable IS Case Studies: (Karnøe, Winskel, Johnson) UK Energy Policy/Innovation: (Foxon, Smith, Hall, Mitchell, Lund, Grubb) Entrepreneurial Theory : (Desroches, Low, Schumpeter) Economic Theory: (Krugman, Porter, Freeman)

WEC Technolog y Step 3: Investigate WEC-Sec WE C Wo Acad em rk to Da ic te EC W UK ory t His C WE UK stry u Ind WEC TIS UK WE C Po licy UK WEC Regulation s

Step 4: Transpose Real World to System Model. . .

Assessing the Functional Pattern (A Work in Progress. . . ) Some Functions Missing: System Legitimacy, Articulation of Demand, Fiscal Resource Mobilization, Specific Technology Developments (Maintenance Strategies etc. . . ) Political Leadership etc. . Some Actors Missing: OFTO, Financiers, ‘Large Actors’ Some Networks Missing: Customer Associations, Academic/Industry Cross Communication Some Institutions Missing: Marine SEAs, Ofgem Specifics (Embedded Transmission Codes)

Other (Overarching? ) ‘Blocking Mechanisms’. . . Lack of Chronological ‘Flow’ to Sector Development, (i. e. Funding Regime Throughout Stages of Technology Maturity) Lack of Cohesive Goals & Communication (Between Policy Makers) Lack of Regulatory Establishment or Priority Overall: Lack of Vision, Commitment & Leadership

The Question: What is needed to both overcome the prevailing issues and realize the potential for this sector? How can this be delivered and can it be done within the existing framework?

Things I Have Considered. . . Higher levels of communication between policy makers (coordinating objectives) Try to increase cognitive/legislative legitimacy of technology (through test centre (EMEC) certification/standardisation, publication of performance criteria etc. . . ) Establish ‘Round 1’ style test sites, (as with UK offshore wind) Increase communication between researchers and industry. Investigate system from another model’s perspective!

Thank You For Listening Any Questions? Angus Vantoch-Wood av 225@exeter. ac. uk www. eprofile. ex. ac. uk/angusvantoch-wood

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