ABSTRACT

Over the past decade, the exploration of possible responses to climate change, resource scarcity and ecosystem degradation has prompted a search for innovative technologies in both the energy and transport sectors. Numerous scholars concur that these complex and pervasive problems urgently require major changes, including radical transformations of existing technological innovation systems (TISs) and new forms of governance in order to foster a transition towards a more environmentally sustainable society (Geels, 2010; Smith et al., 2010).