How has external knowledge contributed to lithium-ion batteries for the energy transition?

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Volker H. Hoffmann¹  Laura Diaz Anadon²  Annegret Stephan³ 

[1] Corresponding author;Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6JA, UK;Group for Sustainability and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Zurich 8092, Switzerland;

关键词: Energy Policy;    Energy Engineering;    Energy Storage;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Summary: Innovation in clean-energy technologies is central toward a net-zero energy system. One key determinant of technological innovation is the integration of external knowledge, i.e., knowledge spillovers. However, extant work does not explain how individual spillovers come about: the mechanisms and enablers of these spillovers. We ask how knowledge from other technologies, sectors, or scientific disciplines is integrated into the innovation process in an important technology for a net-zero future: lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), based on a qualitative case study using extant literature and an elite interview campaign with key inventors in the LIB field and R&D/industry experts. We identify the breakthrough innovations in LIBs, discuss the extent to which breakthrough innovations—plus a few others—have resulted from spillovers, and identify different mechanisms and enablers underlying these spillovers, which can be leveraged by policymakers and R&D managers who are interested in facilitating spillovers in LIBs and other clean-energy technologies.

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