ANALYSES ON INTERACTION BETWEEN EVOLUTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

FINDINGS FROM CASE STUDIES OF WOOD BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECTS

Abstract

This article explores how and to what extent the collective decisions of relevant actors affect the evolution of renewable energy systems. For the analyses, we obtained empirical findings from case studies of local projects where energy technologies utilizing wood biomass were first introduced in two different parts of Japan. Then, considering the systemic characteristics of the wood biomass energy technologies, the article shed lights on how the actors coordinate their different types of interests and incentives and how they make sure that their commitments are credible simultaneously.