JOURNAL: The socio-technical dynamics of net-zero industrial megaprojects: Outside-in and inside-out analyses of the Humber industrial cluster
Summary
Authors:
Frank W. Geels
Benjamin K. Sovacool
Marfuga Iskandarova
University of Manchester
Aarhus University
Boston University
University of Sussex
The socio-technical dynamics of net-zero industrial megaprojects: Outside-in and inside-out analyses of the Humber industrial cluster
Energy Research & Social Science
April 2023
- Net-zero megaprojects in industrial clusters are promising for industrial decarbonisation
We develop a socio-technical perspective on megaproject change dynamics, focusing on technologies, actors, and institutions. - For these three dimensions, we distinguish aggregate (‘outside-in’) developments and endogenous (‘inside-out’) dynamics•
- Aggregate analysis of the Humber’s net-zero megaproject finds high momentum
- But ‘inside-out’ analysis finds 12 challenges (for system integration, actor coordination, and institutional alignment)
Associated Research
MIP 1.4 Smart policy and governance for industrial decarbonisation