Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework

Speich, Matthias; Ulli-Beer, Silvia

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429

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dc.contributor.author	Speich, Matthias	-
dc.contributor.author	Ulli-Beer, Silvia	-
dc.date.accessioned	2023-12-01T16:32:38Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-12-01T16:32:38Z	-
dc.date.issued	2023-04-20	-
dc.identifier.issn	0959-6526	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29273	-
dc.description.abstract	Business model innovations aiming at systemic change influence the speed and direction of low-carbon transitions, thus supporting public decarbonization policies. However, their potential is often limited by institutional settings or a lack of alignment with potential partners. Therefore, to exploit the potential for systemic change of business model innovations in socio-technical systems, it is necessary to consider their interactions with their wider environment. In this conceptual study, we explore the mechanisms through which business activities interact with public policy goals under low-carbon energy transitions. We take an ecosystem lens to analyze value creation at the levels of customers, business, inter-organizational networks and the public. Based on an integrative literature review, we build a conceptual meta-model specifying the constitutive elements, dynamics and environmental dimensions describing regional energy ecosystems under transition. The main constitutive element of the ecosystem is the value network, i.e. the interlinked business models of collaborating organizations exchanging money, goods, services, information or intangible benefits. The value network interacts dynamically with a pool of resources (assets, capabilities and intangible resources) that improves the ecosystem's ability to enact systemic change. Orchestration is a crucial process to steer the ecosystem's development towards creating value for customers as well as for the public. Finally, the relevant environmental dimensions include policy, culture, markets, industry structure as well as potential future members or resources. We illustrate our conceptual model with the case of the development of low-carbon district heating to decarbonize space heating in a Swiss city. This illustrative case study shows that the ecosystem perspective combined with public value theory is well suited to describe the dynamics of a low-carbon energy transition and provides valuable insights on the prospects of novel business models.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Elsevier	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Cleaner Production	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Business ecosystem	de_CH
dc.subject	Business model innovation	de_CH
dc.subject	Low-carbon transition	de_CH
dc.subject	Energy transition	de_CH
dc.subject	Public value	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	338.927: Umweltökonomie und nachhaltige Entwicklung	de_CH
dc.title	Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	School of Engineering	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-29273	-
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	136429	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	398	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhaw	SWEET DeCarbCH – Decarbonisation of Cooling and Heating in Switzerland	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
zhaw.display.portrait	Yes	de_CH
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Speich, M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2023). Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework. Journal of Cleaner Production, 398(136429). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429

Speich, M. and Ulli-Beer, S. (2023) ‘Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework’, Journal of Cleaner Production, 398(136429). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429.

M. Speich and S. Ulli-Beer, “Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework,” Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 398, no. 136429, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429.

SPEICH, Matthias und Silvia ULLI-BEER, 2023. Applying an ecosystem lens to low-carbon energy transitions : a conceptual framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. 20 April 2023. Bd. 398, Nr. 136429. DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429

Speich, Matthias, and Silvia Ulli-Beer. 2023. “Applying an Ecosystem Lens to Low-Carbon Energy Transitions : A Conceptual Framework.” Journal of Cleaner Production 398 (136429). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429.

Speich, Matthias, and Silvia Ulli-Beer. “Applying an Ecosystem Lens to Low-Carbon Energy Transitions : A Conceptual Framework.” Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 398, no. 136429, Apr. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136429.