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Innovation core, innovation semi-periphery and technology transfer: the case of wind energy patents

Innovation core, innovation semi-periphery and technology transfer: the case of wind energy patents
Innovation core, innovation semi-periphery and technology transfer: the case of wind energy patents

Some scholars have pointed to a rise of South-South technological transfer led by emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil and South Africa while other scholars highlight that emerging economies still need to catch up with developed countries. Drawing on world system's theory, we argue that an adapted innovation framework of 'core - semi-periphery - periphery' could be an important analytical framework that may help us understand the process of innovation catch up. This may help specifically to better understand how an emerging economy can at least in theory have sectors that could be defined as innovation core and source for technology transfer. We will look at wind energy as North American, European, Indian and Chinese firms dominate the market. This study used citation network analysis and patent analysis to analyse knowledge flows between wind firms and to identify and compare the positon and role of each firm in the knowledge network. We argue that there is still, despite catching up, a difference between innovation core countries (US, Germany, Denmark) and innovation semi-periphery (China, India) which will limit the opportunities of knowledge transfer within the sector of wind energy.

Innovation, Patent analysis, Technology transfer, World System Theory
0301-4215
213-227
Nordensvard, Johan
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Zhou, Yuan
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Zhang, Xiao
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Nordensvard, Johan
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Zhou, Yuan
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Zhang, Xiao
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Nordensvard, Johan, Zhou, Yuan and Zhang, Xiao (2018) Innovation core, innovation semi-periphery and technology transfer: the case of wind energy patents. Energy Policy, 120, 213-227. (doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.048).

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Abstract

Some scholars have pointed to a rise of South-South technological transfer led by emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil and South Africa while other scholars highlight that emerging economies still need to catch up with developed countries. Drawing on world system's theory, we argue that an adapted innovation framework of 'core - semi-periphery - periphery' could be an important analytical framework that may help us understand the process of innovation catch up. This may help specifically to better understand how an emerging economy can at least in theory have sectors that could be defined as innovation core and source for technology transfer. We will look at wind energy as North American, European, Indian and Chinese firms dominate the market. This study used citation network analysis and patent analysis to analyse knowledge flows between wind firms and to identify and compare the positon and role of each firm in the knowledge network. We argue that there is still, despite catching up, a difference between innovation core countries (US, Germany, Denmark) and innovation semi-periphery (China, India) which will limit the opportunities of knowledge transfer within the sector of wind energy.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 April 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 May 2018
Published date: 1 September 2018
Keywords: Innovation, Patent analysis, Technology transfer, World System Theory

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Local EPrints ID: 424868
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/424868
ISSN: 0301-4215
PURE UUID: 30bc5ebd-e329-4ce0-9edc-ef4371053158
ORCID for Xiao Zhang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7753-5615

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Date deposited: 05 Oct 2018 11:51
Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 17:41

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Author: Johan Nordensvard
Author: Yuan Zhou
Author: Xiao Zhang ORCID iD

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