Governance of the German hydrogen economy and the globalization of the German energy transition

德国氢经济治理和德国能源转型全球化

• 批准号: 524816877
• 负责人: Professorin Dr. Britta Klagge
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Geographisches Institut
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/524816877?language=en
• 关键词: Governance; German; hydrogen; economy; globalization

The research project focuses on the emergence of the German hydrogen economy and its global dimensions. The German hydrogen economy is a rewarding topic for at least two reasons. It has, on the one hand, the potential to complete the so-far primarily electricity-focused German energy transition. On the other hand, it holds the promise for an export-oriented industry for hydrogen technologies, which is why it is politically promoted and supported at various levels. Against the background of the dynamic developments in politics and industry as well as the commencing infrastructure construction, the planned project examines (a) the governance of the German hydrogen economy in the context of the energy transition, (b) the development of governance structures from the perspective of mission-oriented innovations systems, and (c) the role of state actors for the integration of domestic and foreign regions into global production networks for supplying hydrogen to the German market. The project opens up a new research field for geography. For this purpose, we developed a research design that focuses on Northwest Germany because the development of supra-regional hydrogen infrastructures starts there and globally traded hydrogen will be imported via the region’s seaports. Grounded in our empirical results, our research makes the following theoretical contributions: First, we conceptualize the cross-border governance of the German energy transition from a global production networks perspective. To this end, we develop the concepts of strategic sector coupling and networks of lead firms to improve our understanding of the governance of sector coupling processes and the cooperation of lead firms in global hydrogen production networks. Second, we understand the German hydrogen economy as a mission-oriented innovation system. Thereby, we aim at improving our theoretical understanding of the governance of mission-oriented innovation systems by looking at the boundaries and inter-linkages of innovation systems in the course of their alignment with a mission. Third, we conceptualize the role of state actors, their goals and means in the strategic coupling of foreign regions into global (hydrogen) production networks. Fourth, and finally, the project contributes to transition research by exploring the hypothesis that the hydrogen-economy market ramp-up goes along with establishing a new paradigm of a climate-neutral economy in which industry, instead of resisting the defossilization of the energy system, is actively taking part in it.

该研究项目的重点是德国氢经济的出现及其全球规模。德国的氢经济是一个有价值的话题，至少有两个原因。一方面，它有可能完成迄今为止主要以电力为重点的德国能源转型。另一方面，它有望成为一个以出口为导向的氢技术产业，这就是为什么它在各级得到政治上的推动和支持。在政治和工业的动态发展以及基础设施建设开始的背景下，计划中的项目审查了（a）在能源转型背景下德国氢经济的治理，（B）从以使命为导向的创新系统的角度发展治理结构，以及（c）国家行为者在将国内外地区纳入向德国市场供应氢气的全球生产网络方面的作用。该项目为地理学开辟了一个新的研究领域。为此，我们开发了一个研究设计，重点是德国西北部，因为超区域氢基础设施的发展始于那里，全球交易的氢将通过该地区的海港进口。基于我们的实证结果，我们的研究作出了以下理论贡献：首先，我们从全球生产网络的角度概念化的跨国治理的德国能源转型。为此，我们开发的战略部门耦合和网络的领先企业的概念，以提高我们的理解，部门耦合过程的治理和领先企业在全球制氢网络的合作。其次，我们将德国氢经济理解为一个以使命为导向的创新体系。因此，我们的目标是提高我们的理论理解的使命导向的创新系统的治理，通过看的边界和相互联系的创新系统，在他们的对齐过程中的使命。第三，我们概念化国家行为者的作用，他们的目标和手段，在战略上耦合到全球（氢）生产网络的外国地区。第四，也是最后一点，该项目通过探索氢经济市场的增长沿着建立一个新的气候中性经济范式的假设，为转型研究做出了贡献，在这种新范式中，工业不是抵制能源系统的去温室化，而是积极参与其中。