| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Actors in multi-sector transitions : discourse analysis on hydrogen in Germany |
| Authors: | Ohlendorf, Nils Löhr, Meike Markard, Jochen |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692 |
| Published in: | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions |
| Volume(Issue): | 47 |
| Issue: | 100692 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2210-4224 2210-4232 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Discourse network analysis; Multi-sector transition; Hydrogen; Transition |
| Subject (DDC): | 333.79: Energy 401.4: Terminology, discourse analysis, pragmatics |
| Abstract: | With net-zero emission goals, low-carbon transitions enter a new phase of development, leading to new challenges for policymaking and research. Multiple transitions unfold in parallel across different sectors. This involves a broad range of technologies, while actors engage in increasingly complex discourses. Here, we study the discourses on hydrogen in Germany. Based on the analysis of 179 newspaper articles from 2016 to 2020, we find that a diverse set of actors, including many industry incumbents, speak favorably about hydrogen, emphasizing economic opportunities and its relevance for the energy transition, whereas skeptics highlight its low energy efficiency and expected scarcity. With the help of discourse network analysis, we identify three emerging conflicts around the use, production, and import of hydrogen. We explain these conflicts and the widespread support of incumbents with a conceptual framework that captures the complex interplay of sectoral contexts, specific technologies and actor interests. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28161 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | SWEET PATHFNDR – Wege in eine effiziente Energiezukunft durch Flexibilität und Sektorenkopplung Pathways – Conflicting Transition Pathways for Deep Decarbonization |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Ohlendorf, N., Löhr, M., & Markard, J. (2023). Actors in multi-sector transitions : discourse analysis on hydrogen in Germany. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 47(100692). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692
Ohlendorf, N., Löhr, M. and Markard, J. (2023) ‘Actors in multi-sector transitions : discourse analysis on hydrogen in Germany’, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 47(100692). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692.
N. Ohlendorf, M. Löhr, and J. Markard, “Actors in multi-sector transitions : discourse analysis on hydrogen in Germany,” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol. 47, no. 100692, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692.
OHLENDORF, Nils, Meike LÖHR und Jochen MARKARD, 2023. Actors in multi-sector transitions : discourse analysis on hydrogen in Germany. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 2023. Bd. 47, Nr. 100692. DOI 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692
Ohlendorf, Nils, Meike Löhr, and Jochen Markard. 2023. “Actors in Multi-Sector Transitions : Discourse Analysis on Hydrogen in Germany.” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 47 (100692). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692.
Ohlendorf, Nils, et al. “Actors in Multi-Sector Transitions : Discourse Analysis on Hydrogen in Germany.” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol. 47, no. 100692, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100692.
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