Renewable energy clusters : recurring barriers to cluster development in eleven countries

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Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a particular focus on the relationships between SMEs and other actors. This trans-regional study is unique in its scale and scope, drawing on a decade of field research to show how by learning from the successes and failures of other clusters, costs and risk can be reduced. The book fills a significant gap in the literature for policymakers, managers and economic developers in a key market. Read more... Abstract: Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The book fills a significant gap in the literature for policymakers, managers and economic developers in a key market. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Supporting Clusters to Create Value: Are We Missing Something? (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 3-11 What Exactly Are Clusters? (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 13-20 Why Share Experience of Barriers? (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 21-26 How Have We Explored the Issues? The Californian Case as an Example (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 27-59 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 The Portuguese Case: The Cost of Inequality (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 63-83 The German Case: A Cluster Under Threat (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 85-109 The Canadian Case: The Free Play of Market Forces on an Uneven Playing Field (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 111-136 The South African Case: Developing and Implementing Incentives to Capture Solar Market Opportunities (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 137-163 Front Matter ....Pages 165-165 Recurring Barriers: Cross Cluster Analysis (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 167-176 Barriers at the Interface Between Companies and Universities (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 177-193 Policy-Related Barriers (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 195-224 Communication and Collaboration Barriers (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 225-242 Front Matter ....Pages 243-243 Are We Missing Something? How Can Cluster Policies Create the Conditions for Value Generation? (Gudrun Jaegersberg, Jenny Ure)....Pages 245-264 Back Matter ....Pages 265-276