TY - JOUR

T1 - Sustainability transitions in coastal shipping

T2 - The role of regime segmentation

AU - Bergek, Anna

AU - Bjørgum, Øyvind

AU - Hansen, Teis

AU - Hanson, Jens

AU - Steen, Markus

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s)

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Maritime transport has received little attention in sustainability transitions research. This sector is mature and heterogeneous, which suggests the need for a more nuanced perspective on socio-technical regimes to understand variation in conditions for adoption of novel technologies that may support sustainability transitions. We consider this important in order to develop more efficient policy to decarbonize the shipping sector. We develop a framework that explicitly differentiates task and institutional environment of user regimes, enabling us to identify regime segmentation and its influence on three key transition conditions: technology maturity and fit, system integration and infrastructure, and acceptability and legitimacy. We apply our framework to analyse development and uptake of battery-electric energy storage solutions within three segments (coastal ferry, coastal fishing, and offshore supply) of Norwegian coastal shipping. Our analysis suggests that the transition process unfolds along different pathways in different user segments, pointing to a need for segment-specific policy instruments.

AB - Maritime transport has received little attention in sustainability transitions research. This sector is mature and heterogeneous, which suggests the need for a more nuanced perspective on socio-technical regimes to understand variation in conditions for adoption of novel technologies that may support sustainability transitions. We consider this important in order to develop more efficient policy to decarbonize the shipping sector. We develop a framework that explicitly differentiates task and institutional environment of user regimes, enabling us to identify regime segmentation and its influence on three key transition conditions: technology maturity and fit, system integration and infrastructure, and acceptability and legitimacy. We apply our framework to analyse development and uptake of battery-electric energy storage solutions within three segments (coastal ferry, coastal fishing, and offshore supply) of Norwegian coastal shipping. Our analysis suggests that the transition process unfolds along different pathways in different user segments, pointing to a need for segment-specific policy instruments.

KW - Battery-electric technology

KW - Conditions for transitions

KW - Maritime shipping sector

KW - Multi-level perspective

KW - Task environment

KW - User segments

U2 - 10.1016/j.trip.2021.100497

DO - 10.1016/j.trip.2021.100497

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85120859247

VL - 12

JO - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

JF - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

SN - 2590-1982

M1 - 100497

ER -