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dc.contributor.advisorSareen, Siddharth
dc.contributor.authorØverås, John Rejor
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T15:51:34Z
dc.date.available2022-09-29T15:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifierno.uis:inspera:109900954:49546689
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3022613
dc.description.abstractAbstract In this master’s thesis I was interested in researching the role the state has in promoting renewable energy, and accelerating a transition to more renewable energy. Particularly I was interested in the concept of green industrial policy as a method to accomplish this. I took Norway as a case study with a focus on solar and wind power. Enova, a state-owned enterprise is used as the main case study to research the impacts of state intervention and green industrial policy. Interviews were conducted with an representative from Enova, as well as an representative from a business cluster called Solenergiklyngen to contrast the perspectives on government involvement in the relevant energy markets. I have found that government intervention, and green industrial policy in particular are very important for accelerating the renewable energy transition. Market failures are substantial barriers for the speed of diffusion of a renewable energy transition, and green industrial policy is a very potent tool to tackle these market failures (Dani Rodrik & Tilman Altenburg, 2017)- Enova has also played a very important role historically in fast tracking the wind power sector that was struggling prior to Enova support (Enova, 2014). My conclusion after conducting the research for this thesis is that it is highly unlikely that a renewable energy transition can happen fast enough to be consistent with our climate goals, and it may not have started to happen at all without public economic support for certain sectors, and some levels of green industrial policy.
dc.description.abstractAbstract In this master’s thesis I was interested in researching the role the state has in promoting renewable energy, and accelerating a transition to more renewable energy. Particularly I was interested in the concept of green industrial policy as a method to accomplish this. I took Norway as a case study with a focus on solar and wind power. Enova, a state-owned enterprise is used as the main case study to research the impacts of state intervention and green industrial policy. Interviews were conducted with an representative from Enova, as well as an representative from a business cluster called Solenergiklyngen to contrast the perspectives on government involvement in the relevant energy markets. I have found that government intervention, and green industrial policy in particular are very important for accelerating the renewable energy transition. Market failures are substantial barriers for the speed of diffusion of a renewable energy transition, and green industrial policy is a very potent tool to tackle these market failures (Dani Rodrik & Tilman Altenburg, 2017)- Enova has also played a very important role historically in fast tracking the wind power sector that was struggling prior to Enova support (Enova, 2014). My conclusion after conducting the research for this thesis is that it is highly unlikely that a renewable energy transition can happen fast enough to be consistent with our climate goals, and it may not have started to happen at all without public economic support for certain sectors, and some levels of green industrial policy.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisheruis
dc.titleThe impact of green industrial policy on the renewable energy transition: Solar and wind power In Norway
dc.typeMaster thesis


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