Energy Service Business Models and Entrepreneurial Skills: Identifying Models and Patterns

Given the important role entrepreneurship can play in the energy transition, in this paper we set out to better understand how more radical business models and entrepreneurial journeys are shaped by the institutional context and other system factors within which they aim to scale up. The aim was to...

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Main Authors: Ruth Mourik, Renske Bouwknegt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/65/1/26
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Summary:Given the important role entrepreneurship can play in the energy transition, in this paper we set out to better understand how more radical business models and entrepreneurial journeys are shaped by the institutional context and other system factors within which they aim to scale up. The aim was to explore research questions related to how more radical business models and services, and the entrepreneurs developing them, deal with the system around them, and what the system conditions are that either limit or facilitate the flourishing of those energy services that are potentially strong contributors to the energy transition because they challenge the existing system.
ISSN:2504-3900