The emergence of green hydrogen in Costa Rica A case study examining the impediments and opportunities to decarbonize the energy and transport sector
(2022) EKHS35 20221Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Tropicalizing a technology entail adapting it to a tropical climate. This paper analyzes how an innovative solution for decarbonization – the green hydrogen - is introduced to Costa Rica. This research examines a niche trying to enter a sector under construction, contributing to the growing literature about this emerging sector. This thesis deeply examines the green hydrogen niche, building an innovation biography to depict the barriers and enablers this niche faces. The energy and transport sectors are analyzed in detail to determine path dependencies. The research design is a case study, and data are gathered through semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher in the field. Evidence suggests that Costa Rica's energy and... (More)
- Tropicalizing a technology entail adapting it to a tropical climate. This paper analyzes how an innovative solution for decarbonization – the green hydrogen - is introduced to Costa Rica. This research examines a niche trying to enter a sector under construction, contributing to the growing literature about this emerging sector. This thesis deeply examines the green hydrogen niche, building an innovation biography to depict the barriers and enablers this niche faces. The energy and transport sectors are analyzed in detail to determine path dependencies. The research design is a case study, and data are gathered through semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher in the field. Evidence suggests that Costa Rica's energy and transport sectors present difficulties for path-breaking innovations like green hydrogen, but it also presents some promising windows of opportunities. (Less)
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- author
- Hergueta, Marta LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHS35 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Green Hydrogen, Decarbonization, Innovation, Costa Rica, Sustainability transitions
- language
- English
- id
- 9091279
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-28 10:13:40
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