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Technological innovations in decarbonisation strategies: A text-mining approach...
Costa, P. M.; Duarte, A.; Tomé, P.; Bento, N.; Fontes, M.This study presents a novel, multifaceted approach to evaluating decarbonisation technologies by integrating advanced text-mining tools with comprehensive data analysis. The analysis of scientific documents (2011–2021) and mapping 368 technologies from the IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives identified 41 technology domains, including 20 with the highest relevance and occurrence. Domain readiness was assessed ...
Tribological Performance of Gd-DLC and Eu-DLC Coatings in the Presence of Synth...
Omiya, T.; Fontes, M.; Vuchkov, T.; Cruz, S.; Carvalho, Albano Augusto Cavaleiro Rodrigues de; Ferreira, FábioThe lubrication of gadolinium-doped diamond-like carbon (Gd-DLC) and europium-doped diamond-like carbon (Eu-DLC) coatings with trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate ([P66614][DEHP]) ionic liquid (IL) as 1 wt% additive in polyalphaolefin (PAO) 8 was studied. The results of the friction tests under boundary lubrication conditions showed that Gd-DLC and Eu-DLC coatings in the presence of the IL...
Transformative mechanisms in decarbonization policies: A structured approach
Sousa, C.; Fontes, M.; Bento, N.The transition to a low-carbon society should accelerate to avoid an increase in the temperatures above 1.5º to 2ºC, and this is unlikely to occur without policy intervention (IPCC, 2022). Given the complexity of the problem, recent debates have increasingly pointed to the need of adopting a new, broader view on policy intervention (Weber and Rohracher, 2012; Hekkert et al., 2020). This entails a move beyond a ...
Transformative Business Models for decarbonization: Insights from prize-winning...
Costa, E.; Fontes, M.; Bento, N.The increasing social pressure for decarbonization has placed businesses under considerable scrutiny to actively reduce carbon emissions. A critical step towards achieving this objective is to shift conventional production and consumption systems to more sustainable alternatives. Thus, there is an emergent need to understand the patterns and drivers of the transformative business models (BMs) that underpin that...
Diversification strategies and the emergence of a new industrial value-chain: C...
Sousa, C.; Fontes, M.; Conceição, O.Marine renewable energy technologies (MRET) can contribute to the decarbonization of energy, as well as to the revitalisation of other sectors, but are still an emerging and uncertain area. The development of these technologies entails the construction of a new industrial value chain, requiring the involvement of established firms from a variety of industries. Thus, it is important to understand how established...
Challenges and opportunities of decarbonization for the economic recovery post-...
Bento, N.; Fontes, M.; Barbosa, J.; Mamede, R. P.Countries face a double challenge of unprecedented scale consisting on drastically reducing carbon emissions in the time of a generation, while recovering the economy from the worst pandemic crisis in a century. Innovation is key in the response to this double challenge. Innovation policies are increasingly directed at achieving both goals, as governments seek opportunities for transforming the economic structu...
Challenges and opportunities of decarbonization for the economic recovery post-...
Bento, N.; Fontes, M.; Barbosa, J.; Mamede, R. P.Countries face a double challenge of unprecedented scale consisting in drastically reducing carbon emissions in the time of a generation, while recovering the economy from the worst pandemic crisis in a century. Innovation is key in the response to this double challenge. Innovation policies are increasingly directed at achieving both goals, as governments seek opportunities for transforming the economic structu...
Efeitos sectoriais e territoriais da experimentação em fases iniciais de inovaç...
Fontes, M.; Aguiar, M.; Bento, N.A urgência climática e questões mais conjunturais como pandemias e guerras apontam para a necessidade de acelerar a transição sustentável e, particularmente, o desenvolvimento e implementação de novas tecnologias de energias renováveis. Essa aceleração depende crucialmente da capacidade de mobilizar recursos e competências existentes no território. A passagem a uma fase comercial coloca desafios importantes, qu...
Inter-industrial relationships driving the blue economy industrial transformation
Sousa, C.; Fontes, M.; Conceição, O.The “Blue Economy” is considered one of the drivers of European growth, based on the development of new competences and activities that enable a sustainable exploitation of ocean resources (EC, 2021; Howard, 2018). Strategies and policies were formulated, both at the UE and national levels, to address “Blue growth”, combining industrial growth objectives with sustainability concerns. These strategies have targe...
Robust relation between public procurement for innovation and economic development
Bento, N.; Sousa, C.; Trindade, P.; Mamede, R. P.; Fontes, M.; Alves, T.We found a solid and robust relationship between the share of public procurement for innovation (PPI) in public procurement and GDP per capita for 30 European countries. The share of PPI is highly associated with determinants from “demand pull” as well as “supply push”. These findings open new opportunities for the study of the drivers of public procurement for innovation. The study also provides a new methodol...