Sustainability Transitions and Industrial Transformation: Multi-Sector Dynamics and Policy Perspectives | 2026
Authors: Hanson J.; Mäkitie T.
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-4893-4_3
Journal: Sustainability Transitions and Industrial Transformation: Multi-Sector Dynamics and Policy Perspectives
Year: 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature
Document Type: Book chapter
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Cited by: 0
Based on a case study, this chapter explores the hydrogen innovation system in Norway, and it’s sectoral configurations. We explore the sectoral configurations by looking at how enabling, production, and use sectors are starting to make up elements of a hydrogen value chain and influence innovation system dynamics. By analysing dynamics, such as knowledge development and experimentation, we see activities clustered around certain sectors. These include the maritime user sector and two main hydrogen supply sectors (green and blue hydrogen), each with different enabling sectors (renewable electricity and natural gas coupled with carbon capture and storage), albeit with a focus on green hydrogen so far. Green hydrogen depends on a particular sectoral configuration with strong interdependence with the enabling electricity sector, with potential upscaling restraints. Exploring the sectoral configuration may thus help identify segments and interdependencies where key processes are developing well or where strengthening is needed. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2026.
Carbon capture; Carbon capture and storage; Carbon capture and utilization; Hydrogen production; Case-studies; Electricity sector; Hydrogen supply; Innovation system; Innovation system dynamics; Knowledge development; Maritime users; Renewable electricity; Up elements; Value chains; Hydrogen storage