Abstract
Biogas production and its use as traffic fuel are discussed in this chapter as an example of a system eco-innovation that is struggling to become implemented in a focal municipality. The biogas producer and distributor as the owner of the “core technology” have the potential to become the integrator of a functioning ecosystem required for the innovation to succeed. The company’s business model, however, should be transformed to incorporate the radical and system nature of the eco-innovation as well as create a business solution that would make the technology profitable. The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate how an ecosystem integrator can develop a boundary-spanning business model that is capable of integrating the multitude of stakeholders into a working biogas-for-traffic solution, thereby achieving a system change. The chapter is based on the results of two research projects during which a sustainable local biogas-for-traffic solution and the business model of the ecosystem integrator were developed together with the major ecosystem stakeholders. The main principle of developing such a business model lies in considering business models of the relevant stakeholders and managing uncertainties pertinent to their integration into the biogas-for-traffic ecosystem.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Title of host publication | Eco-Innovation and the Development of Business Models |
Editors | Susana Garrido Azevedo, Marcus Brandenburg, Helena Carvalho, Virgílio Cruz-Machado |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 221–241 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-05077-5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-05076-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
MoE publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |
Keywords
- Biogas
- Boundary-spanning business model
- Eco-innovation
- Ecosystem integrator