Application of experience curves and learning to other fields
Publication date
2020
Authors
Louwen, Atse
Edelenbosch, Oreane Y.
van Vuuren, Detlef P.
McCollum, David L.
Pettifor, Hazel
Wilson, Charlie
Junginger, Martin
Editors
Junginger, Martin
Louwen, Atse
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Supervisors
Document Type
Part of book
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taverne
Abstract
The concept of experience curves is normally applied to analyze cost or price developments of technologies, but studies have shown that the concept can also be extended to other applications and fields. In this chapter, we show the application of experience curves to analyze energy use in industrial processes, energy demand of household appliances and discuss its application to describe and project developments in environmental impact of technologies. A second part of the chapter shows a case study of applying the concept of technological learning to the field of social behavior in what is called social learning (SL). This part of the chapter shows how the diffusion of electric vehicles is affected by different SL mechanisms.
Keywords
Battery-electric vehicles, Energy efficiency, Environmental learning, Innovation, Social learning, Technology diffusion, Transport, Taverne, General Energy, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Citation
Louwen, A, Edelenbosch, O Y, van Vuuren, D P, McCollum, D L, Pettifor, H, Wilson, C & Junginger, M 2020, Application of experience curves and learning to other fields. in M Junginger & A Louwen (eds), Technological Learning in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System : Conceptual Issues, Empirical Findings, and Use, in Energy Modeling. Academic Press, pp. 49-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818762-3.00004-2