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Academic background
Floor Alkemade is full professor Economics and Governance of Technological Innovation She received a VIDI grant (2014) and a VENI grant (2008) from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research for research projects on innovation for sustainability. Previously she was affiliated with the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University and the Dutch National Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI).
Floor Alkemade received her PhD in Agent Based Evolutionary Economics, from TU/e in 2004. Her PhD work was done at the Dutch National Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI). She holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from VU University Amsterdam. After her PhD she joined the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University. Floor is associate editor of the Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change. In 2015 she joined the Technological, Innovation and Society group at TU/e.
Research profile
Floor Alkemade is a Full Professor and Chair of Economics and Governance of Technological Innovation at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her key areas of expertise include innovation, cleantech and sustainability. Floor’s research goal is to identify the general and the location-specific mechanisms that lead to successful innovations for sustainability. Together with a group of PhD students, Floor uses data-driven and simulation approaches to analyze innovation for sustainability at different scales. Examples are the behavior electric vehicle owners in smart grids and, the eco-innovation capacities of countries. Increasingly her research thereby focuses on the global south.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NEON: New Energy Outlook for the Netherlands
Alkemade, F., Loomans, N., El Feiaz, A., van Druten, E., Rosero Abad, S., Maharjan, P., Alkema, L., Khaleghparast, S., Verbong, G. P. J., Bekkers, R. N. A. & Kirkels, A. F.
1/11/20 → 31/10/24
Project: Research direct
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cVPP: Community-based Virtual Power Plant
Wieczorek, A. J., Wieczorek, A. J., van Summeren, L. F. M., Van den Berghe, L. H. G. J., Groenewoudt, A. C., Verbong, G. P. J., Papachristos, G., Kirkels, A. F. & Alkemade, F.
20/09/17 → 30/06/22
Project: Research direct
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The Cleantech Innovation Capacity of Countries
Alkemade, F., Persoon, P. G. J. & Nomaler, Z. O. (.
1/02/15 → 31/08/20
Project: Research direct
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Effectief beleid voor duurzame mobiliteit na Covid-19
Jeekel, J. F., Alkemade, F. & Tur, E. M., 2021, 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
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Has the global expansion of energy markets truly improved energy security?
Sutrisno, A., Nomaler, Ӧ. & Alkemade, F., Jan 2021, In: Energy Policy. 148, A, 11 p., 111931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Knowledge flows in global renewable energy innovation systems: the role of technological and geographical distance
Li, D., Heimeriks, G. & Alkemade, F., 22 Mar 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Recombinant invention in solar photovoltaic technology: can geographical proximity bridge technological distance?
Li, D., Heimeriks, G. & Alkemade, F., 2021, In: Regional Studies. 55, 4, p. 605-616 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Do existing regional specialisations stimulate or hinder diversification into cleantech?
van den Berge, M., Weterings, A. & Alkemade, F., Jun 2020, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 35, p. 185-201 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Journal)
Floor Alkemade (Editorial board member)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Mirror group ECN part of TNO (External organisation)
Floor Alkemade (Member)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Professional
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Board research school WTMC (External organisation)
Floor Alkemade (Member)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Netherlands Graduate Research School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture (External organisation)
Floor Alkemade (Member)
2019 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of board › Scientific