Browse by author
Lookup NU author(s): Professor Danny MacKinnonORCiD
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Routledge, 2019.
For re-use rights please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
© 2018 Norwegian Geographical Society The authors employ the global production network (GPN) approach to analyse the development of the renewable energy sector. Through a case study of the development of a Hywind floating offshore wind project (Hywind) across two oil and gas economies, namely Norway and Scotland, the paper sheds light on the key drivers and role of core GPN actors. Methodologically, the authors investigate the process from both ‘inside-out’ and ‘outside-in’ perspectives, referring to the efforts of firms expanding into overseas markets and the efforts of host countries to attract investment from outside their territories. The analysis shows how the configuration of extractive production networks is shaped by the interactions between the network development practices of firms and the market development strategies of host states. The authors conclude that the distinct materiality of floating wind power technology shapes the territorial configuration of the production network by enabling its spatial extension across a range of locations. By contrast, existing research on other extractive sectors has emphasized the spatially constraining effects of materiality (Bridge 2008).
Author(s): Afewerki S, Karlsen A, MacKinnon D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift
Year: 2019
Volume: 73
Issue: 1
Pages: 4-15
Online publication date: 17/07/2018
Acceptance date: 25/06/2018
Date deposited: 14/09/2018
ISSN (print): 0029-1951
ISSN (electronic): 1502-5292
Publisher: Routledge
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00291951.2018.1494209
DOI: 10.1080/00291951.2018.1494209
Altmetrics provided by Altmetric
