Title :
Frisian solar boat design. A multi-level innovation analysis
Author :
Joore, Peter ; Wachter, Anton
Author_Institution :
NHL Unafersity of Appl. Sci., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
The study analyzes the development of solar boats in the Dutch province of Fryslan as a result of the Frisian Solar Challenge, a race for solar boats that takes 6 days in which a distance of 220 km needs to be traveled. In the study, two spin off projects that are related to the event are being compared to each other, using multi-level innovation model. Based on this comparison, a suggestion is made about the innovation activities of the organisations involved and about possible improvements for the next race in 2010.
Keywords :
ships; solar powered vehicles; Dutch province; Frisian Solar Challenge; Frisian solar boat design; distance 220 km; multi-level innovation analysis; Boats; Business; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Europe; Fossil fuels; Government; Power capacitors; Scheduling; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2949-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411383
