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Personal profile
Academic background
Floor Alkemade is full professor Economics and Governance of Technological Innovation. She received an ERC Consolidator grant (2022), a Vidi grant (2014) and a Veni grant (2008) to work on 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 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 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.
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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HOLON SEMI AUTONOME ENERGIE SYSTEMEN VAN MMIP13
Alkemade, F., Wieczorek, A. J., Bekkers, R. N. A. & Kok, J. K.
1/01/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research direct
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FLEXINet:Intelligente flexibiliteit door geïntegreerde hybride opslagtechnologieën MOOI32037
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research direct
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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., Shekhar, S., Leferink, T. & Klok, W.
1/11/20 → 31/10/24
Project: Research direct
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NEON - Program
Alkemade, F., Dubbelman, G., Gevers, J. M. P., Steinbuch, M., Roes, M. G. L. & Rasouli, S.
1/02/20 → …
Project: Other
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cVPP: Community-based Virtual Power Plant
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. & Wieczorek, A. J.
20/09/17 → 30/06/23
Project: Research direct
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A perspective on the future of sustainability transitions research
Truffer, B., Rohracher, H., Kivimaa, P., Raven, R., Alkemade, F., Carvalho, L. & Feola, G., Mar 2022, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42, p. 331-339 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review
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Catching up in clean energy technologies: a patent analysis
Li, D., Alkemade, F., Frenken, K. & Heimeriks, G., 7 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Technology Transfer. XX, XResearch 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., 30 Mar 2022, In: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 34, 4, p. 418-432 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The knowledge mobility of renewable energy technology
Persoon, P. G. J., Bekkers, R. N. A. & Alkemade, F., 1 Feb 2022, In: Energy Policy. 161, 14 p., 112670.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Towards a more comprehensive understanding of how community acceptance comes about
Kluskens, N., Alkemade, F. & Höffken, J. I., Jun 2022. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Prizes
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Fostering social tipping dynamics to Accelerate Sustainability Transitions (FAST)
Alkemade, Floor (Recipient), 2022
Prize: ERC › Consolidator › Scientific
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The Cleantech Innovation Capacity of Countries
Alkemade, Floor (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
Activities
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De toekomst: Het roer moet om
Floor Alkemade (Speaker), Tessa Dool (Speaker) & Tamara Boonstra (Speaker)
25 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Professional
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Journal)
Floor Alkemade (Associate editor)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Journal)
Floor Alkemade (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2019 → 30 Jun 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Board research school WTMC (External organisation)
Floor Alkemade (Member)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Mirror group ECN part of TNO (External organisation)
Floor Alkemade (Member)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Professional
Courses
Press / Media
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Live vanaf de TU/e: uitzending dr. Kelder & Co ronde de energietransitie Jortcast Grand Tour
23/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment