Solar container industry user operation strategy

Do corporate strategies influence utilities to adopt solar models?

Instead, incentives and pressures related to corporate strategies and external environment induce or block utilities from adopting solar models. By demonstrating the importance of strategic fit, these findings provide a more nuanced understanding of industry incumbent's strategies in relation to emerging technologies. 1. Introduction

How do retailers use solar power?

The retailers source the electricity from utility-side and customer-side solar plants: four use solar electricity from their own solar parks, while others buy it from community solar parks, micro-producers, or the spot market. The horizontal alignment is high for all business model dimensions except infrastructure management.

Can solar PV technology be used in the oil industry?

The development and commercialization of solar PV technology in the oil industry Business model innovation for sustainable energy: German utilities and renewable energy A clash of socio-technical systems: Exploring actor interactions around electrification and electricity trade in unfolding low-carbon pathways for Ontario

How can a solar system help a company?

Conceptualization of vertical and environmental alignment. The solar model is compatible with – or even enables – the company's corporate-level strategies. Corporate goals and objectives; Strategic orientation (e.g. dominant business logic or competitive strategy);Business scope (e.g. product-market strategy).

Why do retailers choose a solar system?

The availability of suppliers and partners also influences the retailers’ choice of solar models. On the one hand, limited availability of prosumers restricts the retailers’ ability to engage in solar electricity sales and the lack of partners with legal knowledge limits the adoption of PV plant leasing.

How important is the infrastructure dimension for solar business model adoption?

According to our study, the infrastructure dimension is the most important one for solar business model adoption. If a solar model has a low degree of fit in this dimension, retailers will either (1) not adopt it at all, or they will (2) re-design it to improve its alignment with existing infrastructure.